Great deals on some early English silver.

python

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newsman

Wow! And you can even get the holes pre-drilled for free!

1jester

Python, I find these Maundy coins, while holed, to be of extreme interest. It seems if the monarch gave away only a few dozen each year, they should be quite rare and expensive. But the prices seem reasonable. How expensive are Maundy coins usually?

wybrit

The Victorian pieces aren't maundy coins. They are mutilated threehalfpences.

I would lay odds that all items are also polished.

cosmicdebris

python

Jester, after seeing your #203 thread and the discussion you and Aethelred were having I did some checking.
I found this information in Coincraft and English Silver Coinage by Rayner. It's believed that until the time of George II
or George III that only silver pennies(and sometimes twopence) were given as Maundy gifts. The early coins were struck for circulation. These coins are not very rare and certainly not in this condition. I paid $150 for a 1686 James II 4d in
a ANACS MS60 holder.
Here's a site that sells Maundy coins for a better idea of prices. Text

1jester

Thanks for the info, Python. So the coins for sale in this thread are not rare?

Aethelred

Neat site Brett (the second one), thank you for the link. Have you ever done business with that dealer?

wybrit

I'll bet cosmic is about to land the last two maundy sets he needs for his 20th century type set.

python

Jester, some of the early 2-4d's are rated as rare some are common. Rayner lists most of the James II coins as scarce
but in VF or better. On the other hand all sets up to 1792 recieve a rating of scarce or better.

python

Aethelred, sorry but I've never bought from them.