Tomorrow is Maundy Thursday. Perhaps you could post some Maundy sets
BillJones
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Tomorrow is Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Good Friday and Easter Sunday. In England, the monarch gives money, in the form of silver coins to elderly people who are selected based upon their poverty and their service to their churches or community. Recipients may also be selected by clergyman of the various Christian denominations. Once selected a recipient remains one for life. New recipients are selected each year.
The gifts are given in two purses. The white one holds Maundy money in the one, two, three and four pence denominations. There one pence for each year of the monarch's life. A red purse contains £5 and a 50 p coin.
The modern Maundy coins do not circulate because their silver value exceeds their face value. Each coin has the portrait of the monarch on the obverse. and the value 1, 2, 3 or 4 partially surrounded by a wreath, the date and a crown on the reverse. These coins are highly prized by many collectors.
Here is a Maundy set for Elizabeth II.
I have only two sets of Maundy coins which are included in coronation sets. The first a 1902 Edward VII "short set." This set goes up the half sovereign and sovereign gold coins. The full set includes the two and five pound gold pieces. These coins are Matte Proofs.
My other set was issued for George VI in 1937.
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Nice, Bill! Here's my 1911 set. The 1 pence are soooo tiny!
This one is pretty representative of the toning these all had:
My current "Box of 20"
Wow, the toning on that unslabbed set is amazing!
I was surprised at how few Elizabeth II Maundy sets were available in the U.S. Then I ran into a dealer at a FUN show who had a box full of them.
A few maundy pence. The groat looks big in comparison. Also a quarter farthing for scale and a three-halfpence which are often conflated with the maundy coins.
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I assembled this set when I was building a collection of coins from the time of King George III. Unlike today, at least some of these coins circulated, but they didn't put a dent in coin shortage that existed at the time.
I've added a Victoria old head this last year.
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From a 1901 British Empire type set I assembled for my daughter, Victoria.
NGC MS63
NGC MS65
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NGC MS65
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Thanks for the reminder, I had forgotten about my set. It is from 1800 [Geo III] and does not have a case.
Is it possible/probable to find those cases? Or would I likely have to settle for some generic case?
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Well, speaking of cases, here's one, full of Maundy coins that I would definitely not call generic...!
Looks like a case made to house the William IV Maundy coins, that were given in 1834 and whose total nominal value is consistent with the monarch's age at that time.
Not mine of course, but I kept the picture for posterity...
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Maundy set of 1887. Those coronation sets are wonderful.
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