Fifty Pence 2021 Decimal Day S.H92 the reverse a clever assemblage combining parts of the designs of the pre-decimal coinage Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, with a 7-sided panel in the centre with 1971 Decimal Day. The outer design frosted, the inner panel not frosted, FDC uncased in capsule, no certificate
Pattern Set 1846 Private Patterns, Smith on Decimal Currency a 5-coin set by Marrian & Gausby, comprising Ten Cents 1846 Original striking with no die rust spots, 6mm thick, Freeman 812, X#50, formerly KM#PPn35, Five Cents 1846 Original striking, 3.25mm thick, Freeman 818, X#49, formerly KM#PPn33, Two Cents 1846 Freeman 819, X#48, formerly KM#PPn29, One Cent 1846 without Marrian & Gausby below the head, Freeman 823, X#46, formerly KM#PPn27, One Centum 1846 in White metal, X#47a, nFDC to FDC a superb set, the copper coins all rated R17 by Freeman, in a contemporary fitted case, we note each coin in this set superior to the examples from the Freeman collection, (two purchased by P.Deane, two purchased by G.Monk), the Freeman example later sold as part of the J.Tansley collection of Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials. The coins in this set were the earliest patterns for a British Decimal Coinage. While restrikes were made in 1888 (by Shorthouse) that exist in various metals, only the original strikings are in copper and are free from die rust marks. Peck states in a footnote (page 479, 2nd Edition) describing the copper 10-cent, 5-cent, 2-cent, and 1-cent pieces as being the 'Decimal equivalents of a Twopence, a Penny, a Halfpenny, and a Farthing, respectively'. Further, Peck states that 'It is highly probable that the 1-centum piece was intended to represent a silver Decimal Shilling of 50 cents'.
Proof Set 1950 A/UNC to UNC, most of the coins with verdigris spots, the box in an extremely distressed condition, the Penny firmly wedged in the box, Crown 1819 the edge filed, edge date not visible, and ex-swivel mount, in a presentation box, Proof Sets - Flat Packs (19) 1970 (6), 1972 (2), 1973, 1974 (2), 1975, 1976 (2), 1977, 1980 (3), 1981 nFDC to FDC some with toning, the 1973 heavily toned as often, Royal Mint Year Set 1985 UNC in the wallet of issue, Five Pound Crown 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding UNC in the wallet of issue, GB Last £sd sets (2) 1966-1967 (8 coins) UNC in Barclays Bank wallets, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (5 sets) UNC in the blue wallets of issue some with toning
Two Pounds 1994 Royal Mint Trial mono-metallic, Nickel-Brass, Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F.D. with TWO POUNDS below, ROYAL MINT TRIAL in the right field, Reverse: The Mayflower ship sailing ROYAL MINT TRIAL 1994 in small lettering, Edge inscription: SIC VOS NON VOBIS upon a milled edge, 12.24 grammes, UNC or very near so and lustrous. A Very Rare issue and will appeal to collectors of Decimal Coinage and trial collectors alike. Note: In 1994, the Royal Mint published a pamphlet proposing further changes to the coinage: a smaller, lighter 50p and a circulating Two Pound coin. The first option was to have a circulating coin of the same diameter and metal as the previous commemorative Two Pounds coin, but thinner and lighter, furthermore, the changes were discussed in The Royal Mint Club Bulletin issue 53, Winter Edition 1994 which states: 'It is important to stress that change is not a foregone conclusion and that the option remains of retaining the present system as it is. The aim is, after all to provide a coinage system which is acceptable to the public as a whole and not to indulge in change for its own sake'
Maundy Money 1999 a parcel of 7 sets and three Pennies UNC along with two Maundy Purses and in a wooden box with inscribed plate on the lid 'The Royal Maundy, presented to J.E.J.Walter by H.M. The Queen Bristol Cathedral April 1st 1999, 6 of the sets FDC in the original plastic, the seventh set and three Pennies, along with a Five Pound CrownMillennium and DecimalFifty Pence both reverse side up, set under Perspex within the box, along with associated paperwork from the Royal Almonry Office, a letter from the Dean of Bristol, Order of Service for the Maundy Ceremony and a photograph of the recipient meeting the Queen
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