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Chris Perkins

1964 BU Kennedy Half Dollars

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I bought about 30 1964 Kennedy Half dollars as part of a collection. I have separated the very best coins, and have 14 BU coins. I'm offering them on eBay for £3.50 each, or £3.00 each for forum members.

In case you didn't know: The 1964 Kennedy Half was intended to be a commemorative but proved so popular, they still produce them now. 1964 was also the last year that the USA used proper silver in coins. The coins are .900 fine silver, 30.6mm in diameter, weigh 12.5g and contain .36 of an ounce of pure silver.

£3.00 each, I only have 14, and 5 of those are already on eBay.

PM me, or email cp@predecimal.com

Thanks,

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Here's a picture of one. The coins are so bright that they don't scan very well.

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looks tempting, but i am not really into american money...if you could find some nice maundy sets then i would probably buy one of them...

the nearest thing i have to a half dollar is a quater of the 1950's...

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I have a Kennedy 1/2 Dollar, 1967 I think. I got it from my grandparents, along with a casino chip from Monte Carlo and a Morgan Dollar.

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In the next newsletter will be 1795, 1956 and 1898 Maundy sets.

Prices around £100 for the newest 2, which are as struck, in original boxes. And around £500 for the 1795 which is uncirculated-BU and about as nice as you'll find.

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hmm...the 1956 one seems tempting...i only have £50 to spend atm, but i should be able to get another fifty somewhere...when will the next newsletter be out?

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Hopefully the next newsletter will go out this weekend, or at least part of it, as I have a lot to do still. Maybe during the week depending how the scanning goes.

You are on the mailing list already are you?

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Hopefully the next newsletter will go out this weekend, or at least part of it, as I have a lot to do still. Maybe during the week depending how the scanning goes.

You are on the mailing list already are you?

yes, i am on the mailing list...i am not sure where i can get £100 atm...so i will probably have to skip this offer :(

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Wow, that's a nice selection of quality rarely offered.

Does the 1795 set come in a case?

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Wow, that's a nice selection of quality rarely offered.

Does the 1795 set come in a case?

No it doesn't, I don't believe they made cases for them back then, as they were probably intended to be spent. I could be wrong. No one actually knows when Maundy stopped being a thing for the poor, and became an annual thing for the pomp.

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Wow, that's a nice selection of quality rarely offered.

Does the 1795 set come in a case?

No it doesn't, I don't believe they made cases for them back then, as they were probably intended to be spent. I could be wrong. No one actually knows when Maundy stopped being a thing for the poor, and became an annual thing for the pomp.

i think i read somewhere that it was eather early 1800's or early 1900's, but i cannot remember...

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I think it will have been in the 18th century as that is the time when they stopped washing the feet of the poor. Not many monarch actually washed the feet personally; it was usually the Bishop of London. The last monarch to actually wash the feet was James II.

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sorry about length...(copied)

History of the Maundy ceremony:

The present-day Maundy ceremony has evolved over the centuries and bears little relationship to the original rites to which it owes its origins. A fundamental aspect of the original Maundy service was the washing of the feet of the poor, which has its origins in Jesus' washing of the feet of the Disciples at the Last Supper. In early ceremonies, senior clergymen would wash the feet of lower clergy, while in other ceremonies, the washing would be done by someone higher up the hierarchical order.

King Edward II

Edward II, (April 25, 1284- September 21, 1327), of Caernarvon; king of England, the fourth son of Edward I of England by his first wife Eleanor of Castile, was born at Caernarfon Castle.

The story that the king presented the newborn child to the Welsh as their future native prince is unfounded. Its earliest appearance was in the work of a 16th century Welsh "antiquary", David Powel. In fact, Edward was only made Prince of Wales in the Lincoln Parliament of February 7, 1301. Edward was, however, the first English prince to hold the title.

..... Click the link for more information. (1307-1327) seems to be the first English monarch to have been recorded actively taking part in the ceremony, although King John

King John (December 24, 1167 - October 19, 1216) was King of England from 1199 to 1216. He was the youngest brother of King Richard I who was known as "Richard the Lionheart". Nicknames are "Lackland" (in French, sans terre) and "Soft-sword".

John is best known for angering the barons to rebellion, so that they forced him to agree to the Magna Carta in 1215, and then signing England over to the Pope to get out of the promises he made in that Great Charter. The truth, however, is that he was no better or worse a king than his immediate predecessor or his successor (which is still not much of a compliment).

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..... Click the link for more information. donating small silver coins to the poor. King Edward III

Edward III (November 13, 1312 - June 21, 1377) was one of the greatest English kings of medieval times. He was born at Windsor as the son of King Edward II of England and Isabella of France. Unfortunately, Edward II was a weak king and aroused ill-feeling by his dependence on favourites. The neglected queen, Isabella, and her lover, Roger Mortimer, imprisoned and murdered Edward II, taking up the reins of government themselves during the minority of the heir. Edward III was crowned on January 25, 1327 after reaching majority and was declared King of France on January 26, 1340.

..... Click the link for more information. (1327-1377) washed feet and gave gifts including money to the poor; the practice continued regularly, with the participation of the monarch, until 1698 Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

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January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire.

September 5 - In an effort to move his people away from Asiatic customs, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards; All men except priests and peasants, are required to pay a tax of one hundred rubles a year and the commoners had to pay one kopek each.

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Although the monarch did not participate personally, later ceremonies continued in which a selection of people were given Maundy money consisting of silver pennies totalling, in pence, the current age of the monarch. The washing of feet ended after the 1736 Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

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January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne.

february 12 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor weds Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette

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The International Year of Freshwater

The European Disability Year

..... Click the link for more information. ceremony when it was performed by the new Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England is the spiritual head of the Church of England. His see is Canterbury Cathedral and his official London residence is Lambeth Palace. Since Henry VIII broke with Rome, archbishops of Canterbury have been selected by the English (latterly British) monarch; at present, the choice is made in his or her name, but by the prime minister, from a shortlist of two selected by a committee of clergy and laity.

..... Click the link for more information. , Dr Rowan Williams

The Right Honourable Rowan Williams (born 1950) is the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, a theologian, poet and lecturer.

Rowan Williams was born in Swansea, Wales, into a Welsh-speaking family. He has taught theology at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, where he was Dean of Clare College.

In 1991 he was elected Bishop of Monmouth, and in 1999 he was made Archbishop of Wales. In 2002 he was announced as the successor to George Leonard Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England and, therefore, leader of the Anglican Communion. He was enthroned on February 27, 2003.

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January 3 - British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhai Patel

January 8 - In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees

..... Click the link for more information. King George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor, né Wettin1) (3 June 1865-20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (from 1927, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Emperor of India from 6 May 1910 until his death. He was the first British monarch of the House of Windsor.

He was born at Marlborough House

..... Click the link for more information. agreed to take part personally in the distribution of the Maundy money, while the 1936 Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

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January 15 -- The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company.

January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of the United Kingdom.

..... Click the link for more information. set was distributed by King Edward VIII King Edward VIII, later the Duke of Windsor (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor 1) (23 June 1894 - 28 May 1972) reigned as King of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the other British Dominions, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December 1936 (although in South Africa he was deemed to have abdicated the previous day, and in the Irish Free State his abdication did not take effect until the following day). He was also Emperor of India. No other British monarch has voluntarily relinquished the throne, though several have been "deemed to have abdicated" after fleeing, have suffered execution, or have given up part of their power; see abdication.

..... Click the link for more information. although the coins bore George V's effigy. By 1953 it had become normal practice for the monarch to distribute the Maundy money, a practice which continues to this day.

Maundy coinage

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January 1 - Constitutionalist military insurrection at Cadiz leads to summoning of Spanish parliament (March 7) and restoration of 1812 Constitution (March 8) by king Ferdinand VII.

..... Click the link for more information. ordinary silver coinage was used for the Maundy money, but from 1822 Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

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March 30 - Florida becomes a United States territory.

May 24 - Battle of Pichincha: Simón Bolívar secures the independence of Quito.

July 8 - Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.

..... Click the link for more information. special coins were minted in values of 1, 2, 3, and 4 pence. Each set of Maundy money therefore contains 10 pence, and recipients would be given an appropriate number of complete sets, plus a part-set when appropriate.

The dimensions and reverse designs of the coins have not changed since 1822, although their composition has changed over the years (not necessarily in ways which would be expected!):

1 penny : weight 0.5 grams, diameter 11 millimetres. 2 pence : weight 0.9 grams, diameter 13 millimetres. 3 pence : weight 1.4 grams, diameter 16 millimetres. 4 pence : weight 1.9 grams, diameter 18 millimetres.

The original composition of the coins was Sterling Sterling silver is at least 92.5% silver and up to 7.5% other metals, usually copper, and is stamped with either the word "Sterling" or ".925" or the Lion Passant mark. Fine silver (99.99% pure) is generally too soft for producing large functional objects.

Origin of the term

The term "Sterling Silver", in reference to the .925 grade of silver, emerged in England by the 13th century.

..... Click the link for more information. (0.925) silver. In common with all circulating British silver coins, the fineness was reduced to 0.500 in 1921. In 1947 Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

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January 3 - Proceedings of the United States Congress are televised for the first time.

February 3 - Percival Prattis becomes the first African American news correspondent allowed in the United States House and Senate press gallery.

..... Click the link for more information. silver was removed from all circulating British coins in favour of cupronickel, but it was felt to be inappropriate to strike Maundy money in such debased metal, so unusually the fineness was restored to 0.925, where it remains to the present day.

In 1971 Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s

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January 1 - British divorce Reform Act comes into force

January 2 - 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland.

..... Click the link for more information. British currency was decimalised, with 100 new pence instead of 20 shillings of 12 pence (240 pence) in a pound. The design of the Maundy money was not changed at all, so instead of being worth 1, 2, 3, or 4 old pence, the coins are now worth 1, 2, 3, or 4 new pence, each one being worth 2.4 times its former value. As there is no difference in the design or weight between pre and post 1971 coins, it was uniquely decided to revalue all pre-decimal Maundy coins back to 1822 at the equivalent value in new pence, i.e. the face value of each coin was increased by a factor of 2.4 overnight. All Maundy coins, back to 1822, remain legal tender in Britain at their stated value in new pence.

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We could have just googled that

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We could have just googled that

yes, but i thought it would help :)

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It's not even edited though. Never mind

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I'm not editing all that! Master JMD, can you just post a link to your source?

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I did some searching and I found the link where he got it from! It's here! :D

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