Mr T

Yes I remember in one of his books he decided they were done post-mint - must be the latest edition because I remember them being in the tallies in his first book.

Does anyone have a copy of "Great Britain Maundy Coinage Since 1822: A Guide to the History, Ceremony and Coinage of the Royal Maundy"? According to https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v11n13a33.html it was published at http://site440.mysite4now.net/hoschcoins/site1/Portals/0/MAUNDYwork.pdf but it is no longer there, and the Wayback Machine doesn't have a copy either (just a copy of another book by Charles R Hosch: https://web.archive.org/web/20090207110941/http://site440.mysite4now.net/hoschcoins/site1/Portals/0/COIN DESIGNERS.pdf). And can anyone recommend "The Royal Maundy" by Robinson in 1977 or "Silver Pennies and Linen Towels: Story of the Royal Maundy" by Robinson in 1992? Is there much about the coins themselves?

Can recommend The Uniform Coinage of India - bargain at that price too.

The Fijian threepence was the only similar coin struck at the time but it was 6.2g I'll agree with struck on a split planchet.

Correct diameter?

The portrait looks a little cartoony.

I thought not all the 1915 recessed ear had the broken tooth?

I've used a pin/needle combined with little drips of vinegar on the end of a tooth-pick - all very carefully.

Indeed - so the 5+A is pretty rare I'm guessing, given that its unconfirmed in Davies.

I think I've heard that the PVC vapours can get through the plastic. I wouldn't risk it anyway.

Have you seen any 5+A with any other die numbers? Are die number and die pairings not necessarily linked?

Very nice - I like the little cards too.

Did anyone ever get to the bottom of this? I don't have any British threepences to hand but from the image I could find it looked like the 1934 and 1936 are the same - maybe it's a strike thing?

Agreed - this forum more than anything to keep up to date. Price guides and reference books are good for basic knowledge too.

I actually wrote that article - glad you found it interesting.

Looks like it could be a decent read.

Do the sender name and email look suspicious? If they do I wouldn't reply, otherwise you've got nothing to lose.

They're probably wily enough to use bullion-grade florins as their source metal.

They're probably wily enough to use bullion-grade florins as their source metal.

Not sure why they don't just put the annual reports with this information on the website? Much easier.

This is mostly why I'd avoid it.

Maybe - I've never used it - but I think between them acetone and xylene should remove most things that can be removed (I assume one is polar and the other is non-polar).

I've only ever used acetone but I think I've seen xylene recommended as well?

People say that they get them very occasionally but I believe that not even the entire mintage was released into circulation. In Zimbabwe in 1964 I think (controversially).

In some cases (this being a prime example) it certainly is, much like how a teacher can be wrongly accused of pedophilia but still have their career ruined. Not sure what you can do to prevent this though - on the flip side it would seem that Bill Cosby is guilty of his charges, and the only reason those allegations went anywhere is because multiple people were saying the same thing.