Gold Edward VIII maundy set

[Gary D]

I'm not really into fantasy coins but this set caught my eye. It was the first time I'd seen these in - using the term loosely - gold. Once I had got them in hand they appeared to be quiet heavy compared to a standard maundy set, the 4d is thinner at 2.94g (1.84g), the 3d is about the same thickness but 2.59g (1.37g), the 2d is about the same and 1.83g (0.94g) and finally the 1d is thicker and 1.25g (0.42g). I half expected them to be a gold platted silver set although not having a set I would not be surprised if they are still far too heavy to be gold plated. Does anyone have any knowledge of these fantasy sets, are these likely to really be gold and are these fanasy sets still made in any number.

Thanks, Gary

[scottishmoney]

I'm not really into fantasy coins but this set caught my eye. It was the first time I'd seen these in - using the term loosely - gold. Once I had got them in hand they appeared to be quiet heavy compared to a standard maundy set, the 4d is thinner at 2.94g (1.84g), the 3d is about the same thickness but 2.59g (1.37g), the 2d is about the same and 1.83g (0.94g) and finally the 1d is thicker and 1.25g (0.42g). I half expected them to be a gold platted silver set although not having a set I would not be surprised if they are still far too heavy to be gold plated. Does anyone have any knowledge of these fantasy sets, are these likely to really be gold and are these fanasy sets still made in any number.

Thanks, Gary

Do you have an image of the other side? I wonder if these could be Coincraft repros?

[Gary D]

I have just looked at the Coincraft site and there are the silver sets, no gold. Did all of these originate from Coincraft or many different sources. This gold set did not come in a cCoincraft case.

[scottishmoney]

Edward VIII is a popular theme and Richard Lobel was one of the more prescient about issuing these pieces, with the front image though it doesn't look like the same portrait as is typical of the Coincraft pieces.

[Gary D]

I've now picked up a silver set which when weighed are very similar to the true maundy coins. The gold coins are of differeing thickness so it's not possible to make a direct comparison between them and the silver coins assuming the weight ratio between silver and gold to be approx 1.8. Does anyone know what the composition of these coins are likely to be.