ozjohn Posted January 4, 2019 Posted January 4, 2019 Not a collector of Maundy coins myself but very nice coins indeed. A little while ago Sterling & Currency of Fremantle had several maundy sets for sale all housed in custom red leather cases similar in color and gold tooling to the RM proof cases. Not sure if these were official presentation cases but impressive nevertheless. Quote
Gary D Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 12 hours ago, ozjohn said: Not a collector of Maundy coins myself but very nice coins indeed. A little while ago Sterling & Currency of Fremantle had several maundy sets for sale all housed in custom red leather cases similar in color and gold tooling to the RM proof cases. Not sure if these were official presentation cases but impressive nevertheless. Maundy sets are presented in small leather pouches. Any cases are after market, some offered by jewellers. Set is not really a correct way to describe the coins as issued as the denomination mix varied, you didn't equal numbers of each denomination. Quote
Paulus Posted January 5, 2019 Author Posted January 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Gary D said: Maundy sets are presented in small leather pouches. Any cases are after market, some offered by jewellers. Set is not really a correct way to describe the coins as issued as the denomination mix varied, you didn't equal numbers of each denomination. That's a very good point Gary - so even those 'contemporary' cases from, say, 1906, weren't issued with the coins? Quote
ozjohn Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Like I say these sets were offered in red leather with tooled gold long presentation cases with blue interior with spaces made for the coins. Maybe they were made afterwards I don't know.Having said that I have seen in the past square cases of a similar nature to hold 4 coins. Quote
Nicholas Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Ok one more.. the fantastical world of Queen Anne... Edited January 6, 2019 by Nicholas 6 Quote
Gary D Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 1:44 PM, ozjohn said: Like I say these sets were offered in red leather with tooled gold long presentation cases with blue interior with spaces made for the coins. Maybe they were made afterwards I don't know.Having said that I have seen in the past square cases of a similar nature to hold 4 coins. I believe at one stage you could order the case along with the coins, before that I believe they were third party made. Some of the larger cases would hold multiple sets. Quote
Rob Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 5:41 PM, Gary D said: I believe at one stage you could order the case along with the coins, before that I believe they were third party made. Some of the larger cases would hold multiple sets. The cut-off date was 1908. As of 1909 you could no longer order sets from the mint. That's why the price jumps a hundred quid for 1909 & 1910. The boxes were made for Spink as far as I am aware and possibly a few other businesses. Unfortunately the supply of dealer lists for the likes of Ready, Lincoln and Verity are not particularly common, and I don't have any to see if cases were advertised. Quote
Nonmortuus Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 Both not the highest grade but fill gaps and nice to look at for now: 7 Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted May 29, 2019 Posted May 29, 2019 I'd be mighty happy with both of those! Quote
Nonmortuus Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 17 hours ago, Unwilling Numismatist said: I'd be mighty happy with both of those! I love the toning but the dink in the field on the 1893 and the light scuff on the 1896 means, at some point I will upgrade them but I picked up both for well under what I would have expected to normally even with the slight issues. They are ones I will no doubt upgrade but will also keep because of the toning. Quote
Unwilling Numismatist Posted May 30, 2019 Posted May 30, 2019 6 hours ago, Nonmortuus said: I love the toning but the dink in the field on the 1893 and the light scuff on the 1896 means, at some point I will upgrade them but I picked up both for well under what I would have expected to normally even with the slight issues. They are ones I will no doubt upgrade but will also keep because of the toning. Feel free to let me know when you do Quote
Paulus Posted December 4, 2019 Author Posted December 4, 2019 The florin from my newest 1911 proof set 4 Quote
Diaconis Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Paulus said: The florin from my newest 1911 proof set lovely coin with wonderful iridescent sunburst toning on reverse. Quote
Paulus Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 10:27 AM, Diaconis said: lovely coin with wonderful iridescent sunburst toning on reverse. Thanks Diaconis Quote
Paulus Posted December 5, 2019 Author Posted December 5, 2019 Here's my shilling from the same set 8 Quote
Paulus Posted December 10, 2019 Author Posted December 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, copper123 said: pity there is no crown Yes, I always thought it a little strange that they didn't do a crown for 1911! 2 Quote
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