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Daltonista - very interesting. I've narrowed my 1804 Bank of England dollar to what appears to be the commonest type, based on the 'K' to the left of the shield, the position of the berries and the lack of a stop after REX. Quote:
As for the Maundy Fee, it's my understanding that those were paid (in envelopes like yours) to the Lord High Almoner as compensation for his (exclusively male back then, of course) arranging, assembling, and stage-managing the Maundy ceremonies for the monarch. I've Googled 'Lord High Almoner' and for 1940 it was the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang. Does the handwriting on the envelope say 'Lang - Vicars'? Maybe he handed out a few sets to vicars of parish churches in the Diocese of Canterbury, or to vicars who had assisted him in Westminster Abbey? Edited by NumisRob
02/06/2025 05:22 am
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2025 Silver Britannia Very nice!  |
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Thank you jbuck very much appreciated.
Cheers Bryan
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Super cool ones NumisRob! Thanks for sharing them with us.
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Fantastic acquisitions, NumisRob and Bryan! And thank you for the history lesson, daltonista!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pretty penny, Hondo.
I particularly like the way the king's hair and wreath look like Medusa's nest of writhing vipers.
(Or am I hallucinating again?)
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Thank you Hondo very much appreciated.
That's a great addition as well Hondo.
Cheers Bryan
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Here's one I managed to win at auction in the UK last year, the almost-never-seen silver three-shilling "Regency Token" from that brief 1811-1812 window when the widespread use of private tokens as necessity coinage was tolerated by the Crown. In the absence of a date or denomination its 34-mm diameter matches it to the Bank of England 3/- tokens struck from 1811-1816. Issuer unknown, of course.
It is widely understood that this token would have been struck to celebrate the Ascension of the Prince of Whales during one of his father George III's serious medical episodes. The Prince was sworn in by the Privy Council as Regent of the Kingdom in February of 1811.
Interestingly, to the extent that my research has been able to nail this down, the few that have ever surfaced on the market would be graded -- like my specimen -- in the neighborhood of F to gVF, so there's no question that they saw considerable circulation. ND 3 Shillings, Not Local, Dalton 4, RR.
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I love the "Ascension of the Prince of Whales"!  |
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That's a fantastic token, daltonista!
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Outstanding! |
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Great addition daltonista.
Cheers Bryan
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Great additions, Hondo Boguss, and daltonista! Errers and Varietys.
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