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New Member
United Kingdom
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A groat is fourpence. i.e a third of a shilling
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Fun fact, as the old Threepence design is identical to the maundy coinage (which is legal tender) it means that when decimal day happened, the old silver 3d remained legal tender.
Buy a freddo with 5 of those and see what kind of look you get.
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Valued Member
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Nice job to matthewvincent for his fine explanation. I've seen one of these manudy sets before I believe one Queen Victoria's and it was fascinating. I take from what matthewvincent said that the number of packets = the age of the monarch is number that the monarch personally hands out?
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New Member
United Kingdom
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If you want to buy them the smallest ones seem to be the most popular. Keep away from the 3d unless you are completing a set. They are not distinguishable from ordinary silver 3d which exist by the millions.
Ditto in some years silver 2d were issued for circulation in the colonies, so are reasonably common.
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Pillar of the Community
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4 pence: Issued for circulation prior to 1801. Struck with Britannia design for circulation both in Guiana and in Britain itself. I have an 1843 groat -- Britannia design -- that I don't believe is uncommon. |
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Valued Member
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Re; atchisonbj's question. I thought the number of coins that the monarch hands out to each participant is equal to the monarch's age, as opposed to the total number of people that get the coins. Am I correct? So if the monarch is 55 years old, then each person gets 55 coins?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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If the monarch is 55 years old each person gets 55 pence carl.
That can be made up of any combination of the denominations (1,2,3 and 4 pence coins).
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Thanks. I feel as though I am almost becoming an expert in this tradition.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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This is the set my late mum received from Her Majesty at Liverpool Cathedral in 2004 (sorry for poor picture)  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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davidrj,
"poor picture?"
Oh no, dear chap. That picture ties all of questions up
into a tidy package. Beyond the coins, the bags I only see
in the distance and never close up.
Thank you for posting it.
It brings Maundy Money 'up close and personal.'
Was you mum quite active in her church? I understand that this is the criteria
for being chosen.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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matthewvincent
Yes, she was a stalwart of the Mothers' Union, and edited the church magazine for several years.
Sadly mum passed away in September aged 96
haven't yet decided what do with this set, worth most with the associated documents - but there are two grandchildren
Also the coins are toning in the Mint plastic sachets and need releasing - ? into boxed sets of 4 ? slabbed
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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correction 2 great grandchildren
Is there any way to edit a post on this forum?
Edited by davidrj
12/29/2013 09:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
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The edit button should be on the top line of your post - along from the "posted today"
You can't edit a post that is more than 24hrs old though.
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