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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 24586494, member: 96746&quot;]Prior to the 19th century they were regular currency coins which were used for, but not struck exclusively for the Maundy Ceremony. This explains why not all years exist and why sometimes there are missing denominations. eg 1765, which is a key date has no penny, and only 20ish of the other three denominations exist - which is still better than 1764 when none were struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the new coinage issues onwards until 1908 they were struck for the ceremony, but additional sets could be ordered from the mint. From 1909 they were only struck for the ceremony, which explains why the price for 1909 &amp; 1910 sets is nearly double that of the prior years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some sets were broken up and spent. The usual missing piece being the 3d which was identical in design to the current coins, whereas the other three pieces are unambigously Maundy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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