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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 4338869, member: 101855&quot;]Leave it to a collector to be spending money during a financial crisis! Here is my latest purchase, a 1902 Edward VII coronation short set. This set is “short” because it does not include the two and five pound gold coins. There were 7,057 short sets issued and 8,066 long sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The set includes the Maundy Set of four coins plus the crown, half crown, two shillings, one shilling and the six pence.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099484[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1099485[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1099486[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the attractions that I had for this set, is that they are all Matte Proofs. Matte Proof U.S. gold coins are unaffordable. The silver pieces are so rare that they are virtually unobtainable. Here is this set are samples of both.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Edward VII was a very interesting person. He was the second child and oldest son of Queen Victoria. The Queen and Prince Albert tried to raise him as a model monarch, but he would have none of it. He was a poor student, and once he got out from under their clutches as a child, he sowed his wild oats all of his life.</p><p><br /></p><p>He was a total playboy who had affairs with women all over Europe. As he became older and heavier, he even had chairs designed that allowed him to continue to enjoy his carnal delights. In the meantime, he had a queen at home, Alexandra of Denmark, who put up with his affairs. They genuinely liked each other, which kept the marriage going. She was very attractive, but she was also deaf.</p><p><br /></p><p>The up side to Edward was that he had most engaging personality. People liked him and he liked them in return. Once he became king, the monarchy was fun again. After more than three decades of the stodgy Queen Victoria, who mourned for her deceased husband for the rest of her life, Edward enjoyed himself and the people enjoyed him. His time was known as the “Edwardian Age.”</p><p><br /></p><p>By this time the power of monarchy had diminished considerably. Still Edward managed a diplomatic coup. Using his charm with the leaders of France, he was able to end centuries of war between the two countries with the <i>Entente Cordiale</i> which sealed an alliance between the two countries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward died in 1910 from bronchial complications. Too many cigars and high living undoubtedly shortened his life, but it was a life well lived.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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