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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Evan8, post: 24706993, member: 74343&quot;]I would say right about post Napoleon era. Seems that is when they started designating them as proof or proof like. Also seems when they started keeping track of mintage figures about that time too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a blurb from Numista about the subject:</p><p>&nbsp; Before the Great Recoinage of 1817, there is no known evidence to suggest that separate &#039;prooflike&#039; strikes were issued for the Maundy ceremony, suggesting that the money handed out was identical to the circulating coinage at that time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my 1683 Maundy 3 Pence of Charles II. No way of knowing if it was ever handed out for the ceremony, but probably just spent judging from its wear.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1578684[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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