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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 25289481, member: 96746&quot;]Serious Maundy collectors are fairly thin on the ground with most collectors being happy with an example or two. So when they come to sell, the market is inundated with a frequently complete date run, which I assume was the case in this instance.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing working against Maundy collections is the uniformity of the reverse design for the past 200 years. It makes them fairly &#039;boring&#039; as a series on a par with the Bank of England Bank Tokens - which are similarly unpopular. At least the small silver prior to 1800 had some variation in design.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I&#039;m happy with a set from each reign, or more than one where there is a design change such as a new bust in the case of William &amp; Mary and two new busts in the case of George III, plus 3 reverse designs for the latter. And it&#039;s worth adding a full Maundy distribution if you can get one, as you also get all the paperwork and a purse of regular currency together with the leather pouches shown above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alms have been distributed to the poor since medieval times and probably earlier using regular currency. The first documented specially struck &#039;Maundy&#039; money appears to have been an order for 10 lbs of pennies from Elizabeth I for her personal use on the 2nd April 1574 (Easter falling on the 11th April that year). Similarly small quantities were struck for the same purpose over the next four years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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