Maunty coins

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by spiraltreet, Feb 20, 2006.

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  1. Mikjo0

    Mikjo0 Numismatist

    bummer...so getting the foot wash thing is out of the question as well I guess.:p
     
    Mikjo0, Feb 25, 2006
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  3. sylvester

    sylvester New Member


    Can you? When did they reverse the 1909 decision then?




    This is correct.

    Having finally located my Coincraft i can give a better idea of the whole Maundy thing;

    1) A ceremony is thought to have been held in 1210 where King John is said to have given out small silver coins to the poor.

    2) Edward II is the first monarch recorded as taking part in the footwashing ceremonies.

    3) Edward III washed feet and gave gifts to the poor.

    4) The monarch ceased to take part in the Maundy Ceremonies in 1698 (yet again William III put a stop to tradition).

    5) The monarch agreed to re-take part in the Maundy distribution from 1932 onwards with George V through to the present monarch.
     
    sylvester, Feb 26, 2006
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  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator


    I realize you are referring to the decision made by Edward VII that the practice of being able to order a set from a bank be stopped. And to be honest I have no idea when or if it was changed. But pick a year and do the math.

    For example, on the date of the ceremony in 1990 Elizabeth II was 63. That would mean that 63 men and 63 women would each receive a total of 63 pence. So that's 126 x 63 = 7938 total pence that could be issued. Divide 7938 total pence by 10 ( the number of pence in a complete set ) and you should have the maximum number of possible sets available - or 793 sets.

    But yet the acknowledged mintage of the 1990 sets is 1,523 sets for a total of 15,230 pence. That's more than double what the mintage should be. So if you can't buy them elsewhere and the only way you can obtain the coins is from the maundy ceremony - where did they all come from ?
     
    GDJMSP, Feb 26, 2006
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  5. satootoko

    satootoko Retired

    They all came from the Royal Mint.:p

    The real question is, where did they all go from the RM?[​IMG]
     
    satootoko, Feb 26, 2006
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  6. Aidan Work

    Aidan Work New Member

    Some British Proof sets are issued with the Maundy coins included,but these are extremely scarce.

    Aidan.
     
    Aidan Work, Feb 26, 2006
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