EDWARD VII SILVER THREEPENCE 1902-1910 |
Edward VII Silver Threepence 1902-1910 |
Edward VII threepence's where issued for circulation, but were also some issued as a part of "maundy" sets. The quality of the strike of Maundy set coins tend to be finer. Maundy money where used traditionally by the Monarch to distribute to the poor people in a parish. The maundy sets consisted of a silver four pence, a silver threepence, a silver twopence and a silver penny. The number of poor people given these sets was equal to the same years as the sovereign's life . A matt finish proof threepence was issued along with the regular maundy threepence for 1902 only. |
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