Silver threepenny pieces..

Hi

I have a few of these and was surprised that one of them was as late as 1940! (bottom centre)..



Does anyone know when the last Maundy money was given out by HRH?



Cheers, John  

Hi, These aren't Maundy coins they are 3 pence coins.

The queen still gives out maundy coins now.

Thanks Jimpop  

I thought HRH had packed in with Maundy money years ago!!

I also thought (wrongly!!) that the silver threepenny piece was the same as the one in the sets!!


Just been busy trying to take pics of my coins!! (I'm not David Bailey!!    )


Cheers   

I'm not getting the whole maundy money business... so maundy money was not real circulating money? and how do you make difference between the two if they were both minted on same year. maundy money and real money?

The confusion is with the three pence.

The Maundy money consists of a silver 1p,2p,3p, and 4p.

The ordinary 1d or now 1p was made from a different metal.

The ordinary 2d or now 1p was made from a different metal.

The 3d or 3p was always silver until the change of design and metal in 1937, some dates have both issues. Interestingly:

It is nowadays considered that the early small denomination silver coins 4d-1d were originally struck for the Maundy Ceremony although undoubtedly many subsequently circulated as small change. from Coin Yearbook 2014.

I took a couple of better pics of the threepenny pieces (and a 5c mixed in!!)





I also have an Irish 3d piece which I think may not be silver, Cupro Nickel maybe??






I think all of them will be common!

Cheers, John  

The Irish one is cupro-nickel as you have said.

Nice coins whether they are common or not common. They are still silver.

Цитата: bam777The Irish one is cupro-nickel as you have said.

Nice coins whether they are common or not common. They are still silver.

Thanks Ben

I presume the third one along the bottom row will be the same metal as it's dated 1940? I think the coinage was made of cheaper metal after the onset of WW2? (or thereabouts!!)  


Cheers, John  

No...1940 is half silver.
Half silver from 1920. No silver from 1946.