Royal Maundy

[davidrj 194]

It's Maundy Thursday today, and I thought forum members might like to see the full range a pensioner receives from her Majesty

This set belongs to my 93 year old mum, who was a recipient in 2004 (Liverpool Cathedral)

[Rory 0]

sweet, can't wait till i'm 94.

[£400 for a Penny ? 0]

So once you're 'appointed' as a recipient, you continue to receive it every year subsequently ?

[davidrj 194]

So once you're 'appointed' as a recipient, you continue to receive it every year subsequently ?

Er no, it's a one-off thing, each pensioner gets as many Maundy pence as the age of the monarch. see Wiki Maundy

Not sure why she got the crown and the 50p (?silver proofs??)

D

[£400 for a Penny ? 0]

Didn't know that.

Never looked in to it, but I guess that explains why one sees odd maundy pence offered for sale.

[davidrj 194]

It's Maundy Thursday today, and I thought forum members might like to see the full range a pensioner receives from her Majesty

This set belongs to my 93 year old mum, who was a recipient in 2004 (Liverpool Cathedral)

Sadly Mum has now had to go into residential care, so I'm now the guardian of this collection.

I'm not a maundy collector, but neither do I want to sell, this is a family heirloom for the grandchildren

Any thoughts how best to conserve/display them; does anyone produce a custom case/box. One of the fourpences is beginning to tone, should I remove them from the plastic packaging?

David

[azda 979]

David, there are custom boxes on ebay, bought one myself last week

[davidrj 194]

David, there are custom boxes on ebay, bought one myself last week

Thanks, I've seen these Maundy case, but looking for some way to conserve the complete set

David

[argentumandcoins 70]

David, there are custom boxes on ebay, bought one myself last week

Thanks, I've seen these Maundy case, but looking for some way to conserve the complete set

David

David,

The best long term storage is either the faithful mahogany cabinet or acid free envelopes for the coins.

The paper is more of a problem as it is obviously very sensitive to dampness, so some form of airtight container is a must.

I appreciate your sentimentality but you are sitting on about £1200-£1500 for the complete package, which will get split and probably sold piecemeal when passed on to more than one custodian thus decreasing the value and story of it's origin.

I have a 1978 set on ebay at the moment which is nowhere near the complete set, so within 32 years the family have decided to sell up and move on (they must have kept a set of coins and the red purse as well as some of the documentation).

John.

[1949threepence 3,367]

David, I agree with John. A mahogany cabinet would be the best form of safe storage for this fantastic set of Maundy money. Ideally, the documentation should be in an airtight container to avoid long term deterioration.

Obviously you can keep the rest of the stuff, purses and such like, separately. But the primary aim is to keep the coins and documentation, in as perfect a condition as possible.

[davidrj 194]

David, I agree with John. A mahogany cabinet would be the best form of safe storage for this fantastic set of Maundy money. Ideally, the documentation should be in an airtight container to avoid long term deterioration.

Obviously you can keep the rest of the stuff, purses and such like, separately. But the primary aim is to keep the coins and documentation, in as perfect a condition as possible.

Thanks guys, as I say I'm currently the guardian, not the owner of this set. Mum is sadly demented but as fit as a fiddle, so we may have a telegram from the Queen to add to the set in a few years.

David