1935 Jubilee Set

[numismatist 2]

Royal Mint Cased....Halfcrown and Florin 1935..I've seen the 1935 Crown in similar card cases

but never notice one of these before...This is my first post , so go easy if they are common

[Peckris 579]

Royal Mint Cased....Halfcrown and Florin 1935..I've seen the 1935 Crown in similar card cases

but never notice one of these before...This is my first post , so go easy if they are common

The 1935 Crown is well-known as being issued as a specimen also. I have to say I've never seen other 1935 denominations likewise, so my first impression is to say those could be quite or very rare. I'm actually quite surprised that only the Crown was issued for Jubilee purposes and not an entire set. But he did die at the very beginning of 1936 so it could be his impending death put such plans on hold.

Are those your own or did you see them somewhere? The pictures are very small - can you either post larger ones or a link to where they may be seen? Thanks.

[numismatist 2]

Royal Mint Cased....Halfcrown and Florin 1935..I've seen the 1935 Crown in similar card cases

but never notice one of these before...This is my first post , so go easy if they are common

The 1935 Crown is well-known as being issued as a specimen also. I have to say I've never seen other 1935 denominations likewise, so my first impression is to say those could be quite or very rare. I'm actually quite surprised that only the Crown was issued for Jubilee purposes and not an entire set. But he did die at the very beginning of 1936 so it could be his impending death put such plans on hold.

Are those your own or did you see them somewhere? The pictures are very small - can you either post larger ones or a link to where they may be seen? Thanks.

[numismatist 2]

Sorry I seem to be messing up this post

Yes they are mine, and person they came from bought circa 1960/70 period

[VickySilver 830]

Those look to have currency finishes. Is it so in hand?

I think I may have seen one of these sets on ebay a while back, but could have been somewhere else.

[Peckris 579]

Sorry I seem to be messing up this post

Yes they are mine, and person they came from bought circa 1960/70 period

Thanks for the bigger picture. One thing that's possible - a private company may have made up some card boxes to sell souvenir specimens of the Jubilee coinage, and taken BU examples to put in them. (There are other precedents for this - one obvious being the "First and Last" sets made up by Sandhill in 1968-69, and also currency cases for 1953 complete sets, and I have one for a 1967 set with room for a sovereign).

Could you put up a larger picture of the box lid also?

[numismatist 2]

Couldn't get the Box to attach last time, but will try again . I think they are similar to the "Specimen" Crown

in finish.. i.e. a bit sharper than the standard crown , but not prooflike..but better than currency I think

thanks all for your interest.

[VickySilver 830]

I would hope, although I have seen some very nice florins and halfcrowns from this year - ordinary currency but quite prooflike.

[Gary D 76]

I would hope, although I have seen some very nice florins and halfcrowns from this year - ordinary currency but quite prooflike.

The half crown appears on ebay occassionally. Usually someone has taken the 1910 medal box and put a half crown in it and call it a specimen issue

Edited October 10, 2011 by Gary D

[Peckris 579]

Couldn't get the Box to attach last time, but will try again . I think they are similar to the "Specimen" Crown

in finish.. i.e. a bit sharper than the standard crown , but not prooflike..but better than currency I think

thanks all for your interest.

That style of red card case was used by the Mint for proofs between 1927 and 1951, so it fits. That's not 100% conclusive of course.

[numismatist 2]

Certainly somewhat unusual then , I thought it very strange I had never come across one before

and you would have thought many hundreds or thousands would have been produced. It certainly

has all the hallmarks of the card case for the Specimen and Proof Crowns, thanks all for the

interest and suggestions....

Edited October 10, 2011 by numismatist