Rare King Edward VIII’s abdication coin makes UK auction record


Rare King Edward VIII’s abdication coin makes UK auction record

Silver 1 Crown "Edward VIII" 1936 X# 99. Country Great Britain. Denomination 1 Crown (5 Shillings) Metal Silver. Year 1936. Value: $45. Buy. Sell. Collection.


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1937 Edward VIII Retro Gold Proof Sovereign PCGS PR70DCAM Matte Coins and collectables

Edward VIII Coins On the 11th of December 1936, the then King Edward VIII, abdicated the throne in favour of his brother George VI. He did so to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.


Great Britain Silver Sixpence "Edward VIII" 1937 coin value KM Pn127

818E3B29 King Edward VIII coins are a series of coins from the United Kingdom and other countries of the British Empire that were produced in 1936 upon the accession of King Edward VIII. Because of his short reign of just 326 days and eventual abdication, many never entered circulation and remained only as pattern pieces. [1]


Rare King Edward VIII £1 coin sells for record £1m here's why the gold sovereign was so valuable

A Proof 1937 gold sovereign of Edward VIII established a new record price for a British coin in a May 8 auction, according to the auctioneer, A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd. An anonymous floor bidder.


Ceylon Coin Details Edward VIII coin collection

EDWARD VIII FANTASY COINS. CROWN 1936-DATED Australia FM-20D SILVER REEDED EDGE 1984 COINCRAFT - PIEFORT MORGAN CARROLL COLLECTION. NGC PF 66 CAMEO. Estimated (more.) Estimated mintage 500 with reeded edge. Portraits of a Prince fm20c. Krause number X#M3b. Minted by Coincraft, London (less.) View Coin.


Halfpenny 1936 Edward VIII, Coin from British West Africa Online Coin Club

PA Media Fri 17 Jan 2020 02.45 EST A rare coin featuring the Queen's uncle before he abdicated has been bought for £1m, setting a new record for the sale of a British coin. The Edward VIII.


Rare Edward VIII coin that was scrapped because of abdication will go on display London

Now the world's most expensive British coin, the Edward VIII Gold 5 Sovereign became the fifth NGC-certified coin to top $1 million in 2021. An extremely rare Edward VIII Pattern Gold 5 Sovereign certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has realized a spectacular $2.28 million, smashing the record for a British coin sold at auction.


Ceylon 1 crown Edward VIII Emperor silver coin 1936 Coinsberg

Edward VIII gold Sovereign coins are arguably the rarest British coins in existence. The Edward VIII Sovereign is even described as "the coinage that never was" by its creators, The Royal Mint. They are so rare that only six of these coins exist.


Edward VIII King & Emperor 1936, Coin Medallion

Most available Edward VIII, apart from memorabilia (This includes badges, mugs, tie pins, flags etc), are the coins produced by Geoffrey Hearn's (1954/5), Pobjoy mint (1972), International Numismatic Agency (minted in 2000 by Peter Jackson), International Currency Bureau (I.C.B)1996 Minted by Peter Jackson and Patrick Dean; Richard Lobel (from 1984) for coin collectors using the original crown.


Ceylon 1 crown Edward VIII Emperor silver coin 1936 Coinsberg

Because of the Abdication in December 1936 no coins of Edward VIII were issued in the United Kingdom. There had, however, been time for pattern pieces to be prepared and the Royal Mint Museum contains the finest collection of such pieces in the world. Museum in a minute: The coinage portrait of Edward VIII Watch on


Great Britain One Penny "Edward VIII (Pattern)" 1937 coin value KM Pn124

A rare 1937 Edward VIII sovereign coin has been bought by a private collector for 1 million pounds ($1.31 million), making it the most expensive British coin ever.


Penny 1937 Edward VIII, Coin from United Kingdom Online Coin Club

The Coinage That Never Was | The Royal Mint Edward VIII - The Coinage That Never Was Categories: Collect In January 1936, George V died and Edward VIII became king. But, within a matter of months, his romantic involvement with Wallis Simpson caused a constitutional crisis.


Edward VIII Coin Brings British Coin RecordAntiques And The Arts Weekly

Numista › Rulers Edward VIII House of Windsor King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (1936) Born on 23 June 1894 in White Lodge Died on 28 May 1972 in Paris » See the 24 coins » See the 25 banknotes » See the 53 medals and tokens » See on Wikipedia United Kingdom: King Edward VIII (1936) » See the 15 coins


Royal Mint Edward VIII pattern penny

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Penny 1937 Edward VIII, Coin from United Kingdom Online Coin Club

Due to his short reign, coins struck during Edward VIII's reign were not released for circulation within the United Kingdom, but some were struck for use overseas. One of the few places to issue coins featuring Edward VIII's inscription is British West Africa. This set features a 1936 1/10th penny struck in Birmingham at the Kings Norton.

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