1953 United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth Ii Coronation Year Coin Set In Plastic Wallet

Overview
A 1953 United Kingdom Coin Set Housed In A Clear Plastic Wallet, Issued To Mark The Coronation Year Of Queen Elizabeth Ii. The Set Contains Nine Coins Spanning The Full Range Of Pre-Decimal Denominations From Farthing Through To Half Crown.

Set Contents
* Farthing
* Halfpenny
* One Penny
* Threepence (Brass, Dodecagonal)
* Sixpence
* One Shilling (English Reverse)
* One Shilling (Scottish Reverse)
* Florin (Two Shillings)
* Half Crown

Specifications
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 1953
Monarch: Queen Elizabeth Ii (Mary Gillick Portrait)
Mint: Royal Mint, London
Composition: Mixed - Copper (Farthing, Halfpenny, Penny), Nickel-Brass (Threepence), Cupro-Nickel (Sixpence, Shillings, Florin, Half Crown)

Condition Notes
The Coins Display Light Wear Consistent With An Extremely Fine Grade Range. The Copper Denominations Show Natural Toning And Some Darkening. The Cupro-Nickel Coins Retain Good Detail With Light Contact Marks. The Brass Threepence Retains Its Original Colour. The Plastic Wallet Shows Age-Related Clouding, Creasing And Some Distortion But Remains Intact With All Coins Held In Their Respective Pockets.

Context
The 1953 Coronation Year Set Is A Popular Collector Piece Marking The First Year Of Coinage Bearing The Young Portrait Of Queen Elizabeth Ii By Mary Gillick. The Obverse Legend Reads Elizabeth Ii Dei Gratia Britt Omn Regina Fidei Defensor, Visible On The Larger Denominations In The Photographs. The Reverse Of The One Shilling Dated 1953 Is Visible Reading One Shilling With The English Three-Lion Shield Design, And The Half Crown Reverse Shows The Crowned Shield With The Date 1953.334414+40

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