A comprehensive collection of United Kingdom coinage spanning the mid-20th century to 2002. The assembly is centred around a 1951 Festival of Britain cupro-nickel crown (KM# 880) housed in its original card presentation box with descriptive insert. Other commemorative crowns include 1953 Coronation issues, 1960 New York Exhibition, and 1965 Winston Churchill examples. A plastic numismatic folder contains a chronological series of half crowns from the reigns of George VI and Elizabeth II; this group includes .500 silver issues dated 1941 and 1943, and cupro-nickel issues ranging from 1947 to 1967. A metal storage tin contains an assortment of circulated bronze pennies and halfpennies, alongside brass threepence pieces from the reigns of George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II. Also included is a 2002 Golden Jubilee commemorative coin.
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