Description
Denomination: Silver 3 pence (3d). Maundy money
Period: Hanoverian
Date: 1763
Origin: Royal Mint. London
Condition: VF+
Obverse: Laureate and draped young bust. right. legend around
Reverse: Crowned denominational 3. legend around
Size and Weight: 17.5mm. 1.46g
References: Spink 3753
Features and Provenance: The reign of George III was to be the longest. at the time. of any British monarch and saw such notable events as: the French Revolution. the American War of Independence. and the Battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo. George became king in 1760 at the age of 22. A pious man. he loathed corruption and sought. maybe rather naively. to rid the court and government of ‘bad men’. He later admitted defeat and concluded ‘We must call in bad men to govern bad men!’. His lapses into insanity in later life have now been attributed to porphyria. an imbalance in the body that poisons the nervous system. His last ten years were particularly sad. spending them isolated in a set of rooms in Windsor Castle. He died at the age of 82. in 1820. having been a much loved monarch by the people. if not his governments.
Maundy money was first given as arms for the poor in lieu of food and clothing and was given by the monarch’s official; the recipient then got this every year for life. Later. it was suggested that the monarch themselves gave out these coins. Nowadays. the coinage is given for good works in the community and recipients are chosen every year. The denominations are in 4. 3. 2 and 1 penny pieces and are given to the value of the monarch’s age in pennies.
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades between
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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