Contained in this historic set are all of the circulating denominations produced by The Royal Mint in 1953.
There are ten pre-decimal coin types, halfcrown, florin (two shillings) English shilling, Scottish shilling, sixpence, threepence, penny, halfpenny and farthing, plus the coronation commemorative crown. The set comes with its original case.
Specification
1953 Crown
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Crown |
| Alloy | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 28.280g |
| Diameter | 38.61mm |
| Reverse Designer | Cecil Thomas |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Obverse Designer | Gilbert Ledward |
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Halfcrown
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 14.140g |
| Diameter | 32.30mm |
| Reverse Designer | Cecil Thomas |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Florin
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 11.310g |
| Diameter | 28.50mm |
| Reverse Designer | Cecil Thomas |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 English Shilling
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 5.660g |
| Diameter | 23.50mm |
| Reverse Designer | William Maving Gardner |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Scottish Shilling
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 5.660g |
| Diameter | 23.50mm |
| Reverse Designer | William Maving Gardner |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Sixpence
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 2.830g |
| Diameter | 19.30mm |
| Reverse Designer | Edgar Fuller, Cecil Thomas |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Threepence
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 6.800g |
| Diameter | 21.80mm |
| Reverse Designer | William Maving Gardner |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Quality | Proof |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Penny
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.450g |
| Diameter | 30.80mm |
| Reverse Designer | Charles Walter Coombes |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Halfpenny
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.670g |
| Diameter | 25.40mm |
| Reverse Designer | Thomas Humphrey Paget |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |
1953 Farthing
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Alloy | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.830g |
| Diameter | 20.00mm |
| Reverse Designer | Harold Wilson Parker |
| Obverse Designer | Mary Gillick |
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Quality | Proof |
| Year | 1953 |