Lot 12: UK 1983 Royal Mint Uncirculated Coin Collection
Not sold
A UK uncirculated coin collection, issued in 1983. The set is presented in a blue and white card folder featuring a photograph of Yeomen Warders and the printed text UNITED KINGDOM UNCIRCULATED COIN COLLECTION 1983. The collection contains the base-metal denominations of the decimal period: a nickel-brass one pound coin, a cupro-nickel fifty pence, ten pence, and five pence, and bronze two pence, one penny, and half penny coins. The coins are held within a clear plastic insert against a black card mount. The reverse designs include the Royal Arms, Britannia, a crowned lion, a crowned thistle, the Prince of Wales’s feathers, a crowned portcullis, and a crown. The interior includes a printed illustration of the obverse, featuring the Arnold Machin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with the legend ELIZABETH II D·G·REG·F·D·1983. The packaging includes descriptive text regarding the new one pound coin and a Royal Mint Young Collectors Club entry form. The Royal Mint logo and name are printed on the folder.
Condition report:
The coins are in uncirculated condition with full mint lustre. Some minor toning is visible on the bronze two pence and half penny coins. The card packaging shows minor shelf wear at the corners and edges, with slight scuffing to the exterior surface (photo 2). The clear plastic insert remains intact. The set is supplied in its original pictorial card folder.
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