Lot 186: UK 1965 Elizabeth II Nine Coin Uncirculated Set

A nine-coin year set of UK pre-decimal coinage, issued in 1965. The collection is housed in a black display case with a clear plastic cover, featuring a central inscription in white reading E II R 1965. The set comprises a commemorative Crown, a Half Crown, a Florin, an English Shilling, a Scottish Shilling, a Sixpence, a Three Pence, a Penny, and a Half Penny. The silver-coloured denominations are struck in cupro-nickel. The Crown features a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill on the reverse, with the inscription CHURCHILL. The obverse of the coins bears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the legend ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D. transcribed across the denominations. The reverse designs include the crowned shield of the Royal Arms on the Half Crown, a rose, thistle, and shamrock on the Florin, three lions passant for the English Shilling, and a lion rampant for the Scottish Shilling. The Sixpence displays a garland of floral emblems, the Three Pence depicts a portcullis, the Penny features Britannia, and the Half Penny shows the Golden Hind. The denominations are labelled in white text on the case interior. No further maker’s marks or fineness stamps are visible.