"5001 struck" γράφει το Coins of England για το του Γεωργίου 6ου πάντως.
Εχεις δίκιο αλλά εδώ παρατηρώ μια ασυμφωνία μεταξύ του καταλόγου του Spink και του Royal Mint. Σε απάντηση του προς τον τότε Διευθυντή του Spink μιλάει για 5500 κασετίνες. Απόσπασμα κάτω:
Accompanied by an aged copy of a Royal Mint Letter dated 4th October 1961 signed by Chief Clerk H G Stride (retired 1962 after 42 years service), written to Douglas Liddell, latterly Managing Director of Spink (in service 1946-87), relevant extract(a) transcribed below:-
Royal Mint
London E.C.3.
4th October 1961
Dear Mr Liddell
We have examined the set of George VI coins and we are satisfied they [sic] they were given the matt finish before issue by the Mint. The matt finish is given to each coin individually by very fine sand-blasting and as the process is very laborious it would not be practicable to apply the treatment on any but a very limited scale. None of the 5,500 sets made available to the Public was treated in this way and it must be assumed that your set was specially prepared for a particular occasion of which a record no longer exists.
This letter is very significant in that it confirms the method and process by which this matt set was prepared. More importantly this occurred pre-production of the 5,500 brilliant proof sets issued by the Mint, commemorating the Coronation, for sale to the Public. The letter confirms this matt set was not available to the Public.....
Tο απόσπασμα από την δημοπρασία του Baldwins του 1937 matt proof set του Γεωργίου 6ου ενα απο μόλις 2 γνωστά που φτιάχτηκαν για φωτογραφικούς σκοπούς (η φωτογραφία νομισμάτων proof ηταν ακόμα σε εμβρυακή κατάσταση).
