1960 Great British Coin Display Gift Set

This 1960 British year set contains the complete seven coins all issued and dated from the year, namely: halfcrown, florin, Scottish and English shilling, sixpence, threepence and halfpenny (the penny was not issued dated 1960).

This would make a wonderful and original gift for someone born or married in 1960 as 2024 will see their 64th Birthday or Anniversary!

The coins are housed within a display that is held in a protection case, sized just over 17cm x 12cm. The display and case are in New/Mint condition and the coins are in Fine (or better) condition.

Note - We don't clean/polish coins as this actually devalues coinage.

Our manufacturing process includes a precision laser cutting method to create the necessary holes in each display for the required coins to be inserted and held, safely recessed, in the correct position (beware of similar offerings that secure coins by crudely gluing them into position).

The product can be removed from the protection case, to allow frame mounted display, if so desired.

 

The year that was 1960...

• On 3 February, British prime minister Harold Macmillan makes the 'wind of change' speech in South Africa, in which he recognises the demands of African nationalism • On 21 March in the Sharpeville massacre, South African police fire on anti-apartheid protesters in a township south of Johannesburg, killing 69 and wounding 186 • On 1 May, an American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, is shot down over the Soviet Union. On 16 May, Nikita Khrushchev uses the incident as an excuse to break up a summit meeting in Paris with Macmillan, Eisenhower and De Gaulle • On 8 November, John F Kennedy is elected 35th president of the United States, against Richard Nixon • On 9 May, the oral contraceptive 'pill' for women is introduced in the United States After an obscenity trial, the ban on D H Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover is lifted in Britain • Films include Alfred Hitchcock's shocking Psycho and Federico Fellini's decadent La dolce vita (Life Is Sweet) •

Sporting 1960...

• Football League Champions were Burnley, leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers in the runners up spot • Wolves went one better in the FA Cup by defeating Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in the final, Norman Deeley scoring twice • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Merryman II’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘St. Paddy’ • Golf's British Open was won by Kel Nagle • Oxford won the Boat Race by one ¼ lengths over Cambridge • F1 Champion was Jack Brabham driving for Cooper • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Neale Fraser of Australia (mens) and Maria Bueno of Brazil (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 - NBA Championship: Boston Celtics 4-3 St. Louis Hawks – Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh 4-3 New York Yankees (MVP Bobby Richardson) •