1939 Great British Coin Display Gift Set
This 1939 British year set contains the complete ten coins all issued and dated from the year, namely: halfcrown, florin, Scottish and English shilling, sixpence, silver threepence (these six all struck in 50% silver), brass threepence, penny, halfpenny and farthing.
This would make a wonderful and original gift for someone born or married in 1939 as 2024 will see their 85th Birthday!
The coins are housed within a display that is held in a quality, wooden, picture frame with glass front, sized 24cm x 19cm. The display and frame are in New/Mint condition and all of 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.
The year that was 1939...
• In January, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) begins a campaign of terrorist bombing in England, hoping to get concessions over northern Ireland from the British government • In February, London conference on the future of Palestine ends in failure • On 15 March, German troops march into Prague, and Adolf Hitler annexes the whole of Czechoslovakia. The Western powers such as Britain and France protest but do nothing • On 1 April, General Francisco Franco declares victory in the Spanish Civil War and becomes dictator • On 1 September, Germany invades Poland, starting World War II • In Iraq, King Faisal II comes to the throne • Exiled Irish writer James Joyce publishes Finnegans Wake, a novel that is written as a stream of consciousness • The Hollywood film, David O Selznick's Gone with the Wind, starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, is released, and earns a record $32 million at the box office •
Sporting 1939...
• Football League Champions were Everton, the Toffees leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers in the runners up spot • Wolves also missed out in the FA Cup Final as Portsmouth ran out 4-2 victors • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Workman’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was ‘Brendan’s Cottage’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Blue Peter’ • Golf's British Open was won by Richard Burton • Cambridge won the Boat Race by four lengths over Oxford • Snooker’s World Championship Final ended Joe Davis (England) 43-30 Sidney Smith (England) • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Bobby Riggs (mens) and Alice Marble of USA (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 – The first NBA Championship did not take place until 1947 – Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees 4-0 Cincinnati •