1959 Great British Coin Display Gift Set
This 1959 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 1959).
This would make a wonderful and original gift for someone born or married in 1959 as 2024 will see their 65th 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 1959...
• On 1 January, Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro enters Havana and proclaims himself prime minister • The 17 March uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule is brutally suppressed. The Dalai Lama flees to India, arriving there on 31 March after a 300-mile trek • Soviet space probe Lunik 3 takes the first photographs of the dark side of the moon • Films include Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot, Jean-Luc Godard's A bout de souffle (Breathless) and Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura (The Adventure) •
Sporting 1959...
• Football League Champions were Wolverhampton Wanderers, the Wolves leaving Manchester United in the runners up spot • Nottingham Forest defeated Luton Town 2-1 in the FA Cup Final (the big cup story this year was Norwich City’s giant killing run to the semi-final. The Canaries, who, at the time, competed in Division 3 South, defeated Ilford, Swindon Town, Man Utd, Cardiff, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United before losing out, after a replay, to Luton Town in the semi) • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Oxo’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Parthia’ • Golf's British Open was won by Gary Player • Oxford won the Boat Race by six lengths over Cambridge • F1 Champion was Jack Brabham driving for Cooper • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Alex Olmedo of USA (mens) and Maria Bueno of Brazil (ladies) • American Sport – The first Super Bowl did not take place until 1967 - NBA Championship: Boston Celtics 4-0 Minneapolis Lakers – Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles 4-2 Chicago White Sox (MVP Larry Sherry) •