Extremely rare coin made for King Edward VIII's short reign sells for a record £133K
AN EXTREMELY rare copper coin marking King Edward VIII's short reign has sold for a record price of £133,000.
The coin sold at the hammer price of £111,000, but the extra fees tipped the final figure paid to £133,000.The Edward VIII pattern coins were added to the Royal Collection in June 1938, and the remaining coins are stores in the safe of the Royal Mint. Auctioneer Gregory Edmund said: "The abdication crisis of 1936 forever denied the mass production of coins bearing Edward VIII's likeness.
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