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the 1937 Edward the E Bross thin coin
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stands as a fascinating piece of history
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and today we're going to dive into what
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makes this coin so special and why
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collectives and history enthusiasts
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alike still hold it in such high regard
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before we explore its unique qualities
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let's first talk about who Edward VII
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was born in 1894 Edward VII was the
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eldest son of King George V he ascended
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1936 after his father's death but his
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Reign was brief lasting less than a year
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making it one of the shortest in British
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history Edward's Reign while short had a
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significant impact on the nation the
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coin we're talking about today the 1937
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Edward viith brass thant was part of his
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very brief period as king and it's a
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coin that almost never was you see
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Edward 8's Reign losted just 326 days
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from January to December of
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1936 his AB ation a result of his desire
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to marry Wallace Simpson an American
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divorce was one of the most significant
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events in British royal history in fact
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it was so groundbreaking that it led to
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his younger brother George V 6 taking
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the throne and because of this the coins
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minted during his short Reign are some
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of the rarest in the world now let's
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take a closer look at the 1937 Bross
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thin coin itself the coin is small just
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17.5 5 mm in diameter despite its size
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it holds a rich history minted in
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1937 it's one of the last coins to Bear
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the image of Edward VII before he
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abdicated but here's the catch very few
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of these coins were actually produced in
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fact a very limited number of the 1937
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thant were minted and most of them were
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never released into circulation why well
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when Edward VII abdicated the throne the
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plans to produce Cen bearing His Image
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were quickly halted the Royal Mint had
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already started production of coins with
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Edwood 's likeness but after his
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abdication everything changed the vast
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majority of these coins were melted down
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never to be seen again however some of
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them did escape this fate and found
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their way into collector's hands this is
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one of the reasons why the 1937 Edward
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the eth Bross thant is so incredibly
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rare and valuable today let's now talk
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about the design of this coin on the the
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obase off front side of the coin we find
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an image of king Edward VII himself his
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portrait was designed by the renowned
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British sculptor Thomas Humphrey padet
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Edward 's likeness on the coin is rather
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simple but the details are carefully
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crafted the king is depicted facing left
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with the inscription Edward VII
