Missing 1933 penny

[Brandy]

Hi everyone,during some research im doing ive come across this story of a missing (very very rare and very expensive)1933 penny from the foundations of Church of St. Cross, Middleton.has anyone else heard of this story??heres a link to the page http://snipurl.com/na9o2Apparently there now worth in excess of £50.000 so get up in that attic people and check them old boxes lolheres a bit of info ive 'lifted' from wikki..........all rights reserved n all that lol...There was no requirement for the Mint to produce any pennies in 1933 because there were already enough in circulation. Requests were, however, received for sets of coins dated 1933 to be placed under the foundation stones of buildings erected in that year, and the Mint obliged by striking a small number of coins. The result was to create a rarity that many people thought could turn up in their change. This became particularly apparent during the run up to the UK's decimalisation on 15 February, 1971.The precise number struck was not recorded at the time but it is now thought to be certainly less than ten and probably seven. The surviving 1933 pennies are to be found in the Mint Museum, the British Museum, the University of London, three in private collections and one which was stolen - see list below.It has been reported that one example had been placed under the foundation stone of St. Mary’s Church, Hawksworth Wood, Kirkstall, Leeds, England. Three documented examples had been placed in foundation stones of buildings erected in 1933. In September 1970, during construction at Church of St. Cross, Middleton, one of these examples was stolen by thieves who managed to remove the coin from the church's cornerstone. In response, the Bishop of Ripon ordered that the St. Mary's Church 1933 Penny be unearthed and sold as a protective measure to prevent its theft. It was sold at Sotheby's Auction house on 24 November 1972.PS/so i think its about time you gave them it back Chris lol    

[biggee99]

This is quite funny i live in a church and the year built was 1933 but not digging under any foundations unless i have a good idea where to look 50,000 K would come in handy, so if any one knows where to look we can share 50 50.

[Chrism]

biggee99 wrote: This is quite funny i live in a church and the year built was 1933 but not digging under any foundations unless i have a good idea where to look 50,000 K would come in handy, so if any one knows where to look we can share 50 50. It'll be under the first stone laid on the foundations, or if there's one with "This Stone Was Laid By *** *** On The **th of **** 1933" it might be under that, I think!

[Si]

On the list of existing 1933 pennies, number 7 says, "Ex Glendinings 1969."Does anyone know what this means, as the name is a slightly different spelling of my surname.

[cnosni]

Si wrote: On the list of existing 1933 pennies, number 7 says, "Ex Glendinings 1969."Does anyone know what this means, as the name is a slightly different spelling of my surname. What,1969?Thats a weird surname Si

[Leodian]

In a news item today (May 6 2016) it is reported that "A rare 1933 penny, featuring the image of King George V, has sold for a world record auction price of £72,000. The figure was 60 per cent higher than the previous record of £45,000 seen 10 years ago. Only a handful of the pennies were made by the Royal Mint in 1933, making it the rarest British coin of the 20th Century".

I won't repeat the information already in this thread about the 1933 coin that was stolen from Church of St Cross, Middleton and also about that removed to be sold from St Mary’s Church, Hawkswood, to avoid it becoming a target for thieves. I wonder though what the fate of the stolen one has been? It would be too rare to try to sell it publicly so I wonder if it is hidden away in 'private hands', or perhaps it is now stuffed at the back of a drawer somewhere and its value not known!

[volvojack]

As is documented on line there only about seven of these coins minted that year and the Hawkswod church had one, the church at Middleton it seems had one and when we were kids going to school in the East End Park area it was said that St. Hilda's in Cross Green had one buried under the Alter stone. If that happened to be true how come Leeds had 2 or 3 out of the whole country.

I am in Leeds at the moment but going back to Gloucester tomorrow so if anyone fancies a go at St . Hilda's at midnight, that is the really big church on cross green and has been closed for quite some time. Crowbars, Pickaxe and dress optional.