Burns Collection

关于此套币: Prince Edward was born in 1841, four years into Queen Victoria's reign, and spent fifty-nine years as heir apparent before serving a nine-year stint as King Edward VII. The Playboy Prince passed these decades in a haze of debauchery, travelling the world in search of vices and earning the nickname "Dirty Bertie".

Edward's greatest contribution to mankind was pioneering the practice of leaving the lowest button on his waistcoat unfastened (a practical necessity for the fat prince). This is a convention that has survived to this very day.

Edward had a particular fondness for bedding married women. In fact, one marvels that he succumbed to cigarettes before a furious cuckold could run him through.

The Edward type series is clean and tight, and a cinch to complete in low grade. But the higher denominations are rare in gem condition. I am still rooting around for a worthy florin. If you have one for sale, I am your guy.