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2000 Years of Coins UK By Ian Wright – 10 th August 2010. Early Coins in England. History through Coins to 1066. Coins 1066 to Present Day. Grades of Coins. Why are some so valuable?. Early Coins in England. Celtic Gold Stater: ca 70 BC. Celtic Silver, Copper, Tin Unit: ca 70 BC. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2000 Years of Coins UK
By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010
• Early Coins in England
• History through Coins to 1066
• Grades of Coins
• Why are some so valuable?
• Coins 1066 to Present Day
Early Coins in England
Celtic Gold Stater:
ca 70 BC
Celtic Silver, Copper, Tin
Unit: ca 70 BC
20b063
Early Coins in England - Roman
Roman denarius: Tiberius 14-37 AD
Roman copper
Sestertius of Antoninus: 138-161 AD
464496
Early Coins in England - Roman
Silver follis;Emperor
Constantius: 305-306 AD
706
Severus Alexander: 222-235 AD
Early Coins in England - Roman
528
Early Coins in England - Roman
Emperor Gallienus in Battle
head-dress:253 -268 AD
552
Early Coins in England - Roman
Antoninus: 138-161 AD
ShowingBritannia640
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Primary silver sceatta:
680 - 710 AD
777
Cuthdred silver sceatta:798 - 807 AD
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
877
Minted in Canterbury
Eadgar: silver pennyca 960 AD
1141
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Aethelred II: 978 – 1019 ADsilver penny‘long cross’
King Cnut: 1016 - 1035 AD
silver penny‘short cross’
1151 1159
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Stephen: silver pennyca 1148 AD
Early Coins in England – ‘The Anarchy’
note: very poor minting1302
Edward I: silver groatca 1279 AD
Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
1379H
Edward III: Gold Nobleca 1344 AD
Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
1488
Henry VII: Gold Sovereign
ca 1489 AD
Early Coins in England - Tudors
2174
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VII: Crown
ca 1489 ADInitials of Henry & Jane Seymour
2279
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VIII: Silver Groat1526-44 AD
(young head)
Henry VIII: Silver Groat
ca 1544 onward(old head)
2337E 2384
Edward VI: Gold Sovereign
ca 1553
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI: Silver Crowndated 1553
2450 2478
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI: Silver shilling
ca 1551(facing)
Edward VI: Silver shilling
ca 1550(profile)
2482 2473
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI: Silver half crown
dated 15512479
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Queen Mary & Philip of Spain: Silver shilling
dated 1554
2500
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Elizabeth I: Silver sixpence
1563 – 65large bust
Elizabeth I: Silver sixpence
1561 – 66smaller bust
Elizabeth I: Silver sixpence
1582 – 1600no rose
2561b 2561 2577
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
James’ initial I: James I: Gold sovereign
Dated 1603Irish harp
Scottish lion 2610
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I: Silver crowndated 1644Oxford mint
2948
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I: Silver crowndated 1645
A = Ashby de la Zouche mint3028
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I: Silver halfcrown
1643 - 44W = Worcester
mint (crude)3096
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I: Newark silver shilling 1645
Charles I: Pontefract silver
shilling 1648
Charles I: Scarborough silver halfcrown 1648
S = Scarborough mint (poorly made but worth £10,000 today)3140 3148
3156
Early Coins in England - Commonwealth
3215
CommonweaIth: Silver shilling
dated 1652
Early Coins in England - Cromwell
Cromwell silver halfcrowndated 1658
3227A
Fineness of Coins• Proof – very carefully struck, mirror finish;• FDC – Fleur de Coin – flawless
• UNC – Uncirculated: as new, not perfect • EF – Extremely Fine: minimal marks or faint wear• VF – Very Fine: some wear, very limited circulation • F – Fine: considerable wear to raised
surfaces • F – Fair: much wear, date still readable
almost identical to:
Fineness of Coins
UNC EF
VF F
3327- 3328
Coins in England - Variances
3367 3370
Charles II silver halfcrowndated 1681
Charles II silver halfcrowndated 1681
VF £500 VF £6,000Elephant &Castle
William IIIsilver shilling
dated 1696
3499
Coins in England - Variances
Chester Mint
Queen Annesilver crowndated 1703
stamped VIGO 3576
Coins in England - Variances
George Isilver shilling
dated 1723
stamped SS C(South Seas Company)3647
Coins in England - Variances
3765A
Charles IIII(Spanish American) 8 Reals dated 1790
Overstamped with Geo III head
Coins in England - Variances
George IIIFive shillings dated 1804
Spanish 8 Reals coin Overstruck with
Geo III head3768
Coins in England - Variances
George IIISilver three shillings
dated 1811
3769
Coins in England - Variances
3921
3882
3937
3883
Coins in England - VictoriaYoung head
1844Gothic head
1847
Jubilee head1887
Old head1893
3906B
1872 shilling – die no. 77
Coins in England - Victoria
Coins in England - Victoria
3922 - 3921
Victoriasilver four shillings
dated 1887
Victoriasilver five shillings
dated 1887
Britannia’sTrident:
Plain
Ornamental
or
Coins in England - Victoria
£80 £500
p.586
1856 EFWorth:
Sp435 Revs H & J
Narrow Date Wide Date
Coins in England - Victoria
10x ValueH
CCp586 Revs 6 & 7
Coins in England - Victoria
Trident to ‘P’distance:
2 mm 1 mm
£350 (1895 only) in EF grade vs £50
4052 - 4053
Coins in England - Modern
UNC 1918 H = £600 1918 KN = £1,400
KN = Kings Norton
Mint
H = HeatonMint
CCp 589
Coins in England - Modern
1926 Pennies:Position of colon
Equidistant: GRA : BR
Touching A GRA: BR
UNC: £30 UNC: £2000
Coins in England - Modern
4064B - 4112
George VI threepence
Edward VIII threepence
worth £35,000 in UNCworth £2 in UNC
Coins in England - Modern
Halfpennies:“Calm Sea” “Wavy Sea”£25.00 UNC £2.00 UNCNB 1957 ONLY
Coins of England and the UK
By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010
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