2000 years of coins uk by ian wright – 10 th august 2010 early coins in england history through...
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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
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Early Coins in England
Celtic Gold Stater:
ca 70 BC
Celtic Silver, Copper, Tin
Unit: ca 70 BC
20b063
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Early Coins in England - Roman
Roman denarius: Tiberius 14-37 AD
Roman copper
Sestertius of Antoninus: 138-161 AD
464496
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Early Coins in England - Roman
Silver follis;Emperor
Constantius: 305-306 AD
706
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Severus Alexander: 222-235 AD
Early Coins in England - Roman
528
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Early Coins in England - Roman
Emperor Gallienus in Battle
head-dress:253 -268 AD
552
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Early Coins in England - Roman
Antoninus: 138-161 AD
ShowingBritannia640
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Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Primary silver sceatta:
680 - 710 AD
777
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Cuthdred silver sceatta:798 - 807 AD
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
877
Minted in Canterbury
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Eadgar: silver pennyca 960 AD
1141
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
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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
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Stephen: silver pennyca 1148 AD
Early Coins in England – ‘The Anarchy’
note: very poor minting1302
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Edward I: silver groatca 1279 AD
Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
1379H
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Edward III: Gold Nobleca 1344 AD
Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
1488
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Henry VII: Gold Sovereign
ca 1489 AD
Early Coins in England - Tudors
2174
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Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VII: Crown
ca 1489 ADInitials of Henry & Jane Seymour
2279
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Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VIII: Silver Groat1526-44 AD
(young head)
Henry VIII: Silver Groat
ca 1544 onward(old head)
2337E 2384
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Edward VI: Gold Sovereign
ca 1553
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI: Silver Crowndated 1553
2450 2478
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Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI: Silver shilling
ca 1551(facing)
Edward VI: Silver shilling
ca 1550(profile)
2482 2473
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Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI: Silver half crown
dated 15512479
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Early Coins in England - Tudors
Queen Mary & Philip of Spain: Silver shilling
dated 1554
2500
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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
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Early Coins in England - Stuarts
James’ initial I: James I: Gold sovereign
Dated 1603Irish harp
Scottish lion 2610
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Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I: Silver crowndated 1644Oxford mint
2948
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Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I: Silver crowndated 1645
A = Ashby de la Zouche mint3028
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Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I: Silver halfcrown
1643 - 44W = Worcester
mint (crude)3096
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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
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Early Coins in England - Commonwealth
3215
CommonweaIth: Silver shilling
dated 1652
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Early Coins in England - Cromwell
Cromwell silver halfcrowndated 1658
3227A
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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:
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Fineness of Coins
UNC EF
VF F
3327- 3328
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Coins in England - Variances
3367 3370
Charles II silver halfcrowndated 1681
Charles II silver halfcrowndated 1681
VF £500 VF £6,000Elephant &Castle
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William IIIsilver shilling
dated 1696
3499
Coins in England - Variances
Chester Mint
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Queen Annesilver crowndated 1703
stamped VIGO 3576
Coins in England - Variances
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George Isilver shilling
dated 1723
stamped SS C(South Seas Company)3647
Coins in England - Variances
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3765A
Charles IIII(Spanish American) 8 Reals dated 1790
Overstamped with Geo III head
Coins in England - Variances
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George IIIFive shillings dated 1804
Spanish 8 Reals coin Overstruck with
Geo III head3768
Coins in England - Variances
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George IIISilver three shillings
dated 1811
3769
Coins in England - Variances
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3921
3882
3937
3883
Coins in England - VictoriaYoung head
1844Gothic head
1847
Jubilee head1887
Old head1893
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3906B
1872 shilling – die no. 77
Coins in England - Victoria
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Coins in England - Victoria
3922 - 3921
Victoriasilver four shillings
dated 1887
Victoriasilver five shillings
dated 1887
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Britannia’sTrident:
Plain
Ornamental
or
Coins in England - Victoria
£80 £500
p.586
1856 EFWorth:
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Sp435 Revs H & J
Narrow Date Wide Date
Coins in England - Victoria
10x ValueH
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CCp586 Revs 6 & 7
Coins in England - Victoria
Trident to ‘P’distance:
2 mm 1 mm
£350 (1895 only) in EF grade vs £50
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4052 - 4053
Coins in England - Modern
UNC 1918 H = £600 1918 KN = £1,400
KN = Kings Norton
Mint
H = HeatonMint
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CCp 589
Coins in England - Modern
1926 Pennies:Position of colon
Equidistant: GRA : BR
Touching A GRA: BR
UNC: £30 UNC: £2000
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Coins in England - Modern
4064B - 4112
George VI threepence
Edward VIII threepence
worth £35,000 in UNCworth £2 in UNC
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Coins in England - Modern
Halfpennies:“Calm Sea” “Wavy Sea”£25.00 UNC £2.00 UNCNB 1957 ONLY
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Coins of England and the UK
By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010
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