Transcript Early Coins in England

2000 Years of Coins UK
By Ian Wright – 10th 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
20b
063
Early Coins in England - Roman
Roman denarius:
Tiberius 14-37 AD
Roman
copper
Sestertius of
Antoninus:
138-161 AD
464
496
Early Coins in England - Roman
Silver follis;
Emperor
Constantius:
305-306 AD
706
Early Coins in England - Roman
Severus
Alexander:
222-235 AD
528
Early Coins in England - Roman
Emperor
Gallienus
in Battle
head-dress:
253 -268 AD
552
Early Coins in England - Roman
640
Antoninus:
138-161 AD
Showing
Britannia
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Primary silver
sceatta:
680 - 710 AD
777
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Cuthdred
silver sceatta:
798 - 807 AD
Minted in
Canterbury
877
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Eadgar:
silver penny
ca 960 AD
1141
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Aethelred II:
978 – 1019 AD
silver penny
‘long cross’
King Cnut:
1016 - 1035 AD
silver penny
‘short cross’
1151
1159
Early Coins in England – ‘The Anarchy’
Stephen:
silver penny
ca 1148 AD
1302
note: very poor minting
Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
Edward I:
silver groat
ca 1279 AD
1379H
Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
Edward III:
Gold Noble
ca 1344 AD
1488
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VII:
Gold Sovereign
ca 1489 AD
2174
Early Coins in England - Tudors
2279
Henry VII:
Crown
ca 1489 AD
Initials of Henry
& Jane Seymour
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VIII:
Silver Groat
1526-44 AD
(young head)
2337E 2384
Henry VIII:
Silver Groat
ca 1544 onward
(old head)
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI:
Gold Sovereign
ca 1553
Edward VI:
Silver Crown
dated 1553
2450 2478
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI:
Silver shilling
ca 1551
(facing)
2482 2473
Edward VI:
Silver shilling
ca 1550
(profile)
Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI:
Silver half crown
dated 1551
2479
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 – 65
large bust
2561b 2561 2577
Elizabeth I:
Silver sixpence
1561 – 66
smaller bust
Elizabeth I:
Silver sixpence
1582 – 1600
no rose
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
James I:
Gold sovereign
Dated 1603
2610
James’ initial I:
Irish harp
Scottish lion
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I:
Silver crown
dated 1644
Oxford mint
2948
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
3028
Charles I:
Silver crown
dated 1645
A = Ashby de la
Zouche mint
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
3096
Charles I:
Silver halfcrown
1643 - 44
W = Worcester
mint (crude)
Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I:
Newark silver
shilling 1645
3140 3148
3156
Charles I:
Pontefract silver
shilling 1648
Charles I: Scarborough
silver halfcrown 1648
S = Scarborough mint (poorly made
but worth £10,000 today)
Early Coins in England - Commonwealth
CommonweaIth:
Silver shilling
dated 1652
3215
Early Coins in England - Cromwell
Cromwell silver
halfcrown
dated 1658
3227A
Fineness of Coins
• Proof – very carefully struck, mirror finish;
almost identical to:
• 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
Fineness of Coins
UNC
VF
3327- 3328
EF
F
Coins in England - Variances
Charles II silver
halfcrown
dated 1681
Charles II silver
halfcrown
dated 1681
VF £500
VF £6,000
3367 3370
Elephant &Castle
Coins in England - Variances
William III
silver shilling
dated 1696
Chester Mint
3499
Coins in England - Variances
Queen Anne
silver crown
dated 1703
stamped VIGO
3576
Coins in England - Variances
George I
silver shilling
dated 1723
3647
stamped SS C
(South Seas Company)
Coins in England - Variances
Charles IIII
(Spanish American)
8 Reals dated 1790
Overstamped with
Geo III head
3765A
Coins in England - Variances
George III
Five shillings dated 1804
3768
Spanish 8 Reals coin
Overstruck with
Geo III head
Coins in England - Variances
George III
Silver three shillings
dated 1811
3769
Coins in England - Victoria
Gothic head
1847
Young head
1844
3882
3883
Jubilee head
1887
3921
Old head
1893
3937
Coins in England - Victoria
1872 shilling – die no. 77
3906B
Coins in England - Victoria
Victoria
silver four
shillings
dated 1887
3922 - 3921
Victoria
silver five
shillings
dated 1887
Coins in England - Victoria
Britannia’s
Trident:
Ornamental
or
Plain
1856 EF
Worth:
£80
p.586
£500
Coins in England - Victoria
Narrow Date
H
Sp435 Revs H & J
Wide Date
10x Value
Coins in England - Victoria
Trident to ‘P’
distance:
2 mm
CCp586 Revs 6 & 7
£350 (1895 only) in EF grade vs £50
1 mm
Coins in England - Modern
H = Heaton
Mint
KN = Kings
Norton
Mint
4052 - 4053
UNC 1918 H = £600 1918 KN = £1,400
Coins in England - Modern
1926 Pennies:
Position of colon
Equidistant:
Touching A
GRA : BR
GRA: BR
CCp 589
UNC: £30
UNC: £2000
Coins in England - Modern
George VI
threepence
worth £2 in UNC
4064B - 4112
Edward VIII
threepence
worth £35,000 in UNC
Coins in England - Modern
“Calm Sea”
£25.00 UNC
Halfpennies:
NB 1957 ONLY
“Wavy Sea”
£2.00 UNC
Coins of England and the UK
By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010
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