2000 Years of Coins UK By Ian Wright – 10 th August 2010 Early Coins in England History through Coins to 1066 Grades of Coins Why are some so valuable?

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


Silver follis;Emperor

Constantius: 305-306 AD

706

Severus Alexander: 222-235 AD


528


Emperor Gallienus in Battle

head-dress:253 -268 AD

552


Antoninus: 138-161 AD

ShowingBritannia640

Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon

Primary silver sceatta:

680 - 710 AD

777

Cuthdred silver sceatta:798 - 807 AD


877

Minted in Canterbury

Eadgar: silver pennyca 960 AD

1141


Aethelred II: 978 – 1019 ADsilver penny‘long cross’

King Cnut: 1016 - 1035 AD

silver penny‘short cross’

1151 1159


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


Henry VII: Crown

ca 1489 ADInitials of Henry & Jane Seymour

2279


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


Edward VI: Silver Crowndated 1553

2450 2478


Edward VI: Silver shilling

ca 1551(facing)

Edward VI: Silver shilling

ca 1550(profile)

2482 2473


Edward VI: Silver half crown

dated 15512479


Queen Mary & Philip of Spain: Silver shilling

dated 1554

2500


Elizabeth I: Silver sixpence

1563 – 65large bust


1561 – 66smaller bust


1582 – 1600no rose

2561b 2561 2577

Early Coins in England - Stuarts

James’ initial I: James I: Gold sovereign

Dated 1603Irish harp

Scottish lion 2610


Charles I: Silver crowndated 1644Oxford mint

2948


Charles I: Silver crowndated 1645

A = Ashby de la Zouche mint3028


Charles I: Silver halfcrown

1643 - 44W = Worcester

mint (crude)3096


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


Chester Mint

Queen Annesilver crowndated 1703

stamped VIGO 3576


George Isilver shilling

dated 1723

stamped SS C(South Seas Company)3647


3765A

Charles IIII(Spanish American) 8 Reals dated 1790

Overstamped with Geo III head


George IIIFive shillings dated 1804

Spanish 8 Reals coin Overstruck with

Geo III head3768


George IIISilver three shillings

dated 1811

3769


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


3922 - 3921

Victoriasilver four shillings

dated 1887

Victoriasilver five shillings

dated 1887

Britannia’sTrident:

Plain

Ornamental

or


£80 £500

p.586

1856 EFWorth:

Sp435 Revs H & J

Narrow Date Wide Date


10x ValueH

CCp586 Revs 6 & 7


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


1926 Pennies:Position of colon

Equidistant: GRA : BR

Touching A GRA: BR

UNC: £30 UNC: £2000


4064B - 4112

George VI threepence

Edward VIII threepence

worth £35,000 in UNCworth £2 in UNC


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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2000 Years of Coins UK By Ian Wright – 10 th August 2010 Early Coins in England History through Coins to 1066 Grades of Coins Why are some so valuable?