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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.
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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 Antoninus: 138-161 AD Showing Britannia 640
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 note: very poor minting 1302
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 Henry VII: Crown ca 1489 AD Initials of Henry & Jane Seymour 2279
Early Coins in England - Tudors Henry VIII: Silver Groat 1526-44 AD (young head) Henry VIII: Silver Groat ca 1544 onward (old head) 2337E 2384
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) Edward VI: Silver shilling ca 1550 (profile) 2482 2473
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 Elizabeth I: Silver sixpence 1561 – 66 smaller bust Elizabeth I: Silver sixpence 1582 – 1600 no rose 2561b 2561 2577
Early Coins in England - Stuarts James I: Gold sovereign Dated 1603 James’ initial I: Irish harp Scottish lion 2610
Early Coins in England - Stuarts Charles I: Silver crown dated 1644 Oxford mint 2948
Early Coins in England - Stuarts Charles I: Silver crown dated 1645 A = Ashby de la Zouche mint 3028
Early Coins in England - Stuarts Charles I: Silver halfcrown 1643 - 44 W = 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 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 EF VF F 3327- 3328
Coins in England - Variances Charles II silver halfcrown dated 1681 Charles II silver halfcrown dated 1681 VF £500 VF £6,000 Elephant &Castle 3367 3370
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 stamped SS C (South Seas Company) 3647
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 Spanish 8 Reals coin Overstruck with Geo III head 3768
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 Old head 1893 3921 3937
Coins in England - Victoria 1872 shilling – die no. 77 3906B
Coins in England - Victoria Victoria silver five shillings dated 1887 Victoria silver four shillings dated 1887 3922 - 3921
Coins in England - Victoria Britannia’s Trident: Ornamental or Plain 1856 EF Worth: £500 £80 p.586
Coins in England - Victoria Narrow Date Wide Date H 10x Value Sp435 Revs H & J
Coins in England - Victoria Trident to ‘P’ distance: 2 mm 1 mm £350 (1895 only) in EF grade vs £50 CCp586 Revs 6 & 7
Coins in England - Modern H = Heaton Mint KN = Kings Norton Mint UNC 1918 H = £600 1918 KN = £1,400 4052 - 4053
Coins in England - Modern 1926 Pennies: Position of colon Equidistant: GRA : BR Touching A GRA: BR UNC: £2000 UNC: £30 CCp 589
Coins in England - Modern George VI threepence Edward VIII threepence worth £35,000 in UNC worth £2 in UNC 4064B - 4112
Coins in England - Modern Halfpennies: “Calm Sea” “Wavy Sea” NB 1957 ONLY £25.00 UNC £2.00 UNC
Coins of England and the UK By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010 Thank you Any questions ?