By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010 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?
Celtic Silver, Copper, Tin Unit: ca 70 BC 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 Emperor Constantius: 305-306 AD 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’ note: very poor minting 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 A = Ashby de la Zouche mint Charles I: Silver crown dated 1645 A = Ashby de la Zouche mint 3028
Early Coins in England - Stuarts W = Worcester mint (crude) 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 Overstamped with Geo III head Charles IIII (Spanish American) 8 Reals dated 1790 Overstamped with Geo III head 3765A
Coins in England - Variances Spanish 8 Reals coin Overstruck with George III Five shillings dated 1804 Spanish 8 Reals coin Overstruck with Geo III head 3768
Coins in England - Variances Silver three shillings George III Silver three shillings dated 1811 3769
Coins in England - Victoria Young head 1844 Gothic head 1847 3882 3883 Jubilee head 1887 Old head 1893 3921 3937
Coins in England - Victoria 1872 shilling – die no. 77 3906B
Coins in England - Victoria silver four shillings dated 1887 Victoria silver five shillings dated 1887 3922 - 3921
Coins in England - Victoria Britannia’s Trident: Ornamental or Plain 1856 EF Worth: £80 £500 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: £30 UNC: £2000 CCp 589
Coins in England - Modern George VI threepence Edward VIII threepence worth £2 in UNC worth £35,000 in UNC 4064B - 4112
Coins in England - Modern Halfpennies: “Calm Sea” “Wavy Sea” £25.00 UNC NB 1957 ONLY £2.00 UNC
Coins of England and the UK By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010 Thank you Any questions ?