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? Coins 1066 to Present Day
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 AD Roman copper Sestertius of Antoninus: AD
Early Coins in England - Roman Silver follis; Emperor Constantius: AD 706
Severus Alexander: AD Early Coins in England - Roman 528
Early Coins in England - Roman Emperor Gallienus in Battle head-dress: AD 552
Early Coins in England - Roman Antoninus: AD Showing Britannia 640
Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon Primary silver sceatta: AD 777
Cuthdred silver sceatta: AD Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon 877 Minted in Canterbury
Eadgar: silver penny ca 960 AD 1141 Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Aethelred II: 978 – 1019 AD silver penny ‘long cross’ King Cnut: AD silver penny ‘short cross’ Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Stephen: silver penny ca 1148 AD Early Coins in England – ‘The Anarchy’ note: very poor minting 1302
Edward I: silver groat ca 1279 AD Early Coins in England - Plantagenet 1379H
Edward III: Gold Noble ca 1344 AD Early Coins in England - Plantagenet 1488
Henry VII: Gold Sovereign ca 1489 AD Early Coins in England - Tudors 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 AD (young head) Henry VIII: Silver Groat ca 1544 onward (old head) 2337E 2384
Edward VI: Gold Sovereign ca 1553 Early Coins in England - Tudors Edward VI: Silver Crown dated
Early Coins in England - Tudors Edward VI: Silver shilling ca 1551 (facing) Edward VI: Silver shilling ca 1550 (profile)
Early Coins in England - Tudors Edward VI: Silver half crown dated
Early Coins in England - Tudors Queen Mary & Philip of Spain: Silver shilling dated
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
Early Coins in England - Stuarts James’ initial I:James I: Gold sovereign Dated 1603 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 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)
Early Coins in England - Commonwealth 3215 CommonweaIth: Silver shilling dated 1652
Early Coins in England - Cromwell Cromwell silver halfcrown dated A
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 VFF
Coins in England - Variances Charles II silver halfcrown dated 1681 Charles II silver halfcrown dated 1681 VF £500 VF £6,000 Elephant &Castle
William III silver shilling dated Coins in England - Variances Chester Mint
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
3765A Charles IIII (Spanish American) 8 Reals dated 1790 Overstamped with Geo III head 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 Coins in England - Variances
Coins in England - Victoria Young head 1844 Gothic head 1847 Jubilee head 1887 Old head 1893
3906B 1872 shilling – die no. 77 Coins in England - Victoria
Victoria silver four shillings dated 1887 Victoria silver five shillings dated 1887
Britannia’s Trident: Plain Ornamental or Coins in England - Victoria £80 £500 p EF Worth:
Sp435 Revs H & J Narrow DateWide Date Coins in England - Victoria 10x Value H
CCp586 Revs 6 & 7 Coins in England - Victoria Trident to ‘P’ distance: 2 mm1 mm £350(1895 only) in EF grade vs £50
Coins in England - Modern UNC 1918 H = £ KN = £1,400 KN = Kings Norton Mint H = Heaton Mint
CCp 589 Coins in England - Modern 1926 Pennies: Position of colon Equidistant: GRA : BR Touching A GRA: BR UNC: £30 UNC: £2000
Coins in England - Modern 4064B George VI threepence Edward VIII threepence worth £35,000 in UNC worth £2 in UNC
Coins in England - Modern Halfpennies: “Calm Sea”“Wavy Sea” £25.00 UNC£2.00 UNC NB 1957 ONLY
Coins of England and the UK By Ian Wright – 10 th August 2010 Any questions ? Thank you