1. 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?

2. 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

3. Early Coins in England - Roman
Roman denarius: Tiberius AD
Roman copper Sestertius of Antoninus: AD
464
496

4. Early Coins in England - Roman Emperor Constantius: 305-306 AD
Silver follis;
Emperor Constantius: AD
706

5. Early Coins in England - Roman Severus Alexander: 222-235 AD
528

6. Early Coins in England - Roman
Emperor Gallienus
in Battle head-dress: AD
552

7. Early Coins in England - Roman
Antoninus: AD
Showing
Britannia
640

8. Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon Primary silver sceatta:AD
777

9. Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon Cuthdred silver sceatta:AD
Minted in Canterbury
877

10. Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Eadgar:
silver penny
ca 960 AD
1141

11. Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon
Aethelred II:
978 – 1019 AD
silver penny
‘long cross’
King Cnut: AD
silver penny
‘short cross’
1151
1159

12. Early Coins in England – ‘The Anarchy’ note: very poor minting
Stephen:
silver penny
ca 1148 AD
note: very poor minting
1302

13. Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
Edward I:
silver groat
ca 1279 AD
1379H

14. Early Coins in England - Plantagenet
Edward III:
Gold Noble
ca 1344 AD
1488

15. Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VII:
Gold Sovereign
ca 1489 AD
2174

16. Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VII:
Crown
ca 1489 AD
Initials of Henry
& Jane Seymour
2279

17. Early Coins in England - Tudors
Henry VIII:
Silver Groat AD
(young head)
Henry VIII:
Silver Groat
ca 1544 onward
(old head)
2337E 2384

18. Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI:
Gold Sovereign
ca 1553
Edward VI:
Silver Crown
dated 1553

19. Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI:
Silver shilling
ca 1551
(facing)
Edward VI:
Silver shilling
ca 1550
(profile)

20. Early Coins in England - Tudors
Edward VI:
Silver half crown
dated 1551
2479

21. Early Coins in England - Tudors Queen Mary & Philip of Spain:
Silver shilling
dated 1554
2500

22. 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

23. Early Coins in England - Stuarts
James I:
Gold sovereign
Dated 1603
James’ initial I:
Irish harp
Scottish lion
2610

24. Early Coins in England - Stuarts
Charles I:
Silver crown
dated 1644
Oxford mint
2948

25. Early Coins in England - Stuarts A = Ashby de la Zouche mint
Charles I:
Silver crown
dated 1645
A = Ashby de la Zouche mint
3028

26. Early Coins in England - Stuarts W = Worcester mint (crude)
Charles I:
Silver halfcrown
W = Worcester mint (crude)
3096

27. 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)
3156

28. Early Coins in England - Commonwealth
CommonweaIth:
Silver shilling
dated 1652
3215

29. Early Coins in England - Cromwell Cromwell silver halfcrown
dated 1658
3227A

30. 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

31. Fineness of Coins
UNC EF VF F

32. Coins in England - Variances
Charles II silver halfcrown
dated 1681
Charles II silver halfcrown
dated 1681
VF £500
VF £6,000
Elephant &Castle

33. Coins in England - Variances
William III
silver shilling
dated 1696
Chester Mint
3499

34. Coins in England - Variances
Queen Anne
silver crown
dated 1703
stamped VIGO
3576

35. Coins in England - Variances
George I
silver shilling
dated 1723
stamped SS C
(South Seas Company)
3647

36. Coins in England - Variances Overstamped with Geo III head
Charles IIII
(Spanish American)
8 Reals dated 1790
Overstamped with Geo III head
3765A

37. 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

38. Coins in England - Variances Silver three shillings
George III
Silver three shillings
dated 1811
3769

39. Coins in England - Victoria
Young head
1844
Gothic head
1847
3882
3883
Jubilee head
1887
Old head
1893
3921
3937

40. Coins in England - Victoria
1872 shilling – die no. 77
3906B

41. Coins in England - Victoria
silver four shillings
dated 1887
Victoria
silver five shillings
dated 1887

42. Coins in England - Victoria
Britannia’s
Trident:
Ornamental or
Plain
1856 EF
Worth:
£80
£500
p.586

43. Coins in England - Victoria
Narrow Date
Wide Date H
10x Value
Sp435 Revs H & J

44. Coins in England - Victoria
Trident to ‘P’
distance:
2 mm
1 mm
£350
(1895 only) in EF grade vs £50
CCp586 Revs 6 & 7

45. Coins in England - Modern
H = Heaton
Mint
KN = Kings
Norton
Mint
UNC 1918 H = £600
1918 KN = £1,400

46. Coins in England - Modern
1926 Pennies:
Position of colon
Equidistant:
GRA : BR
Touching A
GRA: BR
UNC: £30
UNC: £2000
CCp 589

47. Coins in England - Modern
George VI
threepence
Edward VIII
threepence
worth £2 in UNC
worth £35,000 in UNC
4064B

48. Coins in England - Modern
Halfpennies:
“Calm Sea”
“Wavy Sea”
£25.00 UNC
NB 1957 ONLY
£2.00 UNC

49. Coins of England and the UK By Ian Wright – 10th August 2010
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