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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?

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1 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

2 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 14-37 AD Roman copper Sestertius of Antoninus: 138-161 AD 464 496

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

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

6 Early Coins in England - Roman Emperor Gallienus in Battle head-dress: 253 -268 AD 552

7 Early Coins in England - Roman Antoninus: 138-161 AD Showing Britannia 640

8 Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon Primary silver sceatta: 680 - 710 AD 777

9 Cuthdred silver sceatta: 798 - 807 AD Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon 877 Minted in Canterbury

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

11 Aethelred II: 978 – 1019 AD silver penny ‘long cross’ King Cnut: 1016 - 1035 AD silver penny ‘short cross’ 1151 1159 Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon

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

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

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

15 Henry VII: Gold Sovereign ca 1489 AD Early Coins in England - Tudors 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 1526-44 AD (young head) Henry VIII: Silver Groat ca 1544 onward (old head) 2337E 2384

18 Edward VI: Gold Sovereign ca 1553 Early Coins in England - Tudors Edward VI: Silver Crown dated 1553 2450 2478

19 Early Coins in England - Tudors Edward VI: Silver shilling ca 1551 (facing) Edward VI: Silver shilling ca 1550 (profile) 2482 2473

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 2561 2577

23 Early Coins in England - Stuarts James’ initial I:James I: Gold sovereign Dated 1603 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 Charles I: Silver crown dated 1645 A = Ashby de la Zouche mint 3028

26 Early Coins in England - Stuarts Charles I: Silver halfcrown 1643 - 44 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) 3140 3148 3156

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

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

30 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:

31 Fineness of Coins UNC EF VFF 3327- 3328

32 Coins in England - Variances 3367 3370 Charles II silver halfcrown dated 1681 Charles II silver halfcrown dated 1681 VF £500 VF £6,000 Elephant &Castle

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

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

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

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

37 George III Five shillings dated 1804 Spanish 8 Reals coin Overstruck with Geo III head 3768 Coins in England - Variances

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

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

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

41 3922 - 3921 Victoria silver four shillings dated 1887 Victoria silver five shillings dated 1887

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

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

44 CCp586 Revs 6 & 7 Coins in England - Victoria Trident to ‘P’ distance: 2 mm1 mm £350(1895 only) in EF grade vs £50

45 4052 - 4053 Coins in England - Modern UNC 1918 H = £6001918 KN = £1,400 KN = Kings Norton Mint H = Heaton Mint

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

47 Coins in England - Modern 4064B - 4112 George VI threepence Edward VIII threepence worth £35,000 in UNC worth £2 in UNC

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

49 Coins of England and the UK By Ian Wright – 10 th August 2010 Any questions ? Thank you

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