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2000 Years of Coins UK By Ian Wright – 10 th August 2010

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 – 10 th August 2010

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  1. 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. 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. Early Coins in England - Roman Severus Alexander: 222-235 AD 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. Early Coins in England – Anglo-Saxon Cuthdred silver sceatta: 798 - 807 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: 1016 - 1035 AD silver penny ‘short cross’ 1151 1159

  12. Early Coins in England – ‘The Anarchy’ 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 1526-44 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 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 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 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 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 3327- 3328

  32. 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

  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 Charles IIII (Spanish American) 8 Reals dated 1790 Overstamped with Geo III head 3765A

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

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

  39. Coins in England - Victoria Gothic head 1847 Young head 1844 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 Victoria silver five shillings dated 1887 Victoria silver four shillings dated 1887 3922 - 3921

  42. Coins in England - Victoria Britannia’s Trident: Ornamental or Plain 1856 EF Worth: £500 £80 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 4052 - 4053

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

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

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

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

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