History Coins

Later Milled Coinage

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Queen Victoria, 1854 Large Copper Penny, Young Head, Plain Trident

Obverse: Young head with date below, some lustre remaining

Reverse: Britannia seated with plain trident, some lustre remaining

Grade: Very high grade with some lustre remaining, rare for this type of coin. Would make a wonderful present.

Ref: S3948

34mm, 3mm thick

£100 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask)

George II, SIlver Halfcrown, 1746 D. NONO, LIMA

Obverse: Old laureate bust, left, legend around, LIMA beneath, GEORGIVS instead of GEORGIUS

Fourth bust type, regnal date around edge

Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields, legend around and date

Grade: Fine +

Prov: Ex Lockdales

£170 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations please ask)

George III Eighteen Pence Silver Bank Token, 1811 in Near Extra Fine Grade

Obverse: Laureate bust of king, right, legend around

Reverse: Bank Token in two lines below 1s 6d (=18 pence) surrounded by wreath and toothed edge

Grade: NEF toned

7.4g, 26.5mm

Due to a shortage gold and silver paying for the Napoleonic Wars and a further shortage of coins due to a run on the banks, the Bank of England produced these coins to fill the void. After the war in 1816 there was a subsequent large re-issue of new coinage.

£120 (P&P FREE to UK, other locations ask first)

George III, Silver Shilling, 1787, No Hearts

Obverse: older laureate and draped bust, right

Reverse: No semee of hearts in Hanovian shield.

S3743

6.02g, 25mm

Grade: VF+ few flecks to obverse, very good reeded edge

£90 SOLD

Queen Anne, Silver Shilling, 1707, After the Union with Scotland

Obv: Third draped bust, left.

Rev: four shields crowned, garter star in centre, plumes in angles

Ref: S3611

Grade: Fine +, reeded edge. pierced

25mm, 5.83g

£95 (+Free delivery to UK)

Queen Anne, Silver Shilling, 1708E, After the Union with Scotland, Edinburgh Mint

Obv: Third draped bust, left; E below bust.

Rev: four shields crowned, garter star in centre, plain angles

Ref: S3612

Grade: Fine+, reeded edge (slight chip to edge at 4 o'clock)

Scarce mint

25mm, 5.96g

£180 (+P&P)

Queen Anne, Silver Crown, 1707, SEXTO, After the Union with Scotland

Obv: Second draped bust, left. E for Edinburgh mint below. First year of the union.

Rev: four shilds crowned, garter star in centre

Edge: SEXTO (regnal year)

Ref: S5707 (C of S & I) S3600

Grade: Fine, with fascinating graffiti on both sides dated 1803, good edge.

38mm, 29.8g

£200 (+delivery charge)

George III, 1807 Large Penny

Obv: laureate bust, right, legend around and date below

Rev: Britannia seated above the waves

34mm, 18g

Grade: Fine

£22 SOLD

George III, 1807 Large Penny

Obv: laureate bust, right, legend around and date below

Rev: Britannia seated above the waves

34mm, 18g

Grade: Very fine

£28 SOLD

Victoria, Silver Maundy 1 Penny, 1885, Young Head

The previous coin was one of the largest, this is one is one of the smallest! At only 11mm across it was given out to the poor on Maundy Thursday as a set of four coins. The denominations were 1d, 2d, 3d and 4d. They were not for general circulation.

The reverse had a crowned 1 with the date either side. The queen's head on the obverse depicts her as a young women, only changing the image for her Jubilee in 1887/1888.

A full set of Maundy coins is also available for sale in the gift section.

£25 SOLD

George III, 1797, 'Cartwheel' Twopence

Obverse: laureate bust of George, right, legend around

An alternative version is on the gifts page.

Reverse: Britannia seated above waves, date below, legend around.

One of our heaviest and largest coins at 55g and 40mm x 5mm!

£30 (P&P FREE to UK) SOLD

William III Sixpence 1696, Early Harp with Large Crown, Milled Edge

After the death of his wife, Mary, William of Orange continued his reign until his death in 1702. 1696 saw the beginnings of a great re-coinage and was the year of the founding of the Bank of England!