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New Member
United Kingdom
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  Anyone know anything about this coin? It's so small I can barely make out the date at the top; it looks like something 02, 1702 maybe? Help would be appreciated. Edited by Kaz
05/31/2007 3:14 pm
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Forum Mom
 United States
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It looks like a Great Britain silver penny. can you supply a pic of the other side? That would make it easier to date.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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if its that side that shows the date and its where I think it is (atleast if its where I am looking) I would say its more like 1692 than 1792 just because a 7 looks nothing like a circle like that looks
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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 From what I can see the date is on the first image at the top. It's very hard to make out the date, even with a magnifier. Hope this helps. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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This link may help you out, Kaz. Looks like it might be a William and Mary silver penny 1688 - 1694. |
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Moderator
Australia
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Yup, a British silver penny, 1692. According to the 2004 Spink catalogue, there was a 1692/1 overdate for this coin, and I can definitely see a "1" inside the 2 on yours, making it slightly more valuable: £15 rather than £14 in Fine.
Britain still makes coins very much like this. The Maundy Penny, issued for distribution at the Maundy ceremony every Easter, is the same size as your silver penny.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Forum Mom
United States
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You beat me to it. I needed to see the portraits so that I could figure out the date...  |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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The Maundy Penny, issued for distribution at the Maundy ceremony every Easter, is the same size as your silver penny.
So legal tender? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
Australia
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quote:
Kaz asked:
So legal tender?
Yep, was at the time, and still is, theoretically - for 1/240th of a pound, or 5/12ths of a decimal penny. Of course, there's a lot more than 0.4p worth of silver there - it's closer to 10p worth at current silver prices. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Is the front profile of William and the back part profile of Mary?
Why were there two images used during this period and not the single Monarch as on coins since?
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Moderator
Australia
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William and Mary were joint monarchs - married cousins with an equal claim to the throne. This was the first (and so far the only) time such "dual monarchs" had ruled a united Britain since the days of the Roman Empire.
IIRC, Parliament stipulated that the designs of the coins would show the two monarchs, side by side, with neither appearing to be taller or more superior than the other.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
Ireland
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I dont know the value now, but 2006 other ref. it is good price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Were William and Mary married?
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Moderator
Australia
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Yes. They had been married for 12 years prior to the "Glorious Revolution", the coup d'etat which brought them to power.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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A Dutch King on the English throne; but this penny is from a Maundy set, the regular penny is bronze and not silver.
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Posted 05/31/2007 6:14 pm
