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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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What a great 19th century! I'll kick off the 18th century with some British coins. The reign of George III was a very strange period for coinage, as there were very long gaps when no coins were produced. Strangely, gold coins were issued more consistently than silver or copper - this caused the widespread issue of private tokens towards the end of the century: 1770 halfpenny:  1797 'Cartwheel' twopence - weighs a massive two ounces!  1787 sixpence - the first coin of this denomination struck since 1758 - the next issue wouldn't be until 1816!  1791 golden guinea - these coins were nicknamed 'Spade Guineas' on account of the shape of the shield on the reverse. The King's titles (heavily abbreviated) mean 'King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire'. British guineas continued to claim that the English King was also King of France until 1799!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Well Rob has already posted a Cartwheel two pence but this little batch I bought online a couple of years ago... contains its siblings as well...   |
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Russian Federation
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I'm still looking for a cartwheel twopence - the high-grade ones are well out of my budget, but apparently they circulated so little that low-grade examples are even rarer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1795 British Halfpenny token,Adm. Earl Howe.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1794 British Halfpenny token,Adm. Earl Howe.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1186 Posts |
1799/8 Draped Bust Dollar,pin scratch on reverse   |
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 United States
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I only have a handful of coins from the 18th century that are not duplicates of the same Chinese cash. Here's the first I already have imaged: Sweden 1 Ore, 1721   No, that's not damage. These coins were made using very low pressure over strikes on emergency issues from the previous decade, which on especially soft struck specimens, leaves the legend and parts of the design intact. Edited by Finn235
05/08/2016 4:49 pm
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United States
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Great Britain -- 1799 1/2 penny:   This one just barely makes it into the 1700s. |
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 United States
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@brg5658, that is an awesome klippe!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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A very nice start to the century!   |
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Canada
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I don't have much from the 18th century so will cheat a little, it's now 1802, but was struck on a 1762   Edited by Wade
05/09/2016 11:54 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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A few British coins of King George II: 1735 farthing:  1757 sixpence:  1758 shilling:  1745 halfcrown:  |
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United States
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My only US 18th century coin:  |
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United States
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She has been places.  |
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