Question About Hammered Coin Classes

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EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 05/02/2012 11:44 pm I just purchased my first hammered coin (been wanting one for some time) and I just have one question. I notice that this particular coin I purchased is a class 9b Edward I Bristol Mint penny. I did some research and saw that there are several different classes. What do these classes mean? Is this used with all hammered coins or just these particular pennies? (The picture I uploaded is from the site, haven't received the coin yet. When I do, I'll post some new pics.) Edward I Bristol mint penny, class 9b, AD 1300-02: Obv: +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB, DWRANGL misstrike - Edward King of England Lord of Ireland, crowned front facing bust with star on breast. Rev: VILLA/BRI/ STO/LLI, LLIVILLA mis/double strike as are pellets in corresponding angles of cross. Weight: 1.3 grams. Dia: approx. 18mm. Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 05/03/2012 03:57 am This classification is particular to Ed I, Ed II, and Ed III pennies. Ed I's coins were prolific in varieties, and classes are there to distinguish those varieties. Coins Ed II and the first coinage of Ed III were so similar in design that the researchers continued same classification. Sometimes it takes quite an investigation to attribute a coin to the correct king. Some other monarchs have enough varieties to call for classes but the Ed I/II/III's classification is the largest one, I believe. It goes up to Class 15 (times a few subclasses, like A, B, C, etc.) Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2889 Posts	Posted 05/03/2012 2:36 pm When I worked in the coin section of our museum I used to have to classify these things - though that was 20 years ago. While I do miss working in the numismatic section there - it was a great job - I certainly don;t miss looking at these things. :) It's a great coin by the way and svslav has got it spot on. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 05/03/2012 5:28 pm Very interesting. Thank you both for the info. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/03/2012 8:33 pm The only way I can distinguish between the various classes of silver pennies, is by closely studying an illustrated reference to those classes, when trying to identify a particular coin. I use the 'Coincraft' catalogue for this. English hammered silver pennies only comprise a minute proportion of my overall collection, therefore I am NOT an expert in this field. Report this Post to the Staff
EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 05/07/2012 10:32 pm Coin arrived in the post today (obverse picture is a bit blurry) Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 05/07/2012 11:57 pm Nice coin to have in your collection! A photography tip: crop off the excessive field around coins, and you could upload a bigger image of the coin itself. Report this Post to the Staff
EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 05/08/2012 4:00 pm Oh cool I see now, thanks for the tip! Report this Post to the Staff
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