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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have been slowly collecting coins with different British rulers. I have all back to William III (1697 silver), some that I have are copper.
I am curious how many rulers had coins made and how far back would a casual collector be able to acquire coins with out spending to much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm sure someone has the answer on the tip of their tongue. I'd have to go to Tony Clayton's site.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Edward VIII 1926 did not have any British coins, although he did have a few colonial coins.
William III had coins, but for a few years he shared the portrait with his wife, Mary.
Both James, Both Charles, and Elizabeth I all had coins.
I haven't laid eyes on anything from the reign of Mary Tudor, so that's where I'd have to dig into the internet to see what emerged.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Love the Mary Tudor coinage! Veritas Temporis Filia! Truth is the daughter of time! I think the only coins of "Queen" Jane Grey were fantasy/counterfeit pieces. Even Edward V had official coinage.
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03/12/2013 12:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Thanks all .. for posting some good information
It gives me a some good direction to research
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Cromwell was king in all but name - and also issued portrait coins. I'd quite like one myself but they are rather pricy.
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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If you want a portrait issue, you won't go very far.
Other than that, realistically, I suppose there are coins attributable to every British/English ruler since the Anglo-Saxon period (well except Jane Grey of course, and I think there's no Richard Cromwell too), but coins attributable with enough precision might not exist for some of the shorter early reigns; and they probably get more expensive really early on (i.e. you probably couldn't get all the way to William I).
Coincidentally, one of my few actually defined collecting goals (other than "what strikes my fancy at the moment" is coins with different British rulers. I currently have all back to William IV (except Edward VIII of course), plus George III (cartwheel penny) and William III (1699 silver).
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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I've managed back to Richard I on a £5 budget per coin! Still have a few gaps (Richard III, Henry IV, V, VIII, Mary I, Cromwell!) but I'm very pleased with my cheap collection!
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Actually, coins were issued for Edward V111, but none bore his image.
In 1936 the silver 5 Kori, 2 1/2 Kori, 1/2 Kori and copper 3 Dodko were issued for circulation in Kutch. They are not rare and be found in uncirculated condition, if you are dedicated enough to search for them.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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GR58 a casual collector in the UK would quite easily be able to get coins back to Charles I (1625-49). These are quite openly available and are pretty reasonable in price.
You can get yourself a nice Halfgroat in VF for around 50 quid/75 dollars. But as always it depends on the stuff you really want. Charles I is a nice early period to collect as it generally has clear Mintmarks on the coinage.
If your not too worried about the condition you can pick these up for under 15 quid/22 dollars.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thank you both for the information .. gives me something to look for
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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You can of course go back to the Kings of Wessex and the Viking rulers, depending on whether you consider them 'British'. Certainly you can pick up Plantagenet pennies of a Henry or Edward for under £50.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Arguably, the first BRITISH ruler was James (1), the same was James V1 of Scotland.
The Act of Union came later on.
Going back much earlier, the Briton kings (pre Roman) were not British, but they did issue coins.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Sounds like I started off the same as you collecting the different monarchs which then turned into a very expensive hobby. Don't have them all yet but I've collected more than I'm missing. I purchased a Spinks Coins of England and the UK (price guide book) to help me out and it's been a great resource. From pricing to identifying the different varieties that I have. Buying a lot of rough hammered coins and then identifying them is interesting. As I have a hard time finding these coins locally (although they do come up from time to time) I've resorted to buying from ebay UK and if you're patient enough and know your values you can get some really good prices. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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We've been discussing Spink on another forum and have concluded it only scratches the surface on varieties especially hammered.The pricing is for the commonest type.
The publication would run into several volumes...one day maybe.
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