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Edward I, II, III? Help With ID

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 Posted 08/14/2011  10:39 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add satxwd to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi, I'm looking through my British hammered coins to ID them. It looks like I have a lot of Edwards but I'm not sure which king. I need some tricks of the trade to help me ID these coins to see which are I, II, III, etc. Please list any ID tips you may have. Thanks.

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 Posted 08/14/2011  1:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add redwine to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The best I know is to post a picture on here :)
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 Posted 08/16/2011  5:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add swish513 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
one tip I can offer is this... if the legend reads "edwr angl dns hyb" it's edward i. now, not all of his coins had this legend, as quite a few had the shared "edwar angl dns hyb" legend, and there are even some other varities out there for edward i. but the first legend I mentioned is exclusive to edward i.

to tell edward ii and edward iii apart... buy multiple references on the subject, and read them. the differences between the 3 kings is often very subtle.
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 Posted 08/22/2011  12:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chris wren to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
A useful tip is to look at the side fleur ornaments to the ends of the crown. The central fleur will always have three elements to it and there are usually smaller ornaments (not fleur shaped) between central fleur and side fleurs. The side fleurs may have two or three elements. All coins having three elements belong to Edward I, up to class 9 (inclusive). All those having only two elements belong to late Edward I (from class 10) onwards and on into later issues.

A useful guide is 'The Galata Guide to Pennies of Edward I and II' by Paul Withers (search Galata on the net for their details). Or even my own little book 'The English Long-Cross Pennies, 1279-2489' (available through Spink). Volume 2 of J. J North 'English Hammered Coinage' (published by Spink) is useful too, if a little harder to follow and lacking the extent of illustration of the first two. Chris Wren
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