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March 18, 2024
Shilling 1715 to 1798 - Price Guide and values
The Royal Mint undertook a massive recoinage programme in 1816, with large quantities of gold and silver coin being minted. Previous issues of silver coinage had been irregular. The 1787 issue was not intended for issue to the public, but as Christmas gifts to the Bank of England's customers. New silver coinage was to be of .925 (sterling) standard, with silver coins to be minted at 66 shillings to the troy pound. Hence, newly minted shillings weighed 2/11 troy.
March 13, 2024
3 Shillings 1811 to 1816 - Price Guide and values
3 Shillings were issued by the Bank of England during the Napoleonic Wars, prior to the 1816 British Currency Act. This bank token denomination was one of three issued, two others being the 18 pence and the 9 pence. As these coins were not Crown coinage, they were classed as Bank Tokens and were accepted as money.
March 10, 2024
1 1/2 Pence (Three halfpence) 1834 to 1862 - Price Guide and values
The British three halfpence coin was produced for circulation in the British colonies, mainly in Ceylon and the West Indies in each year between 1834 and 1843, and also in 1860 and 1862. Proof coins were also produced in 1870. The coin is considered to be part of the British coinage because the territories it was struck for otherwise used standard sterling coin and had no independent monetary policy.
March 8, 2024
6 pence 1717 to 1787 - Price Guide and values
The sixpence acquired the friendly nickname tanner although quite how this came about is something of a mystery. Some attribute it to John Sigismund Tanner (1705-75), a former Chief Engraver of The Royal Mint who designed a sixpence during the reign of George II (r. 1727-60), whilst another theory is that the name comes from the Anglo-Romani word taw no meaning small one.
March 5, 2024
Numismatic definitions
Like most fields of expertise, numismatics has its own lingo. Find the numismatic definition of a term