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| Great Britain, Queen Anne, 8 March 1702 - 1 August 1714 |   | Queen Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, the kingdoms of England and Scotland, united as a single sovereign state: the united kingdom of Great Britain.
Struck under Sir Isaac Newton, Master of the Mint from 1699 until 1727.
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| WO63998. Silver shilling, SCBC 3610, VF, toned, some haymarking, weight 5.933 g, maximum diameter 26.0 mm, die axis 180o, Tower mint, 1711; obverse ANNA DEI GRATIA, garlanded and draped bust left; reverse 17-11 MAG BRI FR ET HIB REG, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms, with rayed Garter Star at center; old owner's round tag notes it was purchased from Seaby in 1968; scarce date; $200.00 (€154.00) |
| Great Britain, George III, 1760 - 1820 |  | In 1797, at the Soho Mint, James Watt and Matthew Boulton used their steam powered presses to strike 50 tons of the new "cartwheel" twopence, at 2 ounces of copper per coin. The twopence was found to be too heavy for regular use and was only struck for that single year. |
| SH62501. Copper twopence, SCBC 3776, gVF, marks, edge bumps, weight 56.533 g, maximum diameter 41.0 mm, die axis 180o, Soho mint, 1797; obverse GEORGIUS III D G REX, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse BRITANNIA 1797, Britannia seated left on rocks, olive branch in right, trident in left, Union shield at side, tiny SOHO on rock below, sailing ship on water at a distance on left, diving whale right, waves in exergue; a huge impressive bronze!; $140.00 (€107.80) |
| Great Britain, George III, 1760 - 1820 |  | In 1797, at the Soho Mint, James Watt and Matthew Boulton used their steam powered presses to strike 50 tons of the new "cartwheel" twopence, at 2 ounces of copper per coin. The twopence was found to be too heavy for regular use and was only struck for that single year. |
| WO62537. Copper twopence, SCBC 3776, VF, marks and edge bumps, weight 57.062 g, maximum diameter 40.9 mm, die axis 180o, Soho mint, 1797; obverse GEORGIUS III D G REX, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse BRITANNIA 1797, Britannia seated left on rocks, olive branch in right, trident in left, Union shield at side, tiny SOHO on rock below, sailing ship on water at a distance on left, diving whale right, waves in exergue; a huge impressive bronze!; $120.00 (€92.40) |
| England, Edward I Longshanks, 1272 - 1307 A.D., In the Name of Henry III |  | In the early years of his reign, Edward I continued to strike coins in the name of Henry III. Because smaller denominations were not struck, pennies were frequently cut into halves and quarters to make halfpennies and farthings. The cross on the reverse aided this practice. |
| ME47872. Silver penny, Voided long cross coinage, Class 6, Seaby 1377, North 1001, aVF, weight 1.462 g, maximum diameter 18.7 mm, die axis 30o, moneyer Ioh, Bury St. Edmunds mint, 1272 A.D.; obverse HENRICVS REX III, crowned bust facing, scepter in right; reverse IOH ON SEINTED, long cross with three pellets in each angle; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| England, Edward I Longshanks, 1272 - 1307 A.D., In the Name of Henry III |  | In the early years of his reign, Edward I continued to strike coins in the name of Henry III. Because smaller denominations were not struck, pennies were frequently cut into halves and quarters to make halfpennies and farthings. The cross on the reverse aided this practice. |
| ME47866. Silver penny, Voided long cross coinage, Class 6, Seaby 1377, North 1001, F, weight 1.350 g, maximum diameter 19.1 mm, die axis 180o, moneyer Ioh, Bury St. Edmunds mint, 1272 A.D.; obverse HENRICVS REX III, crowned bust facing, scepter in right; reverse IOH ON SEINTED, long cross with three pellets in each angle; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| England, Edward I Longshanks, 1272 - 1307 A.D., In the name of Henry III |  | In the early years of his reign, Edward I continued to strike coins in the name of Henry III. Because smaller denominations were not struck, pennies were frequently cut into halves and quarters to make halfpennies and farthings. The cross on the reverse aided this practice. |
| ME47870. Silver penny, Voided long cross coinage, Class 6, Seaby 1377, North 1001, gF, weight 1.452 g, maximum diameter 18.6 mm, die axis 0o, moneyer Ioh, Bury St. Edmunds mint, 1272 A.D.; obverse HENRICVS REX III, crowned bust facing, scepter in right; reverse IOH ON SEINTED, long cross with three pellets in each angle; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Great Britain, George II, 11 June 1727 - 25 October 1760 |  | In September of 1749, HMS Mermaid, a 24-gun sixth rate frigate, arrived in Boston with a cargo of 800,000 half-pennies and 420,000 farthings, all dated 1749. For more information see "Coins That Sailed to Boston in 1749" in Todd Cook's "The Lost Coins of Early Americans." |
| WO63768. Bronze half penny, Seaby 3719, F, rim bump, weight 9.568 g, maximum diameter 28.9 mm, die axis 180o, 1749; obverse GEORGIVS. - II. REX., laureate and cuirassed bust left; reverse BRITAN-NIA. 1749, Britannia seated left, holding olive branch and scepter, shield below; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| England, Edward III, 1327 - 1377 |  | Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most efficient military powers in Europe. His reign saw vital developments in the evolution of the English parliament, the ravages of the Black Death and the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. He remained on the throne for 50 years. |
| ME48538. Silver half penny, Seaby 1558, North 1132, F, weight 0.609 g, maximum diameter 14.6 mm, London mint, 1344 - 1351; obverse EDWARDVS REX AN, crowned head facing; reverse CIVITAS LONDON, long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle; $52.00 (€40.04) ON RESERVE |
| England, Edward III, 1327 - 1377 |  | Edward III transformed the Kingdom of England into one of the most efficient military powers in Europe. His reign saw vital developments in the evolution of the English parliament, the ravages of the Black Death and the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. He remained on the throne for 50 years. |
| ME48539. Silver half penny, Seaby 1558, North 1132, aVF, uneven strike, weight 0.521 g, maximum diameter 15.5 mm, die axis 180o, London mint, 1344 - 1351; obverse + EDWARDVS REX AN, crowned head facing; reverse CIVITAS LONDON, long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle; $45.00 (€34.65) |
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