GaryD's Mucky Fingers Silver Hammered coins
Groat The silver Fourpence, goes back to Edward I (1272-1307). The last hammered groat was produced by Charles II in 1662. Half-groat The silver Twopence, was first produced in 1351 under Edward III (1327-1377). The last hammered groat was produced by Charles II in 1662. Silver Penny The silver Penny appears to have been first introduced into England during the reign of King Offa in 757. For centuries it was the only coin struck in the realm with some 70 different mints producing the coin during the rule of William the Conqueror (1066-1087). Charles II produced the final hammered silver pennies in 1660-1662. King Stephen (1135-54 AD) Born: c.1096 Parents: Stephen, Count of Blois, and Adela (daughter of William the Conqueror) Stephen was the grandson of William the Conqueror and about six years older than his cousin and rival for the throne, Matilda (daughter of Henry I). After his father's death in 1102, his uncle raised Stephen, Henry I. Henry was genuinely fond of Stephen, and granted his nephew estates on both sides of the English Channel. By 1130, Stephen was the richest man in England and Normandy. We would like to thank Marshall Faintich, Ph.D. for his help with this coin Hi Gary, Your coin is indeed a Stephen penny - a BMC type I (Spink #1278). The first regular issue of Stephen has a bust right with sceptre on the obverse, and a cross moline on the reverse, and is called the Watford type because of the large hoard of over 600 coins of this type found in Watford, Herts in 1818. Your coin was struck between 1136 and c.1145. The obverse legend can be one of several forms similar to +STIEFNE R(E)(X) - usually the RE type is older than the R type, and the REX type is the oldest. I can't tell the name of the moneyer or the mint from the scans you sent. The reverse legend is usually in the form of + MONEYER: ON: MINT: , sometimes with colon stops between the words. Your coin appears to be in nice condition, except for being bent. I would leave straightening it to an expert, because the silver can become brittle over time, and the coin can break. You made a great find - congratulations! Cheers, Marshall Thanks again Marshall, xlt 15/09/02 king John, Lackland (1199-1216 AD) Born: 24 December 1167 John was remembered by Sir Richard Bakerbr in A Chronicle of the Kings of England: " .his works of piety were very many . . As for his actions, he neither came to the crown by justice, nor held it with any honour, nor left it peace." King John Short cross penny (not dated yet) 30/03/02 xlt 1249 1290 Alexander III Of Scotland Generally it is believed that coins with differing numbers of points are from the following mints: 20 points - Edinburgh 23 points - Aberdeen 24 points - Berwick 25 points - Roxburgh 26 points - Perth Coins with 21, 22, 27, and 28 points have not been associated with any known town, and certainly must have come from much smaller locales. Alexander III Long cross penny, 23 points so it comes from (look above) (not dated yet) Henry III (1216-72 AD) Born 1 October 1207 at Winchester Castle Died 16 November 1272 at the Palace of Westminster Son of King John and Isabella (of Angouleme) Henry III, the first monarch to be crowned in his minority, inherited the throne at the age of nine. King Henry III Long Cross penny a Class IIIb of Winchester, the moneyer is IVRDAN. DFX 01/09/02 Henry III (1216-72 AD) Half cut Long cross penny (not dated yet) Edward I Edward I, Longshanks (1272-1307 AD) Born: 17 June 1239 nicknamed "Longshanks" due to his great height and stature, was perhaps the most successful of the medieval monarchs. DFX 16.06.02 Edward I London mint (1272-1307 AD) DFX 07.09.02 Henry VI (1422-61, 1470-71 AD) Henry VI was born on December 6, 1421. He married Margaret of Anjou in 1445; the union produced one son, Edward, who was killed in battle one day before Henry's execution. He was king of both England and France, but a protector ruled each realm. The whole of Henry's reign was involved with retaining both of his crowns - in the end, he held neither. Henry VI - Annulet issue 1422-7. Annulets by neck/Annulets in 2 quarters of reverse. VILLA CALIS = Calais Mint. DFX 20.02.03 My first hammered silver coin It had been a beautiful day full sun baking hot. I had spent about seven hours on a club dig. Walking up and down with not much to show for it in my bag. There must have been about sixty of us that day and most had already gone home. And I must admit I was ready to call it a day. Then I started to talk to one of the old hands Merlin, Merlin agreed that it had been a hard day but added if you don't go over it you wont find it. I wished him luck and decided to have one more hour. I was tied the XLT is not the lightest of machines to swing around all day. I slowed down and crossed the field once more. Halfway across I got a faint two-way signal, I looked at the meter it read 8 ½" I decided to dig, two minutes later I was sitting on the ground and in my open hand looking up at me was a small silver coin. I think its times like that that stay with you for the rest of your life. I don't know which Edward these belong to so if anyone can help King Edward? Queen Mary 1553- 1558 Mary reigned alone from 1553 to 1554, then jointly with her husband Philip Hapsburg of Spain, the son of the Emperor Charles V, until 1558. The groat was the largest silver coin issued during Mary's sole reign. 29/03/02 xlt Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD) Elizabeth I was born in 1533 to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Good Queen Bess, She never married Elizabeth, the last of the Tudors, died at seventy years of age after a very successful forty-four year reign. Elizabeth I Threepence 1578 9/02/02 dfx Elizabeth I 1581 08/09/02 DFX Elizabeth I Half cut Groat 1596 Somewhat distorted and the obverse is in poor condition. This coin was bent almost double when recovered. Elizabeth I halfgroat -1558-1603-I'm unsure about the date on this one. Anyone have any ideas? I think it's an Elizabeth also 04/08/02 xlt Elizabeth sixpence no date 08/03/03 dfx Elizabeth sixpence no date 08/03/03 dfx Elizabeth I Shilling 1560 26/02/06 dfx Charles I (1625-1649) Charles I was born in 1600, the second son of James I and Anne of Denmark. In 1648, Charles was put on trial for treason; the tribunal, by a vote of 68 to 67, found the king guilty and ordered his execution in 1649 I think this is a Charles I half groat 16/03/03 xlt I think this is a Charles I penny 11/08/02 dfx Charles I (1625-1649) I think this is a Charles I Six pence 29/09/02 dfx I have been told that this could be a forgery. It seems that it was common to copy Hammered coins and send them over from Europe I don't know which King this is so please help 30/03/02 xlt Half cut dfx 08/03/03 I don't know which King this is so please help 20/04/03 xlt I don't know which King this is so please help 20/04/03 dfx this one is 15mm across and we don't know who it belongs to "King that is" so please help 12/09/03 xlt James VI 1567 - 1625 We think this to be a Scottish merk, probably James 6th (James 1st of England). 22/02/03 dfx Bistum Utrecht Dubbele groot This coin is a bit of a puzzle, there is a mint mark of the town where it was made. But it was made somewhere else.??? It's a coin of the Bishop of Utrecht. Made by David from Bourgondië (1455-1496). The name of the coin: is Double Groat, five-cent piece or White penny. It was made in Deventer between 1468 - 1474 The front: Shows a Shield of Deventer, slanting under the shield of Oversticht Moneta.Nova / De Daventria: meaning "New money of Deventer" The other side of the coin: ANNO / DOMIN / Long cross, centre of the shield of Bourgondië (from Bishop David) I would like to thank Ron (Discovery shop) and Michiel (Dutch Detector Finds) For all the help they have given, with this puzzle of a coin if anyone can add to this please do. 15. Jahrhundert Bistum Utrecht Dubbele groot 14?? (1468-1474) Münzherr: David van Bourgondië (1455-1496) Münzherr: Deventer Literatur: Van der Chijs XVII-14 usw. 24/11/02 xlt Coins that were struck by hand with a hammer hence the name. Hammered Coin Category Early Anglo Saxon Circa 600 - 775 - Thrymsas - Sceattes - Kings Of Northumbria - Archbishops of York Middle Anglo Saxon Circa 780 - 973 - Kings of Kent - Archbishops of Canterbury - Kings of Mercia - Kings of Anglia Vikings Circa 885 - 954 Kings of Wessex 789 - 959 Late Anglo Saxon Kings - Eagar - Edward the Martyr - Aethelred II - Cnut - Harold I - Harthacnut - Edward the Confessor - Harold II Norman Kings 1066 - 1154 William I, William II, Henry I, Stephen, Civil War and the Anarchy Plantagenet Kings 1154 - 1399 Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II House of Lancaster 1399 - 1461 Henry IV , Henry V, Henry VI, First Reign House of York 1461 - 1485 Edward IV, Henry VI, restored, Edward IV, Second reign, Edward IV or V, Richard III House of Tudor 1485 - 1603 Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Phillip and Mary, Elizabeth I House of Stuart 1603 - 1714 (Continued in Milled Section) James I, Charles I, The Commonwealth, Oliver Cromwell Return to Coin index

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