Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

Five Shillings (1461-1836)

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History of the Crown, Quarter Guinea and 5/6
Values of the Crown and Quarter Guinea

Quick find by reign:

Edward IV : Henry VIII : Edward VI : Elizabeth I : James I : Charles I : Commonwealth : Charles II : James II : William & Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV

Please note: as the images have come from a wide range of sources, they are not to scale relative to each other.

The Half Ryal

Edward IV

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Light Coinage Half Ryal, Bristol Mint, mintmark sun S.1960 Courtesy of Spink

The Crown of the Double Rose

Henry VIII

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Crown of the Double Rose, Second Coinage, Tower Mint, 1529-1532 Mintmark: lis Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

The Crown

Edward VI

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1552 Crown, London Mint, mintmark tun Courtesy of Spink

Elizabeth I

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6th coinage Crown, mintmark 1 Courtesy of Spink

James I

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Britain Crown First bust, mintmark rose 1604-1619 The first use of MAG BRIT (Great Britain) in the legend Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

The Quarter Laurel

James I

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Quarter Laurel Second bust, mintmark thistle, 1619-1625. Denomination V used for the first time on gold coins. Courtesy of Spink

The Crown (continued)

Charles I

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Gold crown, Tower Mint under the King, 1625 - 1642 Second bust, no inner circle, mintmark castle Courtesy of Spink

Silver crown, Oxford Mint, 1643 No mintmark, S.2946A Courtesy of Spink

Silver crown, Exeter Mint, 1643 - 1646 Mintmark rose, S.3055 Courtesy of Spink

Commonwealth

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1653 Commonwealth crown Mintmark: sun Courtesy of Spink

1658 crown, Cromwell type 8 over 7 as for all such coins Courtesy of Spink

Charles II

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Hammered gold crown, second issue (1660-2) S.3306 Courtesy of Spink

1662 rose under bust crown, first bust Courtesy of Spink

1668 crown, second bust Courtesy of Spink

1671 crown, third bust Courtesy of Spink

1673 crown, fourth bust Courtesy of Spink

1676 crown, fourth bust Donated anonymously

James II

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1687 crown Second bust Courtesy of Spink

William and Mary

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1692 crown Donated anonymously

William III

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1696 crown, first bust Donated anonymously

Queen Anne

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1707 roses & plumes crown, London Mint, first bust & Pre-Union reverse Courtesy of Spink

1707 crown, London Mint, second bust & Post-Union reverse Courtesy of Spink

1707E crown, Edinburgh Mint, Post-Union reverse Donated anonymously

1708 plumes crown, London Mint, obverse (second bust) & reverse Courtesy of Spink

1708E crown, Edinburgh Mint, second bust Courtesy of Spink

1713 crown, London Mint, third bust Courtesy of Spink

George I

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1716 roses & plumes crown Courtesy of Spink

George II

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1736 crown, first bust Donated anonymously

1743 crown, roses on reverse, second bust, GEORGIUS Courtesy of Spink

1746 LIMA crown, second bust, GEORGIVS Courtesy of Spink

1750 crown, second bust, GEORGIVS Courtesy of Spink

George III

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Oval Counterstamp on 1795 Mexico 8 reales Courtesy of Spink

Octagonal Counterstamp on 1802 Mexico 8 reales Donated anonymously

1804 Bank of England dollar, obverse Traces of original coin at bottom right of the obverse, and at the left on the reverse Donated anonymously

1817 'Three Graces' Pattern Crown by W.Wyon Courtesy of Spink

1819 Crown Courtesy of Spink

George IV

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1821 Crown, first type. Courtesy of Spink

1822 Crown, first type, SECUNDO edge. Courtesy of Martin Platt

1826 Crown, second type. Courtesy of Spink

William IV

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1831 proof crown 'Harshly cleaned and now toned, good very fine' An object lesson on why you should not clean coins of this rarity Courtesy of Spink

Quick find by reign:

Edward IV : Henry VIII : Edward VI : Elizabeth I : Commonwealth : Charles II : James II : William & Mary :William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV

Acknowledgements

All those pictures with a blue background have been generously donated by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. I am particularly grateful for the opportunity to display images of such fine specimens.

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