Great Britain Coins - Through The Ages

[@michaelgoodspeed846]

Greetings BBen - interesting history lessen through coins - Best wishes in Long Beach

[@alanl.1379]

I was hoping my favorite Victoria would show up - Gothic Crown. Definitely stands out among the various designs of the period.

[@SouthSideFrankie]

Some very interesting coins, the Elizabeth I coin Sixpence looked like the milled type (not hammered), these were discontinued I believe because the machines were too slow - the Tudor Era is a very interesting part of the British History. The Victorian Coins are highly collectable and it was a great period of industrialisation for the UK. The 1887 coin shows the Jubilee Head Type (50 years on the throne), the Crown shows the 'Old Veiled Head' Type. Great video.

[@officeguy3]

Great video with beautiful coins. Nice to see the transition over the years starting with coins struck with a hammer, screw press, steam press, to the modern press.

[@limaechonumismatics]

Very nice presentation! It’s cool to see all the old designs and how each coin tells its own story

[@morgansinner]

I love coins,collecting and history ! My imagination runs ,thinking of possible historic figures throughout the past, roughly 500 years who were alive and present during these times. One never knows, Queen or King alike !! So very much enjoyed the video, thank you Ben.

[@TheCoinGeek]

Thanks! Glad you liked it

[@dougtilley8206]

Thanks Ben for another very enlightening program this time on British coinage. The Queen Anne Crown has an E in the field indicating a Edinburgh Scotland mintage. I glad that you enjoyed the coins and my favorite are the same as the ones you noted, William and Mary (who came over from the Netherlands) to replace a very bad James II and the proof George V. Best of luck with the sales in Long Beach!! Doug

[@TheCoinGeek]

Thanks Doug!

[@neptunesmarsh]

I should mention the sixpence is part of Elizabeth's machine-struck milled coins, minted at a time when hammering was still the only efficient method. As the coin is milled the design is well-centered and the details are strong. Elizabeth's milled issues tend to be scarcer than her hammered coins. The Tudor rose to the right of the queen's bust denotes the face-value, relative to the size of the coin. The 1695 William III crown has only his portrait since his wife Mary II died the year earlier. The Queen Anne crown features an "E" below the bust, indicating it was struck at the Edinburgh mint in Scotland, one year after the act of Union in 1707, which formally established the United Kingdom. All English coins were minted at Sterling (.925) silver purity until 1920.

[@TheCoinGeek]

Thanks for the value add!

[@amauldin71]

I feel like I lucked out because I stumbled across these coins on your site yesterday before you put out this video. Can't wait to get the ones I snatched up in the mail and then compare them to what you explained here.

[@TheCoinGeek]

Oh- good timing

[@fareast_de]

Great and very informative show. Please do the same with German and other European coins ! Greets from GER, U.

[@TheCoinGeek]

Thanks- I’ll try to get more fin groups like this together

[@rasbobbo]

Some of the themes endure til today, George & the dragon, Una & the lion, lion & unicorn are to be found on modern coinage. Have fun in Cali.

[@signofthestigmata]

Dragon 🐉 Slayer! 🤘🏽

[@667hodge]

Elizabeth I looks that way because her father,Henry VIII had her mother,Anne Boleyn, executed in 1536.Anne's life is a very compelling story

[@signofthestigmata]

Dang, that’s a bada$$ comment! 🤘🏽

[@chopchung]

also, she was plauged with toothache due to her love of the recently discovered SUGAR!

[@kevinpoggensee]

And now for something completely different...

[@williamguirl7735]

Queen Victoria only ascended the Crown because 5 predessors passed away, making her Queen of the British Empire for 63 years; Nice Collection, I collect British Large Cents(affordable)

[@BuildWall]

Technically the coins prior to 1707 are English coins. Only after the Acts of Union took effect that year did Great Britain come into existence. 🤓

[@lovecraftianwalrus4490]

That Queen Anne coin is Scottish. The E mint mark indicates it was made in Edinburgh.

[@williamguirl7735]

World coins are more affordable but more difficult to find outside the Larger Coin Markets or internet, old 18th & 19th Century Mexican used to be really affordable 25-30 years ago.

[@williamguirl7735]

William & Mary College was the First College in Colonial America; sponsored by William & Mary; fun facts!

[@lordleonusa]

In the quality of the coins you showed, your prices seemed a bit on the low side, for example, that Queen Anne coin is around $200 now.

[@normandgoupil382]

Can I send coins to you to be graded? I see on your videos you sent a customers coins in with yours to be graded. Also what is the average price you charge for this service? Sincerely, a recent customer and follower of your videos!! Normand from Hawaii sometimes it is what is beautiful that carries us... Barry Lopez

[@TheCoinGeek]

At this time we’re not taking any coins for grading (time restraints). Feel free to email in a couple of months with what you want to get graded and we’ll see if we can.

[@borisperez3129]

George V is my fav of the lot

[@williamguirl7735]

Curious Myths of The Middle Ages II, has entire chapter on the Myth of St. George slaying the dragon has its origins in pre Middle Ages Levant or what we in the parlance of our times call the Middle East.

[@binaryplanettectonics8117]

Sadly UK coils left behind Stirling silver (0.925 fine Ag) after 1920 as the pound had weakened due to World War 1 inflation and the associated ruin of a once wealthy colonial power. Therefore 1927 George VI and later are all cupro nickel. Australia retained use of 0.925 Stirling silver until 1945, only 2 crowns issued 1938 and 1937. Great Britain was the circulating coinage in the Australian colonies until Federation of States 1901 and first Australian pattern coins from 1910.

[@lordleonusa]

In 1920 British coins were debased from Sterling Silver, 0.925 to 50% or 0.500 Silver, and they stayed that way until 1945 when they removed all of the Silver and became Cupro-Nickle. (Because of the World Wars)

[@sandiahead]

It wasn't Kevin Garnet, it was Kenny G.

[@donaldinnewmexico]

Hi Ben. The new coins with Chuckie on them are so out of proportion. They had to do that. Otherwise, his ears would stretch around to the reverse of the coins.

[@williamgrimes668]

world coins are such a great value for the scarcity. I sold all my US coins and now I only buy Latin American gold..

[@TheCoinGeek]

Great area to collect

[@chopchung]

Charles II and James II were (not suprisingly)...BROTHERS, hence their similar features!. Same William, Mary died in 1694 so was removed from the coinage portraits. ALL British coins use LATIN wording and translate names into that Language with Elizabeth bring the exception-that's always in English though no one seems to know why!. Charles III has decided that he too will have the English spelling on his coins rather than Carolus. The "drapes" on the William IIII coin are actually a very fancy cloak called a "mantle". "K.G".- Kruger Gray, English coin designer for George V.

[@СергейМасленников-я1ч]

Монеты в таком состоянии это нумизматический мусор!

[@thelink4492]

the earlist coins you can get from the UK is celtic coins and anglo saxon Sceats but i would imagen they would be hard to get in America

[@c123bthunderpig]

I collect coins for my own interest in history, not to get ripped off by coin dealers.

[@borisperez3129]

Carolo II has a snout that oh my. The other guy has a smaller one.

[@chopchung]

Charles II DID indeed have a prominant nose. "the Other guy" is James II, Charles' brother who's nose was only slightly smaller. The Singer ROD STEWART has a very similar nose to these two kings who are from the Stewart branch of the Royal family but no one has ever managed to prove that he is related to them!.If you look at pictures of RS from around 1977 his nose DOES indeed look very like Charles II.

[@mrsroja4838]

Ok

[@borisperez3129]

As if Russia exists, that George slayin the dragon is also present in that part of the world, not just England, UK whatever

[@lordleonusa]

The wording on the English and British coins is not Italian, it's in Latin. DEI GRATI, means by the grace of God.