13th century silver british penny

here is my newest coin club door price win.

at first it was ether this a complete jefferson circulated year set in a velvet like book thing or a book with some wheats in it. The jefferson was the first to go then some gold plated crap coins the wheats went right before my name was picked not a big deal it only hade 5 wheats i needed for my album.

I grabbed this as soon as my name was called. I like it even if it only has melt value ect



What do you think and what is the value

 

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Other side ??

 

might not be able to get a scan but ill try

 

scan has washed out a lot of detail because of the plastic it is in

 

cool looking. is it real or fake ?

 

It should be real it has a coa but im not sure i havent had time to figure iut which catagory it galls in

 

Something like that is only worth melt value. If that's the case ai would give you double melt, wait triple melt.

I like it a lot. I also like the bust a lot ! I think you did alright I'd be happy to have it.

 

It definitely is an HIII and not from London but I am going to have to rotate the image to see who minted it where from the reverse of the coin. I believe the moneyer is "Willem" but cannot yet discern the mint name.

 

Now this is something I've gotta see.

 

Worth about $30.00

 

For a coin minted about 800 years ago? Super buy, absolutely worth every penny of it.

 

Canterbury mint; Willem, moneyer. Precise typology and dating is based on letter forms and minor variations in punches. If you break it out of the plastic and take a clear picture, I should be able to give you more information.

 

Great work!

 

Here is a similar one from the same king and era (1242 AD) of mine. Alas, its holed.

 

You can get late roman coins minted 1600 years ago all day long for a few dollars. Heck, get some wuzhu chinese coins minted 2000 years ago for a buck or so.

Age is not much of a factor in prices of coins. Almost all of my ancient coins, including gold ones, I have paid less than what a very worn 1916d dime is worth.

 

That is cool

 

what??

 

how much was this mine has better detail and it more centered

I read alot of these were choped up in halfs and quarters and many more were melted for the silver during the same time they circulated

 

Yours is a completely different issue. That is a short cross penny, struck with the same types and legends in the reigns of Henry II, Richard I, John, and Henry III. Your long cross issue was only struck under Henry III and Edward I. Issues of this time were regularly halved and quartered to provide halfpennies and farthings, up until well after these smaller denominations were actually struck.

 

i dont think this would be considered ancient . How about midevil