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They always say 2 blokes!

Actually it's King William III (William of Orange) at the front and his wife Queen Mary II behind him (Daughter of James II).

They ruled jointly from 1688 till her death in 1694 then William went on alone till 1702 when he died and was succeded by Queen Anne.

The sixpences were minted in 1693 and 1694. Mine's 1693.

 

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ahh king billy of battle of the boyne .very unusual indeed was there ever another era with 2 monarchs on the coinage.This is intresting id heard of the king of course but didint know he joint ruled with the wife..very nice historical piece that

 

just been looking it up about it.was like of course william and mary.great coin you got there such history.

im taking it sixpences are your passion.i think theres something special about them too.have you got one of each monarch or are you trying to get every date available?.Or just collecting as you find one you like.


British coinage is ultimately fascinating and historical.

 

Sixpences are one of my collecting passions. I'm actually doing a date set from 1674-1787 (just the London mint variants), i'm missing out all the errors, but i am collecting the over date examples and all the different bust and reverse variants. I'm nearly a third of the way through. (1.7 more coins and i'm 1/3rd of the way through, i currently have 26/82).

Why i collect them is interesting in itself, i remember as an impressionable 5 year old when i first sat down with my 1985 Spinks i was looking through and i took a fancy to a Charles II sixpence, i hadn't been collecting long but i promised myself that one day i'd get just one. Then a few years ago i finally got the chance to get one (i saw it staring up at me through the coin dealers counter... i fulfilled the promise to myself and bang i was hooked), i now have 5 Charles II sixpences... 8 more and i'll have a full mini set of Charles II ones!

 

Actually yes there was.

Two other periods of English history saw two monarchs depicted together, making three periods in total (all husband and wife relations, two were joint rulers the other was not).

The first time it happened was in the 12th century during the reign of King Stephen there was one issue with both he and his wife Matilda depicted standing facing each other. Now this is where it gets confusing cos there were also coins of another Matilda, out at the same time cos there was a Civil war going on between Stephen and Empress Matilda (also known as Maud), sadly his wife was called Matilda too it causes no end of confusion.

The second time that two monarchs occured simultaneously was for another 'M' this time Queen Mary I and Philip II of Spain, both shown facing each other on the Shillings and Sixpences. I do have a Philip and Mary groat but only Mary is pictured on that.

So it's;

1) Stephen and Matilda 1135-1154
2) Philip and Mary I 1554-1558
3) William and Mary II 1688-1694

 

1985 you were 5 year old heck you a young pup i was going to the school discos then.

nice info i think the nearer you get to completing your run the more eager you will become to achieve it.

On that last coin you need when you see a good example i think you will pay anything for it.Thats the point i think when for any of us our heart will rule the head.

 

Actually the book was a few years old at that point cos i was 5 in 1989! So i'm 4 years younger than you already thought!

I'm still searching around for my sixpences, but occasionally other coins get in the way...

 

A few years back I was up in North Dakota visiting a friend. While there we went out and did some shotting. He's an advid collector of rifles. After shotting for awhile we drove around. He stopped and hadn't noticed before but there was an old farm house that was tucked away in a grove of trees. As we looked around the old place there were all kinds of neat and interesting stuff. While looking inside the house I was wondering around looking inside the kitchen. I open a few of the old cupboards and for some reason I reached up on the top shelf and ran my hand towards the back of the shelf. I felt something small tucked away in the back. When I pulled it out and dusted it off I couldnt' beleive my eyes. It was a 1899 V-Nickel that was toned a dark chocolate color but was totally uncirculated. I about wet my pants...lol. I started jumping up and down. My friend just couldn't understand why I got so excited. Wow, what a find. My digital camera is in the shop. Hopefully I will have it back by the middle of this week and I'll try and get a shot of it.

 

Well, not a lot.

Actually, we have a lot mountains, trees, fields, wild animals, farms, etc...

The county seat is Stuart, VA.
The Blue Ridge Parkway runs through here.
Lover's Leap Mountain and Mabry's Mill, are a couple of landmarks.

It's nothing like Richmond, I assure you.

If you're interested in finding out more about my local area...

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