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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25283503, member: 101855&quot;]I have become quite interested in the English coinage issued during the time George III (1760 to 1820). I have noted that the British government issued gold coins, especially the guinea and half-guinea on a regular yearly basis until the time when the French revolutionists and Napoleon started trouble in Europe.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coinage of silver was very spotty. There was a shilling in 1763 and then no more until 1787. There were half shillings coined also coinage in 1787.</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper coinage was also spotty. There were half pennies from 1770 to 1776 and farthings from 1771 to 1775. After than the counterfeiters took over.</p><p><br /></p><p>This leaves the 1, 2, 3 and 4 pence silver coins that were issued from 1763 to 1800 with a lot of dates missing during that period. Were these pieces just Maundy coins, or did they have some influence on the economy? Given the start of the Condor tokens to fill in for the shortage of copper coins, where these small silver pieces of any importance?</p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to have those of you who know more than I weigh in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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