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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 5288983, member: 87080&quot;]That is another great post [USER=101855]@johnmilton[/USER] that was a very enjoyable read.&nbsp; Your half-noble of Edward III is spectacular!&nbsp; I&#039;ve rarely seen half nobles in that fine a condition, usually just the noble.&nbsp; My theory is that nobles were too valuable, at 80d, to circulate in the economy with much regularly whereas the half-noble and especially the quarter noble did. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also think it&#039;s of interest to note that Edward I was rather prolific in issuing pennies of the Irish type.&nbsp; Several million were minted during his reign.&nbsp; After that, it wasn&#039;t until Edward IV that significant minting in Ireland occurred.&nbsp; Also, Edward III, upon the capture of Calais, opened a mint in said city. Over the next roughly 200 years that it was in English hands themint was prolific at times, even out producing the mint at London for certain issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll add a few of my coins, all ones I&#039;ve shown before.</p><p><b>Edward I</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221801[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221802[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Edward III</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221804[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221805[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221811[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221806[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Richard II</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1221807[/ATTACH]</p><p>My groat of Richard II is an ugly coin, but it typifies a lot of the surviving groats from his reign.&nbsp; The half groats are even more rare and command higher prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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