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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25374602, member: 101855&quot;]I started collecting British coins about ten years ago. My initial goal was to get at least one coin from each ruler, who issued a coin, from Edward the Confessor to Elizabeth II. The reason for that beginning was the story of William the Conqueror. One version is that Edward may have told him that he should be the next king. He acted on that, won the Battle of Hastings, and changed English history. Later I expanded the kings list to Alfred the Great. </p><p><br /></p><p>Edward III was the first to issue gold coins during that era. I tried to get a gold piece when I could afford it. I was not extremely fussy. A nice, undamaged VF or Fine gold piece was just fine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some gold pieces, like Elizabeth I, surprisingly, are beyond my budget. For Henry IV, a gold piece proved to be the only way to get a decent coin to represent him. Henry’s silver coins were too heavy. The vast majority of them were sent to the continent and melted. Most of the survivors are terrible. Dealers told me a piece in Fair (American grading) was “a bargain” at $2,800. No thank you! For double that, I got a noble. Over graded in its PCGS holder, but still very presentable. </p><p><br /></p><p>While I was doing this, I compiled a “bullet book” with history of each king and queen. That project is now up to two loose leaf binders. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of late, I have been studying and concentrating on the coinage during the time of Charles III. The Americans complained that the British wouldn’t supply them with enough coins, but the citizens of the British Isles had the same problem. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have run on for too long, but I will post some coins from time to time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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