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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SwK, post: 2322204, member: 22309&quot;]<p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]469557[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><font face="Arial">BRITISH COINS, Charles II, hammered coinage (1660-1662), second issue, unite, mm. crown, laur. bust l., mark of value behind, rev. crowned oval garnished shield dividing CR</font></i></p> <p style="text-align: center"><i><font face="Arial"><br /></font></i></p><p><font face="Arial">THOMAS SIMON&#039;S portrait on last hammered coinages of Charles II 1660/62 was one of the greatest artistic accomplishments in English coinage.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">354 years ago Britain witnessed the last Hammered Coins to be produced. These were created at the Tower Mint in London the only difference being denominations have value as can be seen above XX behind the king&#039;s head.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">This was the last coinage before full scale production of milled coinage.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">In 1660 when Charles II became King two important events in English numismatics cast their shadow forward, and over the hammered coinage of Charles II wanted to change from the Commonwealth money move forward from the hammered coinage to the minting press.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">The last hammered coins of Charles II were for no more than a very short period even though the engraving had outstanding artistic qualities. The king was obviously unhappy to continue to use the existing Commonwealth coinage and dies and used his best endeavors to have new coinage with his name and portrait on them as soon as possible.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">When Charles II became King apart from the enigmatic Rawlins no engraver other than Simon was qualified to cut the punches. Charles II was impatient and could not understand why the changeover took time.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial">“Hammered coins were produced by placing a blank piece of metal (a planchet or flan) of the correct weight between two dies, and then striking the upper die with a hammer to produce the required image on both sides. The planchet was usually cast from a mold. The bottom die (sometimes called the anvil die) was usually counter sunk in a log or other sturdy surface and was called a pile. One of the minters held the die for the other side (called the trussel), in his hand while it was struck either by himself or an assistant”</font></p><p><font face="Arial"><br /></font></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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