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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 4187731, member: 89314&quot;]If Henry VIII debased his English silver issues in later years, his Irish coinage was even worse.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a half groat struck in London for Ireland, with on the reverse a crowned h and crowned A (= Anne Boleyn).&nbsp; Given Anne&#039;s short reign as Queen, these are not so common.&nbsp; Henry and Anne formally married on 25 January 1533, after a secret wedding on 14 November 1532.&nbsp; She was crowned Queen of England on 1 June 1533.&nbsp; She was arrested on 2 May 1536,&nbsp; found guilty on 15 May and beheaded on 19 May. The silver content is&nbsp; 0.842.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075842[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075843[/ATTACH] </p><p>Edward VI&#039;s government introduced a new high quality coinage after Henry VIII&#039;s death. However, before they did so they issued one final round of debased groats to help finance their new coinage in Henry&#039;s name.&nbsp; Here is an example of this posthumous coinage struck for Ireland in Dublin with an official value of Sixpence rather than Four pence:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075851[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1075852[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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