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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 97137, member: 112&quot;]You just HAD to go and say that didn&#039;&#039;t ya Mik&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And here I&#039;d been having fun searching the net like a madman for reliable information. I finally had to give up and resort to books&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this did a provide an opportunity to do a bit of research, one of my favorite things. According to Prof. Philip Grierson, the silver penny was not the first silver coin minted in Britain. The first silver coin minted in Britain, by Anglo Saxons (have to add that qualification), was the sceat, struck in 90%+ silver with a weight of 20 grains or 1.3 gm around 670 AD and in or near Kent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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