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King Charles I

King Charles I, Sixpence, - CHISTO - error, Briot's milled coinage, 1631 to 1639, Briot joined Tower Mint in 1628 and was sole designer for the bust of royal coinage, In 1631 he introduced milled or machine made coinage, Coins were of much higher quality than the hammered counterparts, The main drawback seems to have been the length of time required to produce coins, More strange therefore that - CHRISTO - is mis-spelt on this issue, The parallel marks seen are flan reduction marks made during the minting process, CC Ref # EMS-45, gVF

King Charles II, 1663 to 1684

1683, King Charles II Silver Sixpence, draped bust of Charles II, crowned cruciform shields with interlinked C’s in angles, Spink 3382, ESC 1523 CC Ref # EMSIXP-38, F

King James II, 1686 to 1688

1686, King James II, Silver Sixpence, draped bust of James II, early type crowned cruciform shields. This coin has been holed and plugged otherwise VF grade, Spink 3412, ESC 1525 – SCARCE, CC Ref # EMSIXP-39, VF

1687, King James II, Silver Sixpence, draped bust of James II, later type crowned cruciform shields altered from early shields. Spink 3412, ESC 1526C – RARE2 – VERY RARE, CC Ref # EMSIXP-40, gVF

King William III, 1695 to 1701

1696, King William III, Silver Sixpence. From the period of the Great Recoinage. This came about after the decision was taken to withdraw hammered coinage in England and replace it with superior milled pieces. The work was done at five provincial mints and was often of doubtful quality because the workforce taken on for this task was inexperienced and time pressure made matters worse. Coming out from this time is a very large number of varieties. This coin dating from 1696 has the 1st bust of King William, large crowns above the shields, and the early harp. Spink 3520, ESC 1533, CC Ref # EMSIXP-42, F

1697, King William III, Silver Sixpence. From the period of the Great Recoinage. This came about after the decision was taken to withdraw hammered coinage in England and replace it with superior milled pieces. The work was done at five provincial mints and was often of doubtful quality because the workforce taken on for this task was inexperienced and time pressure made matters worse. Coming out from this time is a very large number of varieties. This coin dating from 1697 has the 1st bust of King William with B for Bristol mint below, large crowns above the shields and a late harp. In excellent condition this piece would be an attractive part of any collection of this period. Spink 3532, CC Ref # EMSIXP-43, gVF

1697, King William III, Silver Sixpence. From the period of the Great Recoinage. This came about after the decision was taken to withdraw hammered coinage in England and replace it with superior milled pieces. The work was done at five provincial mints and was often of doubtful quality because the workforce taken on for this task was inexperienced and time pressure made matters worse. Coming out from this time is a very large number of varieties. This coin dating from 1697 has the 3rd bust of King William and large crowns above the shields. In excellent condition this piece would be an attractive part of any collection of this period. Spink 3538, CC Ref # GS-4, EF

1697, King William III, Silver Sixpence - small crowns, Spink 3531, CC Ref # EMSIXP-1, F

1697, King William III, Silver Sixpence, first draped bust of William III, small crowns over cruciform shields, later harp, Spink 3531, ESC 1525, CC Ref # EMSIXP-41, F

Queen Anne, 1703 to 1711

1703, VIGO, Queen Anne, Silver Sixpence, draped bust with VIGO below, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3590, ESC 1582, CC Ref # EMSIXP-44, VF

1707E, Queen Anne, Silver Sixpence, draped bust with the letter E below standing for Edinburgh mint, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3620, ESC 1588 - SCARCE, CC Ref # EMSIXP-45, Fair

1711, Queen Anne, Silver Sixpence, after the Union of England and Scotland. Normal draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, large Lis type, Spink 3619, ESC 1596A, CC Ref # EMSIXP-46, EF

1711, Queen Anne, Silver Sixpence, after the Union of England and Scotland. Normal draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, large Lis type, Spink 3619, ESC 1596A, CC Ref # EMSIXP-11, gF

King George I, 1717 to 1726

1723 SSC, King George I, Silver Sixpence, draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with SSC in the angles, small lettering on the obverse with large lettering on the reverse, Spink 3652, ESC 1600, CC Ref # EMSIXP-47, aEF

King George II, 1728 to 1758

1739, King George II, Silver Sixpence, young laureate bust, crowned cruciform shields with roses in the angles, Spink 3708, ESC 1612, CC Ref # EMSIXP-48, VF

1746-LIMA, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust with LIMA below, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3710A, ESC 1618, CC Ref # EMSIXP-49, colourful attractive toning EF

1746-LIMA, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust with LIMA below, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3710A, ESC 1618, CC Ref # EMSIXP-2, bold VF

1746-LIMA, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust with LIMA below, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3710A, ESC 1618, CC Ref # EMSIXP-3, bold F

1750, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3711, ESC 1620 - SCARCE, CC Ref # EMSIXP-50, bold VF/EF

1757, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3711, ESC 1622, CC Ref # EMSIXP-51, VF

1757, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3711, ESC 1622, CC Ref # EMSIXP-4, FINE

1758, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3711, ESC 1623, CC Ref # EMSIXP-5, gVF

1758, King George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate and draped bust, crowned cruciform shields with plain angles, Spink 3711, ESC 1623, CC Ref # EMSIXP-52, VF/gVF

1758, George II, Silver Sixpence, old laureate bust, Spink 3711, CC Ref # EMSIXP-6, Fine

1787, King George III, Silver Sixpence, laureate and draped bust, without semee of hearts, Spink 3748, ESC 1626, CC Ref # EMSIXP-53, aVF

1816, King George III, Silver Sixpence, laureate head with date below, crowned shield in Garter, Spink 3791, CC Ref # EMSIXP-7, Fine

1818, King George III, Silver Sixpence, laureate head with date below, crowned shield in Garter, Spink 3791, ESC 1634-SCARCE, CC Ref # EMSIXP-54, gF

King George IV, 1820 to 1829

1824, King George IIII, Silver Sixpence, laureate head, crowned shield in Garter, Spink 3814, CC Ref # EMSIXP-8, Fine

1826, King George IV, Silver Sixpence. The early George IV sixpences depicted a laureate head of the king, which was thought not to be very flattering and was much disapproved of by the monarch. So in 1826 the king's head was replaced by a bare head design by William Wyon. The sixpence was the last of the main silver coinage to discard the laureate bust. The reverse was by Johann Baptiste Merlen. There were three designs, the last being the lion on crown motif. This design surfaced again on George V sixpences almost 100 years later. This is an excellent example of this coin type.Spink 3815, CC Ref # GS-6, aEF

Queen Victoria, 1838 to 1901

1842, Queen Victoria, Silver Sixpence. 1st young head, crowned mark of value within wreath, with date below, ESC 1688 - RARE, Spink 3908, CC Ref # GS-18, Fine

1881, Queen Victoria, Silver Sixpence, 3rd young head, crowned mark of value within wreath, with date below, ESC 1740 - SCARCE, Spink 3912, CC Ref # EMSIXP-12, gVF

1883, Queen Victoria, Silver Sixpence, 3rd young head, crowned mark of value within wreath, with date below, ESC 1744 – SCARCE, Spink 3912, CC Ref # EMSIXP-9, Fine

1888, Queen Victoria, Silver Sixpence, Jubilee head, crowned mark of value within wreath, with date below, ESC 1756, Spink 3929, CC Ref# GS-19, aEF

1899, Queen Victoria, Silver sixpence, veiled head, crowned mark of value within wreath, with date below,  ESC 1769, Spink 3941, CC Ref# gs-21, UNC

King Edward VII, 1902 to 1910

1910, King Edward VII, Silver sixpence, crowned mark of value within wreath, with date below, Choice example, ESC 1794, Spink 3983, CC Ref# GS-1, Uncirculated

King George V, 1911 to 1936

1914, King George V, Silver Sixpence, bare head, reverse lion rampant on crown, ESC 1799, Spink 4014, CC Ref # EMSIXP-10, EF