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Quick Quiz #11 – Charles I Errors

Peter — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:45:39 +0000

Can you spot the errors present on these Charles I coins. They might be missing letters, extra letters or something else. There are 8 coins each with a different error.

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Quick Quiz #10 – Crosses

Peter — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 15:12:31 +0000

In this quiz, identify the type of cross on each of 6 coins.

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Quick Quiz #9 – Provenance Marks

Peter — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:46:11 +0000

In this quiz eight coins have a provenance mark, to indicate the source of the metal. Can you identify the eight different provenance marks?

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Quick Quiz #8 – Who introduced these coins?

Peter — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:00:59 +0000

In this quiz there are 8 types of coin that were introduced by 8 different monarchs. The coins illustrated are an example from an issue of the monarch that introduced the type of coin. The name of the monarch has been obscured on each coin.

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Quick Quiz #7 – Family relationships

Peter — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:50:55 +0000

In this quiz there are six pairs of coins with a coin from two different monarchs. Those monarchs share a family relationship. What relation is the monarch at the bottom to the monarch at the top? As with all these quizzes, each answer is used once and once only.

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Quick Quiz #6 – Missing Letters

Peter — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:20:45 +0000

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Quick Quiz #5 – Henry VI Coin Issues

Peter — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:30:22 +0000

To accompany my new article Henry VI Part Two, a quiz on his coins.

Coins at the time of Henry VI bore no date. The various issues of Henry VI had privy marks that serve to classify them and place them within a date range, as shown below. Here is an example, together with the various privy marks found on Henry VI coins. Additional pellets appear in some issues, next to the king’s head and in the angles of the reverse. There are 6 issues to identify in the quiz below.

Example: Leaf-Mascle

Photo: © DNW

Obverse: leaf below bust, mascle after REX. Reverse: leaves after POSVI and SIE, mascle before LA

Privy Marks

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Quick Quiz #4 – Charles I Mints

Peter — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:19:19 +0000

Charles I issued coins from several provincial mints. There are various clues on the coins to indicate which mints they are from. Can you match the six coins to the six mints.

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Quick Quiz #3 – In this year

Peter — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:34:10 +0000

For many detectorists one of the joys of detecting is the connection with history that their finds brings. In my review of DNW – Coins and Historical Medals – 9 February, there are the stories of two collectors whose interest in coins was sparked by the connection to history.

Drawing on that, in this quiz there are 8 coins that were minted in the same year as significant events in British history. Match the coin to the event.

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Quick Quiz #2 Edward I Pennies

Peter — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:41:02 +0000

In 1279, Edward I instituted a major reform of the coinage. As part of this, the moneyer’s name was removed from coins (with the exception of Robert de Hadelie of Bury St Edmunds). The legend on the reverse would bear the name of the mint only, prefixed by CIVITAS or VILLA. For example, in the image below, the legend reads CIVITAS LONDON. The tip for identifying the mint name is to find the word “CIVITAS” or “VILLA” on the coin. The letters that remain are the name of the mint.

In this quiz, you will see the reverse of 8 Edward I pennies from 8 different provincial mints. Identify the mint.

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