c17 coins and values

[Peppers_mum]

Can anyone point me at information which will help me understand c17 coinage and money please?
. photos/drawings of each coin
. face value description
. what could be purchased with that coin
. how long you would have to work to earn that (if you were say a pikeman at 6d per day)

I am looking at the ECW period specifically.

Thanks v much. I feel this would be a really useful resource!

[Merlon.]

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[Peppers_mum]

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I haven't seen it..... so I shall pm you my email address if that's ok so you can resend. Cheers

[davetmoneyer]

Hi, the baisic coinage during the Stuart reigns is as follows:

copper coins (early issues tin plated)
Farthing tokens produced by
Harrington, Lennox,(James I)
Richmond, Maltravers, (Charles I)
Royal issue rose farthings (Charles I)

Silver coins
James I
Halfpence, penny, halfgroat, threepence, groat(4d), sixpence, shilling(12d), halfcrown(2s 6d or 30d), crown (5 shillings)

Charles I (standard issues)
Halfpence, penny, halfgroat, threepence, groat(4d), sixpence, shilling(12d), halfcrown(2s 6d or 30d), crown (5 shillings), half pound (10 shilling), pound (20shilling)
Siege Money silver (Charles 1 and II)
sixpence, ninepence, shilling, halfcrown (Newark )
Shilling, two shilling, three shilling (Carlisle)
Shilling (Pontefract)
Groat, sixpence, sevenpence, eightpence, ninepence, tenpence, elevenpence, shilling, 1s1d, 1s2d, 1s3d, 1s4d, 1s6d, 1s9d, two shilling (2s), 2s4d, halfcrown, 2s7d, 2s10d, 3 shilling, crown, 5s8d, (Scarborough Castle).

Commonwealth
Silver coins
Halfpence, penny, halfgroat, sixpence, shilling(12d), halfcrown(2s 6d or 30d), crown (5 shillings)

Gold Coins
James I
Rose Ryal ( 30s and 33s), Unite ( 20s - 22s from 1612), Sovereign (20s), Laural (20s), Spur Ryal (15s), Angel (10s -11s from 1612), Half soveriegn (10s), Double Crown (10s),Half Laural (10s), Crown, Britain Crown Quarter Laurel(5s), Thistle Crown (4s) Halfcrown (2s6d),

Charles I
Triple Unite (60s), Unite ( 20s), Angel (11s), Double Crown (10s), Crown (5s), Thistle Crown (4s) Halfcrown (2s6d)

Commonwealth
Unite (20s) Double Crown (10s), Crown (5s)

Cromwell
Gold
fifty shilling, Broad (20s)
Silver
Crown, halfcrown, shilling, sixpence.
Copper
farthing

illustrations of most of these can be found in Coins of England pub by Spink
and some on my website http://www.grunal.com
Good luck
DTM

[Peppers_mum]

Thanks for that, I had a look at your website too.
Useful stuff!