Quarter Noble - Edward III                1327-77

Penny - Henry III - 1216-72

Half Groat - Henry VI1           1485-1509

Shilling - Elizabeth 1st          1558-1603

Penny - Edward 1st        1272-1307

Cut Farthing and Halfpence

Penny Henry VIII - 1509-47

Medieval coins where produced using the hammered process.  A disc of gold or silver was placed betwween two dies - the upper die then being given a hammer blow. For hundreds of years the silver penny was England's sole denomination. Coins were halved and quartered in order to provide small change. One Troy pound of silver (12 Troy ounces) made 240 pennies

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