Half Guinea - George II - 1727-60 The equivalent of a weeks wages

Halfpenny - William and Mary - 1688-94        Mary died of smallpox in 1694

Sovereign - William IV - 1832

Whitby One Shilling Silver Token Issued by merchants to make up for a shortage of regal silver coinage

Cartwheel Penny - George III - 1760-1820 The first British copper penny to be minted

Sixpence - Anne - 1702- 14 She had seventeen children, none survived to take the throne

For display purposes the coins are not shown at their actual size