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223 and 224. Pence of William I. or II. 225. Penny of Edward I.

226. Angel of Henry VI. 227. Shilling of Henry VII.

228. Quarter-noble of Henry IV. 229. Gold penny of Henry III.

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HENRY VII.

HENRY VIII.

EDWARD VI.

MARY I.

PHILIP & MARY

ELIZABETH

JAMES I,

Gold. Rose noble or rial, angel, angelet, sovereign or double rial, double sovereign or four rials.

Silver. Testoon or shilling, groat, half-groat, penny, half-penny, farthing.

Gold. Double sovereign, sovereign, pound sove-
reign, half-sovereign, rose noble or rial, George
noble, angel, angelet or half-angel, quarter-
angel, crown, half-crown.

Silver. Testoon or shilling, groat, half-groat
penny, half-penny, farthing.
Gold. Six-angel piece, treble sovereign, double
sovereign, sovereign or double rial, pound
sovereign, half-sovereign, angel, angelet

crown or quarter-sovereign, half-crown.
Silver. Crown, half-crown, testoon or shilling,
sixpence, groat, threepence, half-groat, penny,
half-penny, farthing.

Gold. Sovereign or double rial, rial, angel, angelet.

Silver. Groat, half-groat, penny.

Gold. Angel, angelet.

Silver. Shilling, sixpence, groat, half-groat,

penny.

Gold. Sovereign or double rial, rial, angel,
angelet or half-angel, quarter-angel, pound
sovereign, half-sovereign, quarter-sovereign
or crown, one-eighth sovereign or half-crown.
Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence,
groat or fourpence, threepence, half-groat or
twopence, three-halfpence, penny, three-far-
things, half-penny, farthing (?).

Gold. Pound sovereign, half-sovereign, crown
or quarter-sovereign, one-eighth sovereign or
half-crown, laurel or unit, double crown or
half-laurel, British crown or quarter-laurel,
half British crown, thistle crown, rose rial or
30s. piece, spur rial or 15s. piece, angel,
angelet.
Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence,
half-groat, penny, half-penny.

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CHARLES I.

COMMONWEALTH

PROTECTORATE,
OLIVER
CROMWELL

CHARLES II.

JAMES II.

Gold. Treble unit or £3 piece; unit, broad, or 20s. piece; double crown, half-broad, or 10s. piece; crown, British crown, or 5s. piece; angel, and some siege pieces.

Silver. Pound or 20s. piece, half-pound or 10s. piece, crown or 5s. piece, half-crown, shilling, sixpence, groat, threepence, half-groat, penny, half-penny.

Also numerous siege pieces, which may be briefly enumerated as follows:

Beeston Castle, 2s, 14d., 13d., 18., 11d.; Carlisle, 3s.,1s.; Colchester, 1s.; Newark (lozengeshaped), half-crown, 1s., 9d., 6d.; Pontefract, 1s.; Scarborough, crown (5s.), half-crown, 2s. 1s. 6d., ls.; other mintages of the same value, and of 7d. and 4d. each.

Gold. Twenty shilling piece, 10s. piece, 5s. piece.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence, half-groat, penny, half-penny.

Gold. Fifty shilling piece, broad or 20s. piece, half-broad or 10s. piece.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, ninepence,
sixpence.

Gold. Broad or 20s. piece, half-broad or 10s.
piece, quarter-broad or 5s. piece, five-guinea
piece, two-guinea piece, guinea, half-guinea.
Silver. Half-crown, shilling, sixpence, groat,
threepence, half-groat, penny.
Also some
siege pieces.

Copper. Half-penny, farthing.

Tin. Farthing.

Gold.

Five-guinea piece, two-guinea piece,

guinea, half-guinea.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence, groat, half-groat, threepence, penny.

Gun money. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence.

Tin. Half-penny, farthing.

WILLIAM III.

AND MARY II.
WILLIAM III.

ANNE

GEORGE I.

GEORGE II.

GEORGE III.

GEORGE IV.

Gold. Five-guinea, two-guinea, guinea, and half-guinea pieces.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence, groat, threepence, half-groat, penny.

Copper. Half-penny, farthing.

Tin. Half-penny, farthing.

Gold.

Five-guinea, two-guinea, guinea, and half-guinea pieces.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence,
groat, threepence, half-groat, penny.
Copper. Farthing.

Gold. Five-guinea, two-guinea, guinea, half-
guinea, and quarter-guinea pieces.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence,
groat, threepence, half-groat, penny.
Copper. Half-penny, farthing.

Gold. Five-guinea, two-guinea, guinea, and
half-guinea pieces.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence,
groat, threepence, half-groat, penny.
Copper. Half-penny, farthing.

Gold. Guinea, half-guinea, one-third guinea
or 78., quarter-guinea or 5s. 3d. pieces, sove-
reign, half-sovereign.

Silver. Crown (5s.), half-crown, shilling, sixpence, groat, threepence, half-groat, penny.

Dollars and half-dollars were also counterstruck with a small head of the king and made current, and bank tokens for various sums were also issued.

Copper. Twopence, three-halfpence, penny, half-penny, farthing.

Gold. Five sovereign, double sovereign, sove-
reign, half-sovereign.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence,
groat, threepence, half-groat, penny.
Copper. Penny, half-penny, farthing.

WILLIAM IV.

VICTORIA.

Gold. Double sovereign, sovereign, half-sove-
reign.
Silver. Crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence,
groat or fourpenny piece, threepence, half-
groat, three-halfpence, penny.

Copper. Penny, half-penny, farthing.

Gold. Five sovereign, double sovereign, sovereign, half sovereign.

Silver. Crown, half-crown, florin or 2s. piece, shilling, sixpence, groat or fourpence, threepence, half-groat, penny.

Copper. Penny, half-penny, farthing, halffarthing.

Bronze. Penny, half-penny, farthing.

Traders' tokens were issued in the middle of the seventeenth century in almost every town and village in the kingdom, and the same kind of issue obtained at intervals until the early part of the present century. Those who wish to study seventeenth-century tokens cannot do better than consult Mr. Boyne's excellent volume on the subject.

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