Description
Denomination: Silver halfpenny
Period: Plantagenets
Date: 1344-1351
Origin: London mint
Condition: Fine+
Obverse: Crowned facing bust of Edward. legend +EDWARDVS REX
Reverse: Long cross. with three pellets in each quarter. CIVI TAS LON DON
Size and Weight: 15mm. 0.58g
References: Sear 1557
Features and Provenance: It has been calculated by a genealogist. that nearly every Briton is related to Edward III! Whether true or not. he and his wife. Phillippa of Hainault had eight sons and five daughters. so there was a large gene pool to start with.
During this period the Black Death. caused by bubonic plague was rife. killing 200 million people world-wide. It lasted for four years and three of Edward’s children died from the disease.
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades in between
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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