LawrenceChard
Lancashire
United Kingdom
Director of Chard Coins, operator of numerous coin websites including www.chards.co.uk We are happpy to share some of our photographs with you, and hope your members and other viewers appreciate the
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Indian gold pagoda, issued 1740 - 1807, by the Madras Presidency under British rule. Diameter is... | 1740 | India |
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Silver crown of George II, with roses in angles. The coin in this photograph was the best... | 1741 | United Kingdom |
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Maundy fourpence of 1746 for George II. The Battle of Culloden was fought in 1746. This battle... | 1746 | United Kingdom |
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George II halfcrown, second. older, bust, LIMA below denoting silver from Lima in Peru, or... | 1746 | United Kingdom |
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Gold half guinea of George II 1759. | 1759 | United Kingdom |
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Copper 1 duit from Gelriae province of Holland (Netherlands). | 1761 | Netherlands |
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Silver 30 Tari issued in 1761 for Grandmaster Emmanuel Pinto de Fonseca, of The Order of Saint... | 1761 | Malta |
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Large Russian copper 5 Kopecks of 1769, with the double-headed Imperial eagle, anf the cypher of... | 1769 | Russia |
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Copper halfpenny of George III, with dark tone, compare this with our 1771 example with mint lustre. | 1770 | United Kingdom |
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Silver (but with coppery toning) 6 Macutas from 'Africa Portugueza', with name of Joseph I, King... | 1770 | Angola |
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Copper halfpenny of George III, pre-coinage reform, with mint lustre. Images copyright Chard | 1771 | United Kingdom |
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Pieces of Eight! 1772 Mexican 8 Escudos of Charles III, MO monogram mintmark for Mexico City. I... | 1772 | Mexico |
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All 1780 dated Maria Theresa thalers are restrikes, but is is an attractive coin, and almost... | 1780 | Austria |
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Mozambique counterstamp on 1780 Maria Theresa thaler. Images copyright Chard | 1780 | Mozambique |
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Gold zecchino from the Papal States, not actually the Vatican. Coat of Arms on obverse, image of... | 1783 | Vatican |
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Gold Louis D'Or of King Louis XVI (16th). Perhaps it was typical of pre-revolutionary French... | 1786 | France |
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George III shilling without semee of hearts in shield. | 1787 | United Kingdom |
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Sometimes being mounted and used as a piece of jewellery can help preserve the condition of a... | 1787 | United Kingdom |
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The first coinage ever issued specifically for Barbados was the 1788 penny token shown. It was... | 1788 | Barbados |
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Brass imitation half guinea of George III. the reverse inscription read:- IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD... | 1788 | United Kingdom |
