This major study traces the development of English minting from its origins in the seventh-century down to the highly mechanised factory production of the twentieth-century. It brings together the complementary skills of specialists who are already well-known for their distinctive contributions to the history of minting and coinage, and breaks ground by providing prevalent synthesis and analysis not only of numismatic and historical literature but also of primary sources. In each of the five chapters the location of minting, the chronology and size of output, mint personnel and organisation, and the main technology employed are closely described and analysed to reveal precisely what the main challenges to the Mint have been during its long history, and with what effect it has faced up to them. There are two substantial appendices - one on output from 1220 to 1985, the other on Mint contracts from 1279 to 1817 - a select bibliography, and copious illustrations in the form of 80 figures and maps.
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This major study traces the development of English minting from its origins in the seventh-century down to the highly mechanised factory production of the twentieth-century. There are two substantial appendices, a select bibliography, copious illustrations and maps.
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This is an important book for numismatists and folk generally interested in English coins. It provides in accessible language, a summary of the developments at the Royal Mint from the Anglo-Saxon times up to the late 1980s when the book was written. The other major histories on the Mint are long out of print and difficult to obtain and Challis' book is a welcome companion. It details the full range of English coins and the means used to produce them. There are two very useful Appendices listing the Mint output and Mint contacts. The History also identifies and describes prominent events and people. Among the 80 Figures and 92 Tables is a photo of the bust of Isaac Newton by Le Marchand that I had not seen before. The great scientist and mathematician was Warden and Master of the Mint from 1696 to 1727.
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In England, as in most other parts of Europe, there is very little documentary evidence for coinage prior to the thirteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cross coinage, coining department, mint staff, mint officers, assay department, bullion holder, silver recoinage, blanking unit, melting house, die forger, hammered money, second engraver, other moneyers, country mints, individual moneyers, assay master, mint output, coinage irons, sterling fineness, trial plates, clipped money, silver blanks, chief engraver, privilege mints, deputy master Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tower Hill, House of Commons, Bank of England, Long Cross, East Anglia, Tower Mint, Short Cross, James Morrison, Radway Green, James William Morrison, Parliamentary Debates, English Mint Documents, West Saxon, South Wales, Type of Henry, Sir George Yonge, The Cross-and-Crosslets, Hopton Haynes, Professor Gould, Edward the Confessor, Richard Martin, William of Gloucester, Low Countries, Mint Establishment, Sir Robert Harley New!
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In England, as in most other parts of Europe, there is very little documentary evidence for coinage prior to the thirteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cross coinage, coining department, mint staff, mint officers, assay department, bullion holder, silver recoinage, blanking unit, melting house, die forger, hammered money, second engraver, other moneyers, country mints, individual moneyers, assay master, mint output, coinage irons, sterling fineness, trial plates, clipped money, silver blanks, chief engraver, privilege mints, deputy master Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tower Hill, House of Commons, Bank of England, Long Cross, East Anglia, Tower Mint, Short Cross, James Morrison, Radway Green, James William Morrison, Parliamentary Debates, English Mint Documents, West Saxon, South Wales, Type of Henry, Sir George Yonge, The Cross-and-Crosslets, Hopton Haynes, Professor Gould, Edward the Confessor, Richard Martin, William of Gloucester, Low Countries, Mint Establishment, Sir Robert Harley New!
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- Later Mediaeval Mints: Organization, Administration and Techniques (British Archaeological Reports (BAR)) by Nicholas Mayhew on 10 pages
- Studies in Numismatic Method: Presented to Philip Grierson by C. N. L. Brooke on 4 pages
- The History of the King's Works: 1660-1782 v. 5 by Dept.of Environment on page 113, page 456, and Back Matter
- Diary of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys on page 346, page 347, and page 350
- Stuart Royal Proclamations: Royal Proclamations of King James I, 1603-1625 by James Larkin in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Changing Values in Medieval Scotland: A Study of Prices, Money, and Weights and Measures by Elizabeth Gemmill on page 116, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Global Connections and Monetary History, 1470-1800 by Dennis O. Flynn on page 23, page 29, and page 33
- Sick Economies: Drama, Mercantilism, and Disease in Shakespeare's England by Jonathan Gil Harris in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Saints and Their Communities: Miracle Stories in Twelfth-Century England (Oxford Historical Monographs) by Simon Yarrow on page 82, and Back Matter
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