Edward I, 1300-02, 1D
$127.00
S1416/N1037/1 CLASS 9B BRISTOL MINT. Edward I’s initial reform of the circulating coinage in 1279 was so successful that the English silver penny became an international standard that was widely copied leading to many counterfeits and underweight imitations. To purge England of these foreign imitations, Edward declared them illegal and upped the penalties for trafficking and importing these imitations to a death sentence. He then began a second recoinage effort. In early 1300 the Bristol mint was reopened for this second recoinage, four furnaces were set up in Bristol Castle with the mint producing some L13430 pounds sterling of pennies. All of these were class 9 types. Very early in 1302 the mint was closed, not to reopen until 1465. Type with star on breast. Bgt from Spinks 19 July 1984 Scarce. GVF
S1416/N1037/1 CLASS 9B BRISTOL MINT. Edward I’s initial reform of the circulating coinage in 1279 was so successful that the English silver penny became an international standard that was widely copied leading to many counterfeits and underweight imitations. To purge England of these foreign imitations, Edward declared them illegal and upped the penalties for trafficking and importing these imitations to a death sentence. He then began a second recoinage effort. In early 1300 the Bristol mint was reopened for this second recoinage, four furnaces were set up in Bristol Castle with the mint producing some L13430 pounds sterling of pennies. All of these were class 9 types. Very early in 1302 the mint was closed, not to reopen until 1465. Type with star on breast. Bgt from Spinks 19 July 1984 Scarce. GVF
