British Kings "Bullet Book", Edward V, 1483

BillJones

• Edward V was declared king, but never crowned. He was kept prisoner in the Tower of London until he was murdered under orders from either Rickard III (most often cited) or Henry VII (less often cited, a more modern interpretation.)

• The only coin that cites Edward V is a very rare gold noble, S-2144A, that reads, “EDWARD DI GRA,” (Edward V). Sorry, guys, no coin. It’s beyond my colleting capacity

291fifth

The history of these royals is sometimes very fuzzy. It seems to depend on who was in power when the writing was done. For many years the story of Richard III's death on the battlefield had him being chopped up into little pieces. This was apparently untrue as his remains were recently discovered in what was an intact state. He finally received his royal burial.

Nap

There is debate as to whether any of the coins in the name of Edward, with rose/sun mintmark should be assigned to Edward V rather than Edward IV. It’s an unsettled debate.

Some of the gold angel coins can be assigned to Edward V through the investigation of die links. But really they look the same as the coins of Eddie IV.

There are also Irish coins which some attribute to Edward V. These are really tough coins to attribute as even the best examples are on undersized planchets frequently so small you can’t appreciate the legend, and the debate on these also continues.

Aethelred

When I was young these were considered Edward V, but the general feeling now that I'm middle aged is that they are Edward IV, when I'm old I expect them to be Edward V again. That is the nature of attribution on early coinage.

SaorAlba

I wonder if irrefutable documentary evidence, even DNA testing, will determine if their remains are indeed known. Westminster Abbey won't permit any examination of the said bones now.

SaorAlba

@291fifth said:
The history of these royals is sometimes very fuzzy. It seems to depend on who was in power when the writing was done. For many years the story of Richard III's death on the battlefield had him being chopped up into little pieces. This was apparently untrue as his remains were recently discovered in what was an intact state. He finally received his royal burial.

Indeed, the victorious write the history and the vanquished are forgotten.