"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
I don't think we should skip dates too quickly - give us all enough time to sort through our images and I would guess we could complete every one (at least for the next hundred years or so - ).
For the remainder of the 18th century, I can cover 1753, 1751, 1707, and 1705. Maybe a few others if I scan some more. I have a few 1600s but not many 1500s.
The handmade artistry of these coins is amazing! I wonder how many times that die maker engraved the russian imperial eagle over his career? good thread keep it going!
I'm sure there are more qualified people to post historic notes to this thread, hope most of my info is accurate....
I can be certain that there are key points missing from my notes. The point is more to give readers a taste of what was happening in our world at the time, and to maybe spark an interest and make you want to further investigate.
King George II-
The Seven Years' War, or The French and Indian War (1750s)-
Territorial hostilities arise between French and British forces. Fighting broke out in the North American colonies, over French claims to the Mississippi Valley. French forts were built along western Pennsylvania, in hopes of stalling British advancements west.
---(teaser)--- The French and Indian War began on North American soil and then spread to Europe, where Britain and France continued fighting. Britain officially declared war on France on May 15, 1756, marking the beginnings of the Seven Years' War in Europe. Native Americans fought for both sides, but primarily alongside the French (with one exception being the Iroquois Confederacy, which sided with the American colonies and Britain). The first major event of the war was in 1754. Major George Washington, then twenty-one years of age, was sent to negotiate boundaries with the French, who did not give up their forts. Washington led a group of Virginian (colonial) troops to confront the French at Fort Duquesne (present day Pittsburgh). Washington stumbled upon the French at the Battle of Jumonville Glen (about six miles (10 km) NW of soon-to-be-established Fort Necessity, and in the ensuing skirmish, a French Officer (Joseph Coulon de Jumonville) was killed, news of which would have certainly provoked a strong French response. Washington pulled back a few miles and established Fort Necessity. The French forced Washington and his men to retreat. Meanwhile, the Albany Congress was taking place as means to discuss further action.
This thread has got me thinking about how important coins have been to standardizing the Christian dating scheme world-wide. Prior to standard dates based on the Gregorian calander in 1582 anything could have been made standard. Y2K could have been Y6K for all we know.
The obverse features a bust of Ferdinand VI encircled by the Latin legend FERDINANDUS-VI-D-G-HISP-REX (Ferdinand VI by Grace of God King of Spains) with the date 1751 below the bust. The reverse has the crowned Habsburg arms encircled by a garter of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The mintmark So and the "marca/ iniciales de ensayadores" (mintmaster's initial) J (for Jose Larraneta) with rosettes is at the bottom.
This coin was salvaged from the Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Our Lady of the Light). This ship was a 217 tonne Portuguese frigate chartered by Spain under the command of Felicio de la Fonseca. She was anchored in the Rio de la Plata five kilometers off Montevideo, Uruguay, when a severe storm hit which ran the ship aground and broke it up on 6 July 1752. The ship reportedly carried 1.071.000 pesos in gold doubloons, coins, and ingots. The captain later said that they were smuggling 12.500 8 escudo gold doubloons each weighing 27 grams, the equivalent of another 200.000 pesos in illicit cargo. There were almost 70.000 gold coins of 4 escudos and 8 escudos struck in Chile between 1750 and 1751, but 56.000 of these coins never entered circulation. Speculation is that the coins were transported overland and loaded on the ship for transport to Europe. The salvager has so far recovered 3.000 4 escudo and 8 escudo coins from the wreck along with some seventy gold ingots.
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
8 Reales Madness Collection
Conder Token Gallery https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMCiunai6NjOxoo3zREkCsAnNm4vONzieO3u7tHyhm8peZmRD_A0MXmnWT2dzJ-nw?key=Rlo2YklUSWtEY1NWc3BfVm90ZEUwU25jLUZueG9n
Lets keep this going I hope if we get stuck back in these early years a year or two forgiveness may be applied, just to keep things going.
8 Reales Madness Collection
<< <i>500!! Wow, that was fast! >>
No kidding. How long before we get them dated B.C ?
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>I've got my 1742, 1636, and 1585 all ready to go! Awesome thread! >>
This one is awesome.
I can cover 1743, 1737, 1730 and 1575
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8 Reales Madness Collection
<< <i>For the sake of keeping this going, I'm skipping a year
LOL... I like that idea
I don't think we should skip dates too quickly - give us all enough time to sort through our images and I would guess we could complete every one (at least for the next hundred years or so - ).
No 1763 here (edit: or is it 1762? Hmm. Looks like it's 1762.) I'm looking to see what sort of 18th C. material I have pics of.
For the remainder of the 18th century, I can cover 1753, 1751, 1707, and 1705. Maybe a few others if I scan some more. I have a few 1600s but not many 1500s.
good thread keep it going!
its up to you specialists now!
I can be certain that there are key points missing from my notes. The point is more to give readers a taste of what was happening in our world at the time, and to maybe spark an interest and make you want to further investigate.
King George II-
The Seven Years' War, or
The French and Indian War (1750s)-
Territorial hostilities arise between French and British forces.
Fighting broke out in the North American colonies, over French claims to the Mississippi Valley.
French forts were built along western Pennsylvania, in hopes of stalling British advancements west.
---(teaser)---
The French and Indian War began on North American soil and then spread to Europe, where Britain and France continued fighting. Britain officially declared war on France on May 15, 1756, marking the beginnings of the Seven Years' War in Europe. Native Americans fought for both sides, but primarily alongside the French (with one exception being the Iroquois Confederacy, which sided with the American colonies and Britain). The first major event of the war was in 1754. Major George Washington, then twenty-one years of age, was sent to negotiate boundaries with the French, who did not give up their forts. Washington led a group of Virginian (colonial) troops to confront the French at Fort Duquesne (present day Pittsburgh). Washington stumbled upon the French at the Battle of Jumonville Glen (about six miles (10 km) NW of soon-to-be-established Fort Necessity, and in the ensuing skirmish, a French Officer (Joseph Coulon de Jumonville) was killed, news of which would have certainly provoked a strong French response. Washington pulled back a few miles and established Fort Necessity. The French forced Washington and his men to retreat. Meanwhile, the Albany Congress was taking place as means to discuss further action.
LINKto learn more.
British conquest resulted in France's losing all holding east of the Mississippi River, and the loss of Spanish owned Florida.
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In a strange coincidence I found myself looking through the James Stack catalog today for no good reason.
Ed. S.
(EJS)
Not my coin, but we needed a 1763 coin.
Catherine II, Rouble 1763, ÌÌÄ ÅI, overstruck on Peter III rouble
From the Russian Numismatic Resource
Edited to add: Oops I see there was already one. I'll leave it up since it is a cool coin.
Need a 1757 - A very cool year. The time of the first World War, according to Winston Churchill. (Seven Years war)
Pope Gregory XIII
1/2 Escudo, Fernando VI Spain. Seville (Sevilla) Mint.
Not mine, just a googolized coin.
Seems as though we're having trouble finding specific dates now, I'll move us along with a pic of a 1752 that I found, not my coin though.
LordMarcovan, you said earlier that you had a 1751.... you're up!
Chilean 8 escudo, Santiago Mint.
Found here. The following is their description:
The obverse features a bust of Ferdinand VI encircled by the Latin legend FERDINANDUS-VI-D-G-HISP-REX (Ferdinand VI by Grace of God King of Spains) with the date 1751 below the bust. The reverse has the crowned Habsburg arms encircled by a garter of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The mintmark So and the "marca/ iniciales de ensayadores" (mintmaster's initial) J (for Jose Larraneta) with rosettes is at the bottom.
This coin was salvaged from the Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Our Lady of the Light). This ship was a 217 tonne Portuguese frigate chartered by Spain under the command of Felicio de la Fonseca. She was anchored in the Rio de la Plata five kilometers off Montevideo, Uruguay, when a severe storm hit which ran the ship aground and broke it up on 6 July 1752. The ship reportedly carried 1.071.000 pesos in gold doubloons, coins, and ingots. The captain later said that they were smuggling 12.500 8 escudo gold doubloons each weighing 27 grams, the equivalent of another 200.000 pesos in illicit cargo. There were almost 70.000 gold coins of 4 escudos and 8 escudos struck in Chile between 1750 and 1751, but 56.000 of these coins never entered circulation. Speculation is that the coins were transported overland and loaded on the ship for transport to Europe. The salvager has so far recovered 3.000 4 escudo and 8 escudo coins from the wreck along with some seventy gold ingots.
Here is more about this shipwreck
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Here's a 1750 George II Crown:
-Randy Newman
I also dig the face on the 1751 gold piece at the top of this page. Some day I hope to have a coin with attitude.
-Randy Newman
Anyone have 1747?
BTW, this is one of the most interesting groups of coins I've seen in a while. Thanks to all who have posted here.
-William
CLEAR
You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.
I swiped this image off ebay. (just to reawaken this thread). Maybe we can continue it, and if we hit a snag swipe another off ebay!)
Soooooooooooo Anybody got a 1744?