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Buy Guinea Anne (1702-1714) Georgian Coins

You can divide Queen Anne's coinage into pieces issued before and after the 1707 Acts of Union brought England and Scotland together into a single sovereign kingdom: Great Britain. Gold and silver coins issued after the union show the updated royal arms and a Garter Star to the reverse. Collectors look for Queen Anne coins with the word 'VIGO' below the bust, commemorating Anglo-Dutch victory at the Battle of Vigo Bay. Post-union silver coinage may show the letter 'E' to the obverse, indicating that it was struck in Edinburgh. Sir Isaac Newton served as Master of the Royal Mint through Anne's reign. Many of her coins and medals were engraved by John Croker.

In British history, the Georgian period begins with the accession of king George I in 1714. He belonged to the House of Hanover and inherited the thrones of Great Britain and Ireland from his second cousin, Queen Anne. The Georgian period in Britain covers the reigns of his successors: George II (1727-1760), George III (1760-1820) and George IV (1820-1830). We’re also including the short reign of William IV (1830-1837) in our Georgian category. In coinage this period saw precious metal shortages, emergency counter stamped issues, the invention of steam-driven coin presses, the Great Recoinage of 1816, the first official token coinage and the introduction of the Sovereign.

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