Buy Milled Guinea George I (1714-1727) Georgian United Kingdom Coins
The first of Britain's Hanovarian kings, King George I was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1660. He became king at the age of 54 and was instantly unpopular. He couldn't speak English, he'd locked up his wife and he brought two greedy mistresses with him to England. George I's reign is perhaps most remembered for the South Sea Bubble and its subsequent bubble burst, which left many people financially devastated. The king relied on Robert Walpole to get him out of the mess, earning Walpole the position of Britain's first prime minister. George died in 1727, leaving the throne to his son, George II.
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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