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Hammered Coins
For numismatic collectors Hammered coins represent a chance to buy a piece of older history, whether in gold or silver. British hammered coins were in production up to 1662 at which point coin manufacture switched to milling, improving the quality and security. A hammered coin can usually be identified easily by its distinctive flattened edges and is often visually misshaped compared to modern milled coins.
Hammered coins cover the time period of some of England and Scotland's most famous, and infamous, monarchs. Edward I, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Charles II are just some of the Kings and Queens that can be found on a hammered coin.
Quarter Laurel Gold Coin James I
from £1,049
117-138 Gold Aureus Coin Hadrian
from £1,029
Quarter Noble Gold Coin Edward III Fine
from £1,012
491-518 Gold Solidus Coin Anastasius I
from £1,006
Quarter Noble Gold Coin Henry V Fine
from £976.20
Quarter Noble Gold Coin Edward III Good Fine
from £960.20
Quarter Noble Gold Coin Edward III Very Fine
from £960.20
1028-1034 Histamenon Gold Coin Romanus III Argyrus
from £955.30
1551 Silver Half Crown Coin Edward VI
from £946.30
Edward IV Quarter Ryal (Rose Noble) -Fine
from £900.60
from £896.00
518-527 Gold Solidus Coin Justin I
from £886.20
602-610 Gold Solidus Coin Phocas Constantinople
from £883.10
641-668 Gold Solidus Coin Constans II Constantinople
from £877.70
1515-1547 France Francis I Gold Hammered Ecu D'Or
from £850.50
457-474 Gold Solidus Coin Leo I
from £843.50
610-641 Gold Solidus Coin Heraclius Constantinople
from £840.70
610-641 Gold Solidus Coin Heraclius Constantinople
from £826.70
668-685 Gold Solidus Coin Constantine IV
from £823.20
from £804.30
565-578 Gold Solidus Coin Justin II
from £801.70
Quarter Noble Gold Coin Edward III
from £801.20
The term ‘hammered' refers to the manufacturing process of the coin, during which a blank piece of bullion was placed between two dies, and the pattern struck into both sides of the coin. The method was used for centuries and was largely unaltered from traditional techniques even years later.
Hammered coins suffered from a number of flaws that ultimately made their replacement necessary. Due to striking process it was impossible to produce coins that were uniform in size and weight. This made the coins vulnerable to various forms of fraud, of which the most popular was ‘clipping'. A clipped coin had slivers of the metal sheared from the edges and caused British coinage to be devalued significantly over the course of their history.
Non-hammered coins were first produced in England during the rule of Elizabeth I during the 1560s, but the skill-trade held off it's rival for just over a century. It wasn't until 1662 that hammered coins finally came to an end.
