Silver Content of English Coins in Troy Ounces
1066-1947
| Monarch | Year | 5/- | 4/- | 2/6 | 2/- | 1/- | 6d | 4d | 3d | 2d | 1½ d | 1d | ½ d | ¼ d |
| William | 1066 |
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| 0.0434 |
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| Edward I | 1272 |
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| 0.0434 |
|
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| 1279 |
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|
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|
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| 0.1715 |
|
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| 0.0429 | 0.0212 | 0.0130 |
| 1280 |
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| 0.0429 | 0.0212 | 0.0106 |
| Edward II | 1273 |
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| 0.0429 | 0.0212 | 0.0106 |
| Edward III | 1327 |
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| 0.0429 | 0.0212 | 0.0106 |
| 1344 |
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| 0.0429 | 0.0193 | 0.0096 |
| 1346 |
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| 0.0385 | 0.0193 | 0.0096 |
| 1351 |
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|
| 0.1388 |
| 0.0694 |
| 0.0347 | 0.0174 | 0.0087 |
| Richard II | 1377 |
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|
| 0.1388 |
| 0.0694 |
| 0.0347 | 0.0174 | 0.0087 |
| Henry IV | 1399 |
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|
|
| 0.0694 |
| 0.0347 | 0.0174 | 0.0087 |
| 1412 |
|
|
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|
|
| 0.1156 |
| 0.0578 |
| 0.0289 | 0.0145 | 0.0072 |
| Henry V | 1413 |
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|
| 0.1156 |
| 0.0578 |
| 0.0289 | 0.0145 | 0.0072 |
| Henry VI | 1422 |
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|
| 0.1156 |
| 0.0578 |
| 0.0289 | 0.0145 | 0.0072 |
| Edward IV | 1461 |
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| 0.1156 |
| 0.0578 |
| 0.0289 | 0.0145 | 0.0072 |
| 1464 |
|
|
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|
|
| 0.0925 |
| 0.0463 |
| 0.0231 | 0.0116 |
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| Henry VI | 1470 |
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|
| 0.0925 |
| 0.0463 |
| 0.0231 | 0.0116 |
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| Edward IV | 1471 |
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| 0.0925 |
| 0.0463 |
| 0.0231 | 0.0116 |
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| Edward V | 1483 |
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| 0.0925 |
|
|
|
| 0.0116 |
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| Richard III | 1483 |
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|
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| 0.0925 |
| 0.0463 |
| 0.0231 | 0.0116 |
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| Henry VII | 1485 |
|
|
|
| 0.2775 |
| 0.1081 |
| 0.0463 |
| 0.0231 | 0.0116 | 0.0058 |
| Henry VIII | 1509 |
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|
| 0.1081 |
| 0.0463 |
| 0.0231 | 0.0116 | 0.0058 |
| 1526 |
|
|
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|
|
| 0.0824 |
| 0.0410 |
| 0.0207 | 0.0101 | 0.0048 |
| 1544 |
|
|
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| 0.1875 |
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| 1545 |
|
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|
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| 0.0417 |
| 0.0208 |
| 0.0104 | 0.0052 |
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| 1546 |
|
|
|
| 0.0833 |
| 0.0278 |
| 0.0139 |
| 0.0075 | 0.0035 |
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| Edward VI | 1547 |
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|
|
| 0.0833 |
| 0.0278 |
| 0.0139 |
| 0.0070 | 0.0035 |
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| 1549 |
|
|
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| 0.0833 |
| 0.0278 |
| 0.0139 |
| 0.0070 | 0.0035 |
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| 1550 |
|
|
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| 0.0556 |
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|
|
|
| 0.0087 | 0.0042 | 0.0021 |
| 1551 | 0.9160 |
| 0.4580 |
| 0.1832 | 0.0916 |
| 0.0458 |
|
| 0.0153 |
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| Mary | 1553 |
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| 0.0610 |
| 0.0305 |
| 0.0153 |
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| Philip & Mary | 1554 |
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| 0.1832 | 0.0916 | 0.0610 |
| 0.0305 |
| 0.0153 |
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| Elizabeth I | 1558 |
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| 0.1832 | 0.0916 | 0.0610 | 0.0458 | 0.0305 |
| 0.0153 | 0.0076 |
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| 1601 | 0.8951 |
| 0.4476 |
| 0.1787 | 0.0891 |
|
| 0.0294 |
| 0.0149 | 0.0072 |
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| James I | 1603 | 0.8951 |
| 0.4476 |
| 0.1787 | 0.0891 |
|
| 0.0294 |
| 0.0149 | 0.0072 |
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| Charles I | 1626 | 0.8951 |
| 0.4476 |
| 0.1787 | 0.0891 | 0.0597 | 0.0443 | 0.0294 |
| 0.0149 | 0.0072 |
|
| Commonwealth | 1649 | 0.8951 |
| 0.4476 |
| 0.1787 | 0.0891 | 0.0597 | 0.0443 | 0.0294 |
| 0.0149 |
|
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| Charles II | 1660 | 0.8951 |
| 0.4476 |
| 0.1787 | 0.0891 | 0.0597 | 0.0443 | 0.0294 |
| 0.0149 |
|
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| George III | 1816 | 0.8410 |
| 0.4205 |
| 0.1682 | 0.0841 | 0.0562 | 0.0419 | 0.0280 |
| 0.0140 |
|
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| William IV | 1834 | 0.8410 |
| 0.4205 |
| 0.1682 | 0.0841 | 0.0562 | 0.0419 | 0.0280 | 0.0210 | 0.0140 |
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| Victoria | 1837 | 0.8410 | 0.6726 | 0.4205 | 0.3364 | 0.1682 | 0.0841 | 0.0562 | 0.0419 | 0.0280 | 0.0210 | 0.0140 |
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| George V | 1920 | 0.4546 |
| 0.2271 | 0.1818 | 0.0909 | 0.0455 | 0.0304 | 0.0227 | 0.0151 |
| 0.0076 |
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| George VI | 1947 |
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|
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|
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| 0.0562 | 0.0419 | 0.0280 |
| 0.0140 |
|
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| Elizabeth II | 1953 |
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|
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| 0.0562 | 0.0419 | 0.0280 |
| 0.0140 |
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Matrix of English Monarchs and Coins