English Hammered Penny
OriginEngland
First Minted800
MaterialSilver
TypeCoin
About English Hammered Penny
The primary coin of Anglo-Saxon and medieval England for centuries. Hand-hammered, not machine made. Featured the kings portrait and name. Each major town had a mint. Edward the Confessor hammered pennys are common. The penny of William the Conqueror shows him as king. Short cross and long cross pennys followed. Machine made coins replaced hammered coinage in the 1660s.
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