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Anne 1702-1714 AD
The 1703 sixpence issued by Queen Anne has VIGO below the head having been made from silver captured from the Spanish in 1702 in Vigo Bay. Other coins of the 18th Century had the provenance of the silver used indicated on the reverse by plumes (Wales), roses (silver from mines in the West of England), roses and plumes.
The 1703 sixpence issued by Queen Anne has VIGO below the head having been made from silver captured from the Spanish in 1702 in Vigo Bay. Other coins of the 18th Century had the provenance of the silver used indicated on the reverse by plumes (Wales), roses (silver from mines in the West of England), roses and plumes.
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Sixpence
Top image estimated value around £210
Brass Sixpence estimated value around £12
There are a number of English silver, and a few gold, coins of 1702-03 which have the word VIGO under Queen Anne's bust. The recent sale of a 5 guinea piece, guinea and half guinea, all three described as extremely rare, provides the perfect excuse to research and report the origins of this privy mark, as far as they can be ascertained! (This was the first of only two occasions on which a word had been used to identify the provenance of a metal). Most numismatists will be aware of this 'fabulous' treasure, and with the other - LIMA - and while their origins are similar, the VIGO mark has a much better story. LIMA was the second and final use of a word.
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