Sword Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 I spent a day in the Tower of London recently and was impressed by the coins they have on display. Firstly, the Petition Crown. Simply an amazing coin. 2 Quote
Sword Posted September 17, 2016 Author Posted September 17, 2016 Trial plates were used to test the purity of coins. These are the Commonwealth and Charles II Plates. 1 Quote
Sword Posted September 17, 2016 Author Posted September 17, 2016 Charles II portrait punch. It was used as a master tool to make dies. Reverse punch of Charles II. 1 Quote
Matteo95 Posted September 17, 2016 Posted September 17, 2016 Thanks Sword for these beautiful images ! I've never visited the exhibition in the tower of London .... next time .... this summer I visited the Bank of England museum in London , very interesting and rich of coins .... Quote
crow1 Posted September 18, 2016 Posted September 18, 2016 Amazing pictures, must visit to see them. Thank you for sharing ! Quote
azda Posted September 18, 2016 Posted September 18, 2016 Wow, that petition crown is something else. There's not much history in our modern day coinage, but The coinage back then is just full of it...... Quote
Sword Posted September 18, 2016 Author Posted September 18, 2016 18 minutes ago, crow1 said: Amazing pictures, must visit to see them. Thank you for sharing ! If you shop in Tesco's, you can trade £5 of your clubcard vouchers for a £20 voucher towards admission. Then you have the option of upgrading your day ticket to a one year pass (for free entry to six palaces including Hampton Court) at the end of the visit. Quote
crow1 Posted September 18, 2016 Posted September 18, 2016 That sounds great, planning a visit as soon as possible. Thanks for the information. Quote
Paulus Posted September 18, 2016 Posted September 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Sword said: If you shop in Tesco's, you can trade £5 of your clubcard vouchers for a £20 voucher towards admission. Then you have the option of upgrading your day ticket to a one year pass (for free entry to six palaces including Hampton Court) at the end of the visit. Blimey, how much is admission then? Quote
Sword Posted September 18, 2016 Author Posted September 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Paulus said: Blimey, how much is admission then? The gate price is £25 per adult which is too much in my view. However, this is equal to £6.25 in Tesco's Clubcard vouchers. But most people go to the tower for a day out to see the crown jewels, armours, history and not the coin displays. Quote
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