Coin Exhibition in the Tower of London

[Sword 1,368]

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.

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Trial plates were used to test the purity of coins. These are the Commonwealth and Charles II Plates.

 

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Charles II portrait punch. It was used as a master tool to make dies. 

Reverse punch of Charles II.

[Matteo95 120]

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 ....

[crow1 7]

Amazing pictures, must visit to see them. Thank you for sharing !

[azda 978]

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......

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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. 

[crow1 7]

That sounds great, planning a visit as soon as possible.

Thanks for the information.

[Paulus 1,949]

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?

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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. 

[PWA 1967 1,981]

Good topic and quality pictures