English Jettons

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English Medieval Jettons were made during the reigns of Edward I, II and III . There are many crudely made examples that may be later, but If manufacture continued into the reign of Richard II no evidence has, so far, been found. The great majority would appear to have been made at the London Mint, starting soon after its 1279 move to the Tower of London, with the compact series of groat sized pieces (catalogue series 1a) presumed to be the earliest. These may be contemporaneous with the short lived (1279-82) groats of Edward I. Penny sized jettons were produced from about 1281 (based on the use of punches made for pennies of Fox classes 3 and 4 and continued into the early part of the reign of Edward III. From about 1344 coinage punches ceased to be used and instead jettons were made in two basic sizes, often with religious legends.

Recent Changes

November 19th 2024 -	Reverse 12 added to obverse 3a.2
October 16th 2024 -	Reverse 7 added to obverse 2d.4
October 16th 2024 -	Reverse 27 added to obverse 2c.18
September 1st 2024 -	Reverse 25 added to obverse 2a.2
May 30th 2024 -	Reverse 21 added to obverse 2d.26
December 21st 2023 -	Reverse 1 added to obverse 5a.3
November 24th 2023 -	New reverse 37 added to class 4J