looking for info/prices about William the Conqueror coins

Are the coins of William the Conqueror all pretty high prices. Havent have much luck finding any cheap ones

 

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Yes they can be quite expensive have a look here

http://historiccoinage.com

Clive should be able to help you and if not himself then point you in the right direction. You can also find him here on CT under the user name historiccoinage

 

Thanks!

 

While it is always important, W the C coins are faked a bit more often than average so it is a bit more important to buy one from a trusted source. A 'cheap' one may not be what you want.

 

hmm, I'll have to look around. I'm either lookign for one of willion oror something that can be tied to him, or Normandy maybe, around the time of The Battle of Hastings

 

out of curiosity...what is the reason for the strong interest in W the C? I have my own that i will tell after I hear yours :} :} :}

 

Well in general I was one of this type of coin. I choose W the C D) and time frame, because of an ancestor.

"Richard Le Fort was at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The legend is that he saved William, the Duke of Normandy, by use of his shield. He then adopted the name Fort Escu ( Strong shield ) and returned to France to found the French Fortescu Branch. His son Adam, who also fought at the Battle of Hastings, settled in South Devon near Modbury. All English Fortescues are descended from him."

 

My reason is that I am Directly descended from W the C. That means that if it weren't for your ancestor I might not be here :} :} :}

 

thats cool I dont suppose theres a reward I'm entitled to :whistle: lol j/k


later Fortescues are also decendants of the Boleyns, just adding to the wide array coins I'm looking for.

 

They say that everyone who is of European descent is descended from every medieval European who had a significant number of children...

 

What about a Harold II Godwinson Penny? Its pretty much guaranteed to have been minted in 1066. I happen to know of one that is for sale. It isn't cheap, unfortunately, its about £2,000...

 

The Field of genealogy is the difference between saying it and proving it :} :} :}
I have my lineage researched back to Charlemagne.

 

I agree, that being said, we're cousins

If I can find one with 2 less zeros

 

Hi, cousin!

I think Prestoninianus is right, actually...

 

With William the Conqueror, you are looking at a number followed by two zeroes at a minimum in normal circumstances. Henry III, Edward I and Edward III are probably the most inexpensive medieval english monarchs, and you can get decent condition coin with prices starting from about £30 upwards (or slightly less if you are lucky).
Since they all had surviving descendents, you are almost certainly descended from them, given what I said earlier, even if the lineage hasn't been formally identified...

 

I don't question his statement at all. Considering we each have 2 parents, and therefor the number of ancestors potentially doubles each generation you go back, the number by the time you get back to Charlemagne is 2,199,023,255,552, a number greater than the world population at the time. There is a lot of crisscrossing through lineages as you go back that greatly reduces this number. I have actually traced my lineage to Charlemagne through 3 of his children. He is actually my 36th, 37,th and 38th great grandfather.

I was only stating that genealogy is the difference between knowing this to be true and proving it.

Richard

 

I think geneolgy is very accurate. I can trace many ancestors to the royal/noble families of England, Sweeden/Kvenland France, Germany, Spain, Itally, and others with some confindace. If you can find just 1 or 2 nobles, then it seems you can find them all

The problem for me is, I gota take most of it with a grain of salt when I get to a certain point. Aparently I'm related to several roman emperors (not why I collect them just a bonus ) But I'm not confindant in saying so to a large degree.

Right now I've just been trying to fill in the gaps in my more recent ancestors, some only go back to early 1800's. Its great finding records, and stories about some. Also I'm trying to find all the crest and coat of arms. One was adopted by the us marines (along with the motto,Semper Fidelis )

 

the "NEC SPERNO NEC TIMEO" in my sig line is from the Cogswell family crest dating back to the 130's. My mom was a Cogswell.

Richard

 

I'm not sure what you mean by cheap...but here's a recent one for under $400.

http://www.yorkcoins.com/william_i.htm

I would take De Orc's advice and check with Clive...although he currently doesn't have any William I posted for sale on his site, I can vouch for his integrety and you couldn't be in better hands.

 

I mean cheap cheap lol thanks yeah I'll have to save up a bit before I get one, so it will probably be on the back burner for a while.