 | Anne - 1702 - 1714
A large number of sixpences were minted under the reign of Queen Anne, this resulted in the dies becoming worn reducing the clarity of the impresion on the coin. The coins were well circulated adding to the wear and tear. The outcome of these factors is that coins in the higher grades are difficult to find and attract high prices.
Provenance marks were as for William III with the addition of Roses and Plumes for silver from "The Company for smelting down Lead with Pitcoale and Seacole". The coins minted in 1703 are especially noteworthy because they bear the legend VIGO below the queens head. These coins were made from silver captured from Spanish galleons at Vigo bay in 1702.
During the reign of Anne work started on the construction of Buckingham palace (1703), the British captured Gibraltar (1704), the Act of Union of England and Scotland was passed (1707).
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