AngelHenry VIIS.2186 Tall thin lettering, mintmark Cross Crosslet (1504-1505) Schneider 535 with Cross Crosslet spear shaft, saltire stops in legends About VF with weakness of strike on the Angel's Head, struck on a full round flan
Crown 1551 Edward VI mint mark y S2478 VF or near so with good detail on the horses drapery, reverse a little weaker especially in the French shields, obverse well balanced with even wear desirable thus
Elizabeth I a small group Shilling to Penny (6) Shilling Second issue mintmark Cross Crosslet Good Fine, Sixpences (3) 1567 mintmark Coronet Poor/VG portrait worn away, 1568 8 over 7 mintmark Poor/VG portrait worn away, 1583 mintmark A Poor/VG, Threepence 1572 mintmark Ermine GF, Penny without rose or date S.2575 Fine, mintmark unclear
Farthings, Three small STRIPS of 'Richmond' type farthings each containing a number of uncut coins, with key and dagger mintmarks, maybe others as well. Inverted axes. All with the very rare errorreading 'CARA', thus hitherto considered contemporary forgeries, but the location, stated to be in the well of Scarborough Castle may date them to the 1645 Siege. This provenance certainly appears on the accompanying card, in old hand-written script, the card glued in half, internally with ornate script print and part of the date '191-', suggesting that the card was written about 100 years ago, when the strips were found. The strips were bought in an auction some 30 years ago. They were then in a frame, along with the card. They were recently offered to the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough, but they declined to purchase them as almost identical strips of farthings were already in their possession. These, they said, 'were found in the Castle well during excavations in the 1920s'; hence the same provenance being attached to these They are heavily patinated but with much clear, sharp, detail. Several side edges show circular cut-outs. Dimensions (maximum) - Strip 1: 42mm x 15mm. Strip 2:42mm x 14.5mm.; Strip 3: 33mm x 17.5mm. UNIQUE, and, for several reasons, highly important numismatically.
GroatEdward III Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty, with French title, series E, V with nick in right limb S.1567 mintmark Cross 3 Fine or better with even appearance, comes with old collector's ticket
GroatHenry VIII First Coinage, portrait of Henry VII, S.2316 mintmark Portcullis Fine or better with some light scratches on the obverse, comes with collector's ticket
Groats Henry VI (3) from the Reigate hoard Annulet type, Calais MintS.1836 VF, Rosette-Mascle issue Calais Mint S.1859 About VF, Pinecone-Mascle issue, Calais Mint S.1875 VF comes with Coincraft certificates and promotional leaflet
Halfcrown 1656 ESC 437 VF and nicely toned, a little weak in parts, with double struck W in COMMONWEALTH and a slight edge flaw at 6 o'clock, overall a very pleasing example
NobleEdward III Treaty Period S.1502 mintmark Cross Potent, struck on a small flan weighing 7.7 grammes, this in line with the Schneider examples, About EF , the portrait pleasing, the reverse with a thin flan stress mark
NobleRichard IILondon MintS.1656 French title resumed, Fine style, No mark over sail mintmark VF with some double striking on parts of the reverse legend
NobleRichard IILondon Mint, with French title, cruder style, Saltire over sail, S.1655 mintmark Cross Pattee, GF/NVF lightly creased with a striking crack on the reverse
PennyCnut Pointed Helmet type S.1158, North 787, Huntingdon Mint, moneyer Godleof VF with some residue in the obverse legends, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first of this mint we have offered
PennyCnut Quatrefoil type S.1157, North 781 Ilchester Mint, moneyer Aelfsige ELFSL LOLIFL, GVF, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows this is the first llchester mint piece we have offered
PennyCnut Quatrefoil type, with cross in one quarter on reverse S.1157, as North 781, Lincoln Mint, moneyer Wulfbeorn PVLBERNOLINC, VF with some verdigris on the reverse
PennyCnut Short Cross type S.1159North 790Warwick Mint, moneyer Leofwig L.EOFPIGONPER. GVF, an extremely rare mint, previously unseen by us, our research reveals no recent transactions of pieces from this type and mint
PoundElizabeth I sixth issue S.2534, N 2008 (North 3rd issue), but with Lion at the end of the legend Schneider 797 choice GEF/UNC the reverse almost prooflike sharp and crisply struck all round, this coin is so pleasing it has the quality of a milled rather than a hammered coin perhaps the best hammered coin we have seen, in addition an extremely rare variety. This Tun and Lion variety was the first type of Pound struck between June 1593 and May 1594 and it is believed that only 12 specimens exist, the fact that this is the initial issue of this Pound type perhaps explains the care that has clearly gone into the striking
ShillingElizabeth I First Issue as S.2548 but the reverse legend having inverted A's for V's VG/Fine, accompanied by a British Museum letter from 1976 stating 'This has been noted before on Shillings of Edward VI, but not for Elizabeth I, and none of the coins in the collection have this feature'
Shillings (7) Edward VI Fine Silver issue mintmark y (2), James I Second Coinage (2) one mintmark Coronet, the other not visible, Charles I (2) mintmark Anchor on side, and mintmark Star, Commonwealth 1653 holed in centre, in mixed grades Fair to About Fine
Shillings Charles I (3) Group D, Fourth Bust, type 3a, no inner circles S.2791 (Sharp E2/2) mintmark Crown Fine/Good Fine with weak portrait, Group D, Fourth Bust, type 3a, no inner circles, rare bust variety, Large crude bust S.2792 (Sharp E4/2) mintmark Tun Fine/Good Fine on a misshapen flan, Group G (under Parliament) Seventh Bust, type 4.5 S.,2802 (Sharp H2/2) mintmark Sceptre About Fine/Good Fine the portrait weak, rare
SixpenceCharles I 1625 First Bust in Coronation robes S.2805 mintmark Lis, Fine with some old small thin scratches on the reverse, on a full round flan
SixpenceCharles I 1646 Bridgenorth Mint, plume before face, formerly catalogued as Lundy Island, S.3041 mintmark B/- , NVF with a small area of clipping between 10 and 11 o'clock on the reverse Very Rare and seldom offered,
SixpenceCommonwealth 1656 ESC 1492 Fine/Good Fine with a couple of small edge nicks, on a full round flan and slightly off-centre, pleasing for the grade
SixpenceElizabeth I Milled Issue 1562 Large Broad Bust with elaborately decorated dress, Small Rose, S.2596 mintmark star, Good Fine, the reverse slightly better with some thin light scratches
SixpenceJames I 1608 Second Coinage, Fourth Bust S.2658 mintmark Coronet NVF nicely toned and even with an attractive portrait, struck on a full flan, Ex-London Coins Auction A125 7/6/2009 Lot 771 hammer price £160
Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) 1578 Fifth Issue S.2572 mintmark Greek Cross Fine or better with some light pitting and light scratches, Elizabeth I 1574 Third Issue S.2563 mintmark Eglantine, Fine or better with some thin scratches on the obverse
Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) 1583 Sixth Issue, S.2578A mintmark Bell Fine, 1582 Sixth Issue, S.2578A mintmark Bell Good Fine, the reverse better, nicely toned
Sixpences Elizabeth I Milled issue (2) 1562 Tall Narrow bust with decorated dress, Large Rose S.2595 mintmark Star, Fine with some surface marks, 1562 Large broad bust with elaborately decorated dress, S.2596 mintmark Star, Fine
ThreepenceElizabeth I 1575 Fourth Issue Smaller flan with 14mm inner circle mintmark Eglantine S.2566 NVF with some dirt on the surfaces, Ex-Spink January 1963 5/-
ShillingCommonwealth 1651 COMONWEALTH errorESC 984C Near EF with traces of residual mint lustre, the flan with some stress marks and a couple of slightly weaker areas, Commonwealth Shillings very seldom seen in these grades, must surely be one of the finest grade error Shillings of this period
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEALH error, also No stop after THE, ESC 988B overall VF for wear with dark tone and some porosity, Extremely Rare rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist)
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEALH error, also No stop after THE, ESC 988B, About Fine with some light scratches and a couple of small weaker areas, Extremely Rare rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist)
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEALTTH error, the second T much higher and over a lower incomplete T, this being in line with the following H, this type unlisted by ESC, Fine or very near so and of even and pleasing appearance for the grade
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEATH errorESC 989 Extremely rare, rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist), Fine with some light flan imperfections and a scratch to the right of the shield on the obverse
ShillingCommonwealth 1654 a multi error coin, unlisted by ESC, the reverse with the date appearing as the 6 almost completely over the top of the 5, G of GOD appears as a reversed D, V VS for VS, the obverse reads THE.COMMMONWEALTH.OENGLANND, the mintmark and the preceding stop appear struck over most of the final D Good Fine with some old thin scratches on the obverse shield, not previously seen by us with all these errors together, a highly significant and interesting piece
ShillingCommonwealth 1654 COMMGONWEALTH error, also the E and A of COMMGONWEALTH are virtually on top of each other, though both letters are very clear, unlisted by ESC and most unusual, Fine for wear with a series of thin scratches on either side
ShillingCommonwealth 1654 ENGLND errorESC 992, Extremely rare, rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist) Fine for wear with an attempted piercing and some old scratches on the reverse
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