Double CrownJames I Second Coinage, Fifth Bust S.2623, North 2088, mintmark Castle, 4.85 grammes, NVF/Good Fine the reverse with some thin scratches to the right of the crown and shield
Double CrownJames I Second Coinage, Fifth Bust, S.2623, North 2088, mintmark Trefoil, 4.93 grammes, Good Fine with a scratch across the crown, the obverse field with some fine hairlines
Double CrownJames I Second Coinage, Fourth Bust, S.2622 mintmark Coronet over Grapes/Coronet, the obverse overstruck mintmark unusual, 4.89 grammes. Struck on a full round flan, bust and design Fine, the legend VF and bold, the portrait with die clashing with the outline of the shield showing through on the obverse. The Gold Double Crown a short-lived denomination and seldom offered
GoldHalfcrownJames I Fifth Bust S.2631 mintmark Plain Cross, 1.28 grammes, a little weak in small places, slightly doubled on the portrait, but the portrait showing good detail, VF
Hammered a small group (9) Shillings (7) Elizabeth I mintmark Woolpack, James I mintmark Rose, Charles I (5) Group E, Tower Mint, single arched -crown, mintmark Anchor, Group F, double-arched crown, mintmark Triangle-in-circle (2), Group F, double-arched crown, mintmark Sun (2), Sixpences James I (2) First Coinage, First Bust, 1603 mintmark Thistle, Second Coinage, Third Bust mintmark Lis, in mixed grades NVG to Fine
Shillings (6) James I Third Coinage, Sixth Large Bust S.2668 mintmark Trefoil Good Fine nicely toned, with a flan crack at 8 o'clock, Charles ITower Mint under Parliament, Taller narrow bust S.2802 mintmark Sun, short of flan in places, Fine/Good Fine and nicely toned, the reverse with some heavier contact marks, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot type bust S.2799 mintmark Star Near Fine with some weak areas, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot type bust S.2799 mintmark Triangle VG/Fine, the obverse double struck, Charles I Small Aberystwyth bust Large XII S.2792 mintmark Tun Near Fine/Fine with some old thin scratches, Charles I Group E type 4.3 single arched crown, Large XII S.2796 mintmark Anchor Fine/Good Fine, the obverse with some double striking
Double CrownJames I Third Bust mint mark Rose S2621, Coincraft J1DC-010, North 2086 about VF on a wavy flan with first shield weak reverse perhaps once straightened
Hammered and Ancient a small group (6) Ancient to James I (includes Charles IHalfcrown base metal counterfeit) plus USA Halfpenny 1783 Washington, Victoria Penny 'double brockage' on a thick flan possibly manufactured, Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border, Fiji Penny 1934 in mixed grades to VF
ShillingJames I Second Coinage Fifth Bust with double arched crown mintmark Coronet S.2656 (see notes) Fine or slightly better with a couple of old scratches on the obverse, Rare
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