GroatEdward IV Second Reign, London Mint, Rose on breast, S.2100, mintmark Heraldic Cinquefoil, 2.81 grammes, Fine with an edge crack at 8 o'clock, a small area of brighter metal below the bust within one tressure suggests possibly once expertly repaired
GroatEdward IVLondon Mint, Heavy Coinage, Group I, Lis on neck, no marks by neck, Pellets by crown, additional smaller pellet in two quarters on the reverse, S.1969, mintmark Plain Cross, 3.55 grammes, VF, we note other Heavy Coinage examples for sale on internet websites in inferior grades at £500-£550
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage, Quatrefoils at neck, B on breast, Bristol Mint, S.2005 mintmark Sun, 3.07 grammes, NVF with some thin scratches on the obverse
Groats (2) Edward III Pre-Treaty period, London Mint, unbarred N's in LONDON, series G, Reverse with Annulet in one quarter, CIVITAS with dots after T and A, S.1570, 4.42 grammes, VG/Near Fine possibly a detector find, Edward IV London Mint, Quatrefoils at neck, no eye, S.2000 mintmark Sun, 2.67 grammes, Fine with an edge crack, possibly a detector find
GroatEdward IV First Reign, London Mint, Quatrefoils at neck (one worn), no eye in reverse legend, S.2000, mintmark Coronet, 2.86 grammes, Fine the obverse with surface marks on the portrait
GroatEdward IV Second Reign, London Mint, Fleurs on cusps, mintmark Pierced Cross and Pellet, S.2098, North 1631, 2.70 grammes, Fine or better, on a slightly irregularly shaped flan, Ex-Patrick Finn Baldwins 4/10/2004 Lot 283 (part)
Contemporary Forgeries (5) Groats (3) Henry V Class B contemporary copy, mintmark Cross Patee with central pellet, 'Scowling' Bust (see Numismatic Chronicle 1993 p.219, no.2 this coin), 2.98 grammes, Fair, unusual, Ex-P. Finn List 6, Winter 1996, No.221 SNC 1987, item 4401 found River Thames 1886, Ex Spink Auction 11039 Lot 74 (6/10/2011), The Frank Brady Collection of Hammered Groats, Henry VI Annulet Issue, London Mint a contemporary copy of irregular style, Annulets by neck, mintmark Pierced Cross 2.36 grammes, Annulet between e and x in rex, Rev. annulet added in second and third angles, leaf or pinecone after tas, base, a curious and unusual piece, About VF, (provenance Bt. Spink), Ex-Spink Auction 11039 Lot 82 (6/10/2011), the Frank Brady Collection of Hammered Groats, Edward IV a contemporary forgery of a York/London mule, mintmark. ´flower´, quatrefoils by bust, e on breast, a contemporary copy of good workmanship, 2.22 grammes, Fair to Fine (provenance Bt. Spink), Ex-Spink Auction 11039 Lot 200 (6/10/2011) the Frank Brady Collection of Hammered Groats, ShillingCharles I mintmark Anchor a contemporary copy of crude style, Ex-Patrick Finn, with ticket showing £70 price, CelticStater , uniface Gallic War issue, in the style of Series E, horse right, S.11, VA 50-56, About Fine, ex-C. Rudd
Groats and Halfgroats (4) comprising Groats (3) Edward IIILondon Mint, Pre-Treaty period, S.1567 mintmark Cross 2, 4.43 grammes, About Fine with some surface marks, Edward IV Light Coinage, London Mint, Quatrefoils at neck, doubled S in CIVITAS, S.2000, mintmark Crown, 2.80 grammes, Fine, Edward IV Light Coinage, London Mint, Quatrefoils at neck, S.2000 mintmark Crown/Sun, 2.77 grammes, Fine with dark tone, Halfgroat Henry VI Rosette-Mascle issue, Calais Mint, S.1862 1.79 grammes, VF with flan chip between 9 and 10 o'clock
SixpenceElizabeth I 1569 Intermediate Bust 4B, 2.76 grammes, S.2562, mintmark Coronet, VG, Groats (3) Edward III Pre-Treaty period, London Mint, Series C, S.1565, VG with some scratches, Edward IVNorwich Mint, N on breast, S.2011, mintmark Sun, 2.91 grammes, Fine with some surface dirt, Edward IV Quatrefoils at neck, London Mint, no eye in reverse legend, S.2000 mintmark Sun, 2.95 grammes, Near Fine
Groats to Halfpennies (6) comprising Groats (2) Edward IV Light Coinage, London Mint, Quatrefoils at Neck S.2000 mintmark Crown, Near Fine/About Fine with grey tone, Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais MintS.1836 Fine with grey tone, Halfgroats (3) Henry VI Annulet Issue, Calais Mint S.1840 VG, Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle issue, Calais Mint S.1877 Fine with grey tone, on an irregularly shaped flan, Henry VII Facing bust issue, type III, King and Archbishop jointly, type (b) Canterbury MintS.2210, mintmark Tun, About Fine, short of flan in the lower half of the coin, Halfpenny Henry VI Annulet issue S.1849 Fine, on an irregularly shaped flan, all detector finds
HalfgroatEdward IVCanterbury Mint, Archbishop Bourchier, C on Breast, S.2107/8 central character on the reverse is unclear (C or Rose) 1.14 grammes, mintmark Rose Near Fine/Fine on an irregular flan, a detector find
GroatEdward IV Light coinage (1464-1470) London Mint, Quatrefoils at neck, S.2000 mintmark Crown, 3.08 grammes, EF with an edge nick by ANG, a very high grade example of the type
Hammered a small group (3) HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth horseman horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, no ground below, Reverse: Oval garnished shield, S.2779 mintmark Triangle-in-circle, 14.95 grammes, Good Fine on a slightly irregularly shaped flan, GroatEdward IV Second Reign, London Mint, Trefoils on cusps S.2096 mintmark Pellet in annulet, 2.75 grammes, Good Fine with old grey tone, a light stain on the reverse possibly conceals an old surface crack, Groat Edward III Fourth Coinage Pre-Treaty Period, London Mint, Annulet in one quarter of reverse, stops before and after the A of CIVITAS S.1570, 4.58 grammes, Fine/Good Fine
GroatEdward IV Second Reign, London Mint, Trefoils on cusps, No marks by bust S.2096 mintmark Small Annulet Fine with some long surface cracks, has possibly been fragmented at some time
Hammered a small group (8) Sixpences (5) Elizabeth I 1570 mintmark Castle. 1575 mintmark Eglantine. 1595 mintmark Woolpack. milled issued 1562 mintmark Star, creased. James I First Coinage 1603 mintmark Thistle. GroatEdward IV Light Coinage S.2000 Quatrefoils at neck. Twopence Elizabeth I Sixth issue, mintmark A. PennyHenry III Short Cross London Mint, moneyer Ledulf, in mixed grades VG to Fine
Hammered a small group (7) Shillings (3) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark O (1600) VG lettering bold, the portrait mostly indistinct, James I Sixth Large Bust, S.2668 mintmark Harp, Good Fine/Fine, Charles I Group F, Sixth Large Briot Bust, type 4.4 S.2799 mintmark Star, Fine/Good Fine with some weaker areas, Groat Edward IVBristol Mint, B on breast with quatrefoils at neck S.2004 Mintmark Crown About Fine with some loss of flan at 3 o'clock, Halfgroat Charles I inner circle on both sides, Reverse with CR alongside harp S.2829 mintmark Harp Penny Edward I London Mint, Roman unbarred N, Class 9b S.1408 Fine, toned, with some surface residue, France - Aquitaine SilverDenier William X (1127-1137) Reverse: Four central crosslets, Fine
Groats (3) Edward IV (2) London Mint, Quatrefoils at neck, S.2000 Mintmark Sun, Good Fine with an edge crack, once cleaned. York Mint Quatrefoils at neck, E on breast, S.2012 mintmark Lis Good Fine and bold with an edge crack, Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle issue London Mint, S.1874 mintmark Cross Patonce VF toned, a little short of flan
GroatEdward IV Second Reign, London Mint, Fleurs on Cusps, no marks by bust, S.2098, North 1631 mintmark Pierced Cross with one pellet (XVIII). B's for R's in some parts of the legend, appears to be a 12-pointed Star in ADIVTORE [star]UM, NVF with some hairlines and an edge chip, an unusual type, comes with three old collectors tickets one dating from 1979
Groats (3) Edward III Pre-Treaty Period Fourth Coinage, with French Title, Edward IV First Reign, London Mint, No marks at neck, mintmark Coronet, Edward IV Second Reign mintmark Rose, Rose on breast, Halfgroats Edward III (2) both London Mint Pre-Treaty Period VG to Fine
Hammered (5) Groats (4) Henry VI Annulet issue Calais Mint, Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle issue, Calais Mint, mintmark Cross Crosslet, Edward IV Light Coinage, London Mint, clipped, Light Coinage, Bristol Mint, quatrefoils at neck, B on breast, clipped Halfgroat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, Annulets at neck, VG to Fine
Hammered a small group (5) Shillings (2) Commonwealth 1653 or 1655 (last digit unclear) Fair, Edward VI Fine Silver issue mintmark y S.2482 VG, Groats (2) Philip and MaryS.2508 mintmark Lis VG with a long flan crack, Henry VIII Posthumous Coinage, Southwark Mint, no mintmark the Reverse with T.C at the beginning of the legend struck over the top of the C of CIVITAS, VG, Halfgroat Henry VII facing bust issue, Canterbury Mint, Fine/Good Fine mintmark Tun
Hammered a small group (4) HalfgroatCommonwealth Fine or slightly better with some scratches, PennyHenry VI Leaf-Trefoil issue, Leaf on breast, Durham Mint, rings in centre, Fine on an irregular flan with much of the legend missing, PenniesEdward IV (2) the first VG with some weak areas, along with Second Reign, D in centre VG
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage, Bristol Mint, B on breast, no marks at neck S.2006 Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Penny Edward I with error in reverse legend LON TAS LON CIVI Class 3f VF and unusual
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth Horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle Fine, toned, HalfgroatHenry VIII Second Coinage Archbishop Cranmer S.2345 mintmark Catherine wheel both sides, Good Fine, Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais MintS.1836 Annulets at neck, Mintmark Pierced Cross GF/NVF with an edge nick, Ex-Reeves Auction 7/11/1980 Lot 880, ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver Issue S.2482 Mintmark Tun, Bold Fine, along with Scotland Groat David II Edinburgh MintS.5095 VG with a long flan crack, Ex-Reeves Auction 2/7/1976 Lot 1114, Ireland Penny Dublin Mint, S.6246 Fine
Hammered a small group (6) Groats (5) Edward IV First Reign, Quatrefoils by neck, S.2000 Mintmark Rose Fine, toned, Edward IV First Reign, York Mint, E on breast, S.2012 mintmark Lis VG, Henry VII Regular Profile issue, Triple band to CrownS.2258 mintmark Pheon Fine with a shortage of flan at the top of the obverse, Henry VIII mintmark Lis S.2337E Laker Bust D Fine/Good Fine with an edge nick at the top, Henry VIII Posthumous issue, Canterbury Mint, Bust 6, no mintmark S.2408 VG with shortage of flan at 5 o'clock , ShillingEdward VI Fine silver issue S.2478 mintmark Tun VG/Near Fine, Ex-Reeves Auction 5/5/1978 Lot 1630
Hammered a small group (6) ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver Issue S.2482 mintmark Tun About Fine with some old scratches on the obverse, Groats (2) Edward IV Light Coinage, Quatrefoils at neck, London Mint, S.2000 mintmark Crown, Fine, Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate/- Fine, on a wavy flan, ThreepenceElizabeth I 1578 Fifth Issue S.2573 mintmark Greek Cross, Fine/Good Fine the reverse with signs of light tooling, PennyRichard I London Mint, moneyer Fulke, Class 4b S.1348C Good Fine, slightly off centre with some weakness to the lower part of the obverse, Penny Edward I Canterbury Mint Class 4c, Good Fine
Groats (3) Edward IV Rosette-Mascle issue, Calais MintS.1859 Good Fine, Edward IV Light Coinage 1464-1470 Bristol Mint B on breast, quatrefoils at neck, S.2004 mintmark Sun, Good Fine or slightly better with grey tone, Henry VIII Laker Bust D S.2337E mintmark Rose, About Fine with grey tone
Groats (3) Edward IV Light Coinage S.2000 mintmark Sun Near Fine with a large edge cut, Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate Fair, Henry VIII Second Coinage, Laker Bust D, S.2337E Good Fine, toned, Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) Sixth Issue 1593 mintmark Tun approaching Fine, on an irregularly-shaped flan, Milled issue 1562 mintmark Star , Fine, once gilded, PennyJohn, Canterbury Mint About Fine, along with Scotland 40 Pence Charles I F at end of reverse legend S.5578 Fine
Groat Edward IV Light Coinage, London Mint, Quatrefoils at neck S.2000 mintmark Sun Good Fine, Halfgroat Edward IV no marks by Neck mintmark unclear, NVF on an irregularly shaped flan
GroatEdward IV or V with the Sun halved with Rose mint mark on both sides S2146A with no pellet below bust EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL ' FRANC obv, Rev POSVI DEUM ADIVTOREM DEUM 3.1 grammes CIVITAS LONDON North 1631 VF or near so and rare in all grades
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage London Mint, No marks at neck S.2002 mintmark Sun/Crown, this combination of mintmarks unlisted by Spink VF or slightly better with a strong strike and attractive old grey tone
Hammered a small and varied group (7) HalfgroatCharles I Tower under Parliament S.2833 mintmark (P), Halfgroat CommonwealthS.3221, class="rel_search_link" href="?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Penny&category=7&searchtype=1" rel="tag">PennyEdward IVDurham Mint, Rose in centre of reverse, clipped, Halfpennies (2) Henry VI London Mint, Henry VII mint unclear, Farthings (2) Edward I and another Farthing, clipped with legend unclear, in mixed grades Fair to Fine
Halfcrowns to Halfpennies a wide ranging group (45) Halfcrowns Charles I (2) S.2776 mintmark Triangle, S.2777 mintmark Star, Shillings (11) Edward VI Fine Silver Issue S.2482 mintmark y, Elizabeth I (4) Second issue S.2555 mintmark Cross Crosslet, Sixth Issue (2) S.2577 mintmark Key, S.2577 mintmark Tun, Seventh Issue S.2584 mintmark 1, James I (2) Second Coinage S.2655 Fourth Bust, mintmark Bell, Second Coinage 1607 Fifth Bust S.2656 mintmark Grapes, Charles I (4) Group E, S.2797 mintmark Triangle, Group F, larger bust S.2799 mintmark Triangle in Circle, Group G (under Parliament) S.2800 mintmark Sun (2) one struck on an uneven flan, Sixpences (9) Elizabeth I (5) 1562 S.2560 mintmark Pheon, 1562 Milled Issue (2) S.2595 mintmark Star, S.2596 mintmark Star, 1567 Milled Issue S.2599, Small Bust, mintmark Lis, 1579 Fifth Issue S.2572 Mintmark Greek Cross, James I (2) First Coinage, First Bust 1603 S.2647 mintmark Thistle, Fourth Bust S.2658 mintmark Coronet, Charles I Group D, no inner circles, S.2813 mintmark Bell, Charles II Third Issue S.3323 mintmark Crown, Groats (4) Edward IVLondon Mint, Light Coinage, Henry VIII Facing Bust issue S.2199 mintmark Pansy, Elizabeth I Second Issue, S.2556 mintmark Martlet, Charles II Third IssueS.3324 mintmark Crown, Threepences (2) Elizabeth I Fifth Issue 1569 S.2573 mintmark Coronet, Elizabeth I Fifth issue 1578 S.2573 mintmark Greek Cross, Halfgroats (7) Henry VI Calais Mint, Pinecone-Mascle issue S.1877 Mintmark Cross Patonce, Edward IV Canterbury Mint clipped, Henry VII Canterbury Mint S.2209 Mintmark Tun, Elizabeth I, Pellets behind Bust S.2579 mintmark Crescent, James I (3) Smaller Crown on Obverse S.2660 mintmark Trefoil, S.2659 mintmark Trefoil, S.2660 mintmark Thistle, Pennies (8) Henry III Long Cross (3), Henry III Short Cross (2), Edward I London Mint (3), Halfpennies (2) James I S.2663 (2) Near Fine to GVF the majority of the coins evenly struck and Fine or better, with some nearer VF than Fine, a pleasing group
Groats (2) Edward IV Light coinage, no marks at neck, S.2002, Fine, clipped, Henry VI Annulet issue Calais Mint, annulets in two quarters of the reverse and at neck S.1836 Fine, the legend weak in parts
GroatEdward IV Second Reign London Mint, Fine, Groat Edward IV Light Coinage Good Fine, toned, Halfpenny Edward IV Fine, on a ragged and incomplete flan, Cut Halfpenny Henry III London Mint Fine, all detector finds with the accompanying paperwork
Hammered (12) Group covering the reigns of Henry III, Edward I, Edward III and Edward IV. Denominations range from a halfpenny to Halfgroats, various mints, Fair to NVF, a couple chipped
Hammered (2) GroatEdward IV Light Coinage London mint m.m. rose, quatrefoils by bust, E on breast overstruck with a fleur, no additional pellet on rev. (Blunt & Whitton type Vd var, Brady 165 var, N.1568 var, S.2000+&prm=sr&searchtype=1">S.2000) GF, off struck. Rare. Groat Edward IV Light Coinage London mint m.m. crown, no quatrefoils by bust, fleurs on all cusps (Blunt & Whitton type VII (5), N.1570, S.2000 var) Fine, the obverse off struck.
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage London mint m.m. crown/sun quatrefoils by bust and under bust, fleurs over crown (Blunt & Whitton type VIII (3), Rochester 618, N.1571, S.2001) VF with a dark tone, slight flan curvature.
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage London mint m.m. crown/sun quatrefoils by bust and under bust (Blunt & Whitton type VIII (3), Delme-Radcliffe 201, N.1571, S.2001) NVF, a little double struck on the face but generally good.
GroatEdward IV 2nd reign London mint, no stops on Obv., rose after DIVTORE and extra pellets in LON and CIVI qtrs m.m. pierced cross w/central pellet/pierced cross (Blunt & Whitton Type XX/XIX mule, Delme-Radcliffe 329, Stewartby p.433 VR, N.1631, S2098) VF with a very slight curvature to the edge of the flan. Rare.
GroatEdward IV 2nd reign London mint, saltire stops on Obv., rose after DEVM m.m. pierced cross w/pellet in lower left qtr (Blunt & Whitton Type XVIIIb, Stewartby p.433, N.1631, S2098) VF and in good metal. The flan not perfectly round.
GroatEdward IV 2nd reign London mint m.m. annulet (Blunt & Whitton Type XIV, Stewartby p.433, N.1631, S2096) NVF with some encrustation/discolouration and minor flan loss
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage London mint m.m. rose quatrefoils by bust and pellet in first quarter of reverse (Blunt & Whitton Type Vd 2, N.1568, S2000) VF, deeply toned, and generally well struck.
Hammered (3) PennyRichard II Type IIIa (Scallop after TAS) S.1695York Mint GF and scarce, Penny Henry V Class C mullet and broken annulet by crownS.1778London mint NVF with some cross-ghosting, HalfgroatEdward IV 2nd Reign S.2108Canterbury mint under Archbishop Bourchier, C on breast, no marks by bust, rose in centre of reverse GF or better with some toning. Scarce.
Groats (6) Edward III Pre-Treaty Fine, Edward IV Light Coinage Fine, Edward IV Second Reign Fine, Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle Good Fine, Henry VII Facing Bust, Henry VIII Posthumous issue Fair, Halfgroats (4) Edward III Pre-Treaty Near Fine, Henry VI Calais Rosette-Mascle issue Fine/Good Fine, Henry VII Canterbury, Facing Bust About Fine/Fine, Henry VIII Canterbury Second Coinage Fine on an uneven flan
Groat. Edward III. London pre-treaty series f. Mintmark crown. S.1569. Reverse error, reads CIVI DON LON TAS. A few weak spots on legends otherwise fine, rare.
GroatEdward IV First Reign Light Coinage with Quatrefoils at neck, London mint mintmark Rose no fleur on breast, with extra pellet in third quarter of the reverse S.2000 NVF with pleasant underlying tone, Ex-Rochester Collection
GroatEdward IV 1st reign, heavy coinage, weighs 3.6 grams. Class III, quatrefoils by neck, eye in reverse legend. London mint, mint mark rose. S.1974. Very fine but with 10 mm crack at 9 o'clock
GroatEdward IV 1st coinage, light coinage, London mint, trefoils at neck, mint mark long cross fitchee/sun 1469-70. S.2003. Very fine, slight scuffs on portrait.
GroatEdward IV 1st coinage, light coinage, York mint. Quatrefoils by neck, mint mark lis, E on breast. S.2012. About very fine, but vertical scratch on portrait.
Hammered Groats (3). Henry VI annulet issue of CalaisS.1836. Edward IV 1st reign light coinage London, mint mark crown. Quatrefoils at neck and on breast. S.2001. Henry VII facing bust class III, London, mint mark pansy. S.2199. All good fine.
Edward IV 1st reign light coinage Groat, mint mark crown. London, quatrefoils at neck. S. 2000. About very fine, slightly clipped on one side. Together with Henry Vpenny, London, no marks, class G. S.1781. About very fine.
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