AngelEdward IV Second Reign S.2091 Mintmark Cinquefoil both sides, as Schneider 467 variety with REDEMPT legend, S.2091, North 1626, 5.07 grammes, VF bold and evenly struck with traces of old gilding, the edge a little bright at the top of the obverse but the surfaces show no obvious signs of mounting
AngelHenry VIII First Coinage, Obverse with HENRIC? VIII legend, Reverse with h and Rose on top of the shield S.2265 mintmark Portcullis, Good Fine struck on a full round flan
AngelHenry VIII Third Coinage, Obverse with HENRIC 8 legend, annulet by angel's head and on ship S.2299, mintmark Lis, Reverse with h and rose on top of the shield, Good VF and always a popular type, our archive database shows we have handled far fewer examples of this type than the First Coinage type
Crown 1653 CommonwealthESC 6, Bull 6, S.3212,with some scratches around the first M of COMMONWEALTH around VF, with a little doubling to some of the lettering, with some signs of old cleaning, now almost fully retoned, an evenly struck piece on a full round flan
CrownElizabeth I mintmark 1 (1601) S.2582 VF with some usual weaker areas these mostly in the shield, portrait pleasing, drapery sharp, even tone a very collectable example
Detector Finds a wide ranging group, includes Hammered Sixpences to Pennies, with some Cut Halfpennies, Cut Farthings and more, Ancients Denarii (3), Ancient bronzes (6), also includes Pre-1947 and pre 1920 Silver items, and a Spanish American Cob, (lot) in mixed grades a few holed
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
GroatHenry VI Annulet Issue, with annulets on reverse, Calais mint S.1836 mintmark Incurved Pierced Cross, Fine, toned, SixpenceJames I 1605 Second Coinage, Third Bust S.2658 mintmark unclear VG with some loss of flan
Groat Henry VII, Facing Bust issue London Mint, Type IIId S.2199A mintmark Anchor VF or slightly better and attractively toned, with some edge nicks, Groat Henry VIIITower Mint Posthumous coinage, Reverse POSVI legend, with rose in right cross end S.2403 Portrait Fine, legends Fair
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous issue in debased silver, Tower Mint, Pellets in annulets in forks on the reverse S.2403 Mintmark Lis/Lis About Fine the reverse with some residual green on the reverse
GroatRichard III with RICARD legend S.2154 mintmark Halved Sun and Rose 1, Fine/Good Fine for wear, the portrait even and pleasing, the flan with a light crease, with an extended part to the edge at 4 o'clock, a rare piece this being only the second we have offered in 16 years
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
Groats Henry VIII (2) Second Coinage Laker Bust B S.2337D mintmark Rose, Fine/Good Fine with grey tone, Second Coinage Laker Bust D, S.2337E mintmark Sunburst Fine with a flan chip and crack between 4 and 5 o'clock, Rare
HalfcrownElizabeth I Seventh Issue S.2583 mintmark 1 (1601) EF with some signs of die stress, the fields attractive with traces of gold and blue toning, a very rare coin, especially so in high grade
HalfgroatHenry VIII First Coinage, Profile issue, York Mint, Archbishop Wolsey, Keys and Cardinal's hat below shield (1514-1530) S.2325 mintmark Star, 1.50 grammes, Good Fine or better, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows this is the first example we have handled. A rare and under-rated type
HalfgroatHenry VIII Second Coinage, York Mint, Archbishop Lee EL beside shield S.2348 mintmark Key, 1.32 grammes, a little double-struck in places, overall GVF with a sharp and even appearance
Hammered a small group (14) Groats, Pennies, Cut Pennies and a Charles IFarthing, a varied group, includes some useful pieces such as a Wodan face Sceatta Good Fine, and an Anglo-Saxon Sceat, VG to NVF
Hammered a small group (6) Sixpences (5) Elizabeth I (3) 1567 mintmark Lion, 1569 mintmark Coronet, 1587 mintmark Crescent, James I (2) 1604 mintmark Lis, 1605 mintmark unclear in mixed grades, along with HalfgroatHenry VIIICanterbury Mint WA by shield Archbishop Warham NVF
LaurelJames I Third Coinage, Third, small rounded head with ties further apart. S.2638A Mintmark Rose, 9.06 grammes, GVF with a slightly weak area on the shield, a most pleasing example the portrait especially pleasing and an excellent example of this type
NobleEdward IIILondon Mint, Treaty Period, Group b, Annulet before ED/WΛRD, Gothic N in ANGL, Ornaments -11-11, Ropes 3/2, Quatrefoils 4/4, Lis 4, S.1503, North 1232, Schneider 86, 7.67 grammes, a little weak on TRAN of TRANSIENS, otherwise bold VF and well struck
NobleHenry VI Annulet Issue (1422-1430) Annulet by Sword arm, and in one spandrel on the reverse. Trefoil stops on the obverse, annulet stops on the reverse S.1799 mintmark Lis, NEF with a thin scratch on the obverse, the portrait excellent and with super detail
PenniesEdward I (2) Class 2b, N's in legend reversed, London MintS.1386, 1.38 grammes. VF nicely toned with some light deposit on the reverse, Class 10B Bury St. Edmunds Mint S.1418. 1.28 grammes. Fine
PennyCnut Short Cross type, S.1159York Mint, Moneyer Beorn, 0.96 grammes, Near EF with a very thin surface crack to the obverse visible under magnification
PennyEdward the Confessor, Facing Bust/Small Cross type, S.1183, Moneyer BVREPNE, Wallingford Mint (PALI) North 830, 1.07 grammes, approaching EF, struck on a full round flan, a most pleasing example and scarce thus
PennyHenry II Tealby HENRI: REX legend no pellets down side of shoulder left mantle not struck, Reverse: Cross and Crosslets, little of reverse legend or moneyers name struck, DEFR : ON: only is visible, S.1339, North 958/2 or 959, 1.45 grammes. Fine with some weak areas, Scarce
PennyHenry VIII Second Coinage, Sovereign type, Durham Mint Archbishop Tunstall, CD beside shield, S.2354 mintmark Star/-, 0.67 grammes, Good Fine or better, the legend a little weak in places
PennyJohn Class 5b, Obverse S with pellet centre, Round topped R, Canterbury Mint, moneyer Iohan, North 970 (b)(ii). 1.4 grammes. Good Fine with some slight weak areas
PennyStephen Obverse defaced with long cross, Cross Moline type S.1283 East Anglian Mint, 0.80 grammes, VG with a large piece of the coin missing from 12 to 4 o'clock, nevertheless a very rare type and seldom seen in any grade
ShillingCharles I 1645 Newark Besieged S.3142 GVF a bold example showing excellent detail, of the Newark type, 5.72 grammes. An exceptional striking from the Civil War period, a little excess flan on three sides of the piece, way better than most examples encountered of this type, many of which have been holed and plugged. This would make a super addition to any collection of Civil War period coinage, or a nicely struck Shilling for the Charles I type collector
ShillingEdward VI Debased Silver Issue 1550 Tower Mint, Bust 5 S.2466 mintmark Leopard's Head VG with some staining on the reverse, the mintmark mostly clear, Rare
ShillingElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Woolpack Near Fine with two small edge cracks, Sixpence Elizabeth I 1584 S. mintmark Escallop VG/Good Fine with some weaker areas
Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I 1565 S.2561 Smaller flan, Bust 1F with 17.5mm inner circle mintmark Rose over Pheon/Pheon over Rose, Fine, an unusual cross-overstruck mintmark type, Elizabeth I 1570 Bust 4B S.2562 mintmark Castle over Coronet/Castle VG
Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I Seventh Issue 1602 S.2585 mintmark 2 portrait VG legends Fine and bold, Elizabeth I 1574 S.2563 mintmark Eglantine Fine with grey tone
Sixpences (3) Elizabeth I 1570 Bust 4B, S.2562 mintmark Castle/Castle over Coronet VG, Elizabeth I 1570 Bust 4B S.2562 mintmark Castle, Elizabeth I 1575 Larger Bust 5A, S.2563 mintmark Eglantine, HalfgroatJames I Smaller Crown on Obverse S.2660 Good Fine, mintmark unclear
ThreepenceElizabeth I 1561 with rose and date, struck on a larger flan with 15mm inner circle, S.2564 mintmark Pheon, Bold VF with an even strike, a very attractive piece and according to our archive database only the second example we have handled, so perhaps much scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
ThreepenceElizabeth I Milled issue 1562 Tall Narrow Decorated Bust with medium rose S.2603, Mintmark Star, 1.49 grammes, GVF with grey tone a most pleasing example
UniteCharles I Group C, Third Bust with heavier armour, Reverse Oval shield with CR at sides S.2690 mintmark Rose, 8.96 grammes, a little weak in some places, the King's clothing showing excellent detail, VF overall and with much eye appeal, we note that only one example appears on our archive database which shows 16 years of auction sales, so possibly rarer than catalogue prices would suggest
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