AngelHenry VIII First Coinage, Obverse legend HENRIC ? VIII? With last I and ? Merged, S.2265 mintmark Pheon, 5 grams, Fine with some scuffing and a dig to the shield on the reverse (EX LCA 186 Lot 1257 realised £2,800)
GroatRichard II New lettering, S.1679 F-VF with uneven wear/striking strong in parts weaker in others and with some double striking, richly toned on a generous flan (4.5 grams), a rare type
Half SovereignEdward VI Third Period S.2451 mintmark Tun, struck in 22 carat Crowngold, VF with a pleasing peripheral tone, the legend double struck in places and some scratches
Metal Detector Finds (90) mostly Hammered Silver Fractionals to Shillings Plantagenets to Tudors some low grades and damaged others including Henry III in collectable grades
PennyJohn 1199-1216 Class 5 rounder portrait, letter X in the shape of a St. Andrew's Cross S.1352Ipswich Mint in a NGC Holder at MS64 (misdescribed as Henry III) rare in MS grade
PoundElizabeth I sixth issue S.2534, North 2008, Schneider 799, mintmark Woolpack, a high grade example with choice details both sides, Ex Sincona Auctions 82-83 Lot 1576 (AU Details realised SF 14,000)
Quarter NobleEdward III Treaty Period 1361 -1369 obverse legend reads EDWARD DEI GRA REX ANGL, London Mint with Lis in centre reverse (1.9 grams) VF a pleasant and collectable example
Quarter NobleHenry VI, Annulet issue, London Mint, Obverse: Lis over shield, Reverse: Mullet after EXALTABITVR, 1.7 grams, S.1810, North 1420, Scheider 295, mintmark Large Lis, some light scuffing to the shield, also on EXALT, and correspondingly on the HEN of HENRIC, otherwise VF, a pleasing example (EX LCA 185 Lot 1682 realised £1800)
SixpenceElizabeth I 1562 Milled issue, Large Broad Bust, elaborately decorated dress, Small Rose, S.2596, mintmark Star, 3 grams Fine/Good Fine, bent and straightened (EX LCA 186 Lot 1295 £300)
Sovereign Mary 1553 Fine Sovereign of 30 Shillings, dated in Roman numerals. Obverse: Mary enthroned, double annulet stops with single after ANG' Reverse: Shield on a rose, S.2488, North 1956, as Schneider 704, the reverse with abbreviation mark and a double annulet stop at the end of the legend, mintmark Pomegranate, 15.34 grammes, AU detail, struck on a full, slightly wavy flan the coin shows slight signs of mounting at the top of the obverse, a tiny crack on the rim is evident between the I and N of REGINA. The workmanship of these large hammered coins shows an outstanding level of detail and intricacy. Being the flagship coin of the reign, all Mary Sovereigns were minted in .995 gold, the gold standard being restored to this traditional fineness in Mary's reign. Mary Sovereigns are rare and seldom offered. EX LCA 185 Lot 1714 realised £18,000
UniteCharles IS.2694 Group F Sixth 'Briot' Bust with stellate lace collar Reverse Oval Shield with C R at sides mintmark Star a sharp and pleasing example in a NGC Holder AU DETAILS REV CLEANED, The first example of this type we have seen since 2009
A mixed group (15) includes Charles ISixpence, early English SilverPennies, 1592 6d, CopperFarthings Charles I Rose types, some continental hammered silver and more, mixed grades some pleasing
GroatHenry VII Facing Bust issue, Crown with double bar and six crockets as jewels S.2201 mintmark Cross Crosslet both sides, 2.83g, about VF with some weaker parts and some old scratches obverse
Groat Mary S.2492, mintmark Pomegranate, stunning portrait of Mary (EF details) but the reverse with a porous damaged surface and the ragged left of the portrait (1.20 grams)
GroatRichard II New Lettering, retrograde Z before FRANCIE, Reversed N's in Reverse legend, S.1679, 4.18 grammes, some clipping though much of the legend visible about Fine with the reverse bold Fine, a rare type and sought after in all grades
Half GroatEdward III Post Treaty Period 1369-77 mm Cross 2, pellets on bust (chain mail) S1641 VF with some surface porosity and light scuffs obverse, a rare seldom offered type (2.13 grams) Spinks lists at £600 in VF
HalfgroatHenry V Type C, Broken Annulet to left of crownS.1771, 1.86 grammes, bright Fine/NVF with some weaker arears (1.8 grams), comes with an old retail ticket at £440 and does list in Spink at £500 in VF
HalfgroatHenry VII Profile issue, York Mint, Archbishop Bainbridge, keys below shield, S.2262 mintmark Martlet NVF in a generous flan (1.3 grams) with a small thin flan crack
HalfgroatHenry VIIICanterbury Mint Archbishop Warham with WA beside the shield S.2343 mintmark Cross Patonce bold VF on a generous flan but once holed and crudely plugged along with Henry IIIPenny scratched and smoothed
Hammered and Ancients (19) CelticStater VF along with Hammered Silver (18) Fractionals - Shilling, Edward III - Commonwealth mixed grades many lower grades and some damaged, some in decent collectable grades
Pennies (2) Edward II London Mint, Class 14, , S.1460, Crown with central fleur approaching Fine some minor clipping (1.03 grams), Edward III Third S.1543 Reverse I, about fine and clipped
PennyAethelred II Last Small Cross type S.1154London Mint moneyer Leofwine EF with some peck marks and the flan damaged at the edge right of the portrait
PennyHenry I Double inscription type, S.1272 BMC type 11 Norwich mint, N.NORDI Fair with a large edge chip, believed to be one of only two pieces in existence, the only other example being in the Mack collection, Extremely rare
PennyHenry III Long Cross, London Mint, moneyer Ricard, Crown has end pellets, X of REX with one curved limb, Class 5a2, 1.53 grams, S.1367A, Good Fine with pleasing portrait
Penny, Edward The Confessor (1042-1066), radiate Small Cross type BMC 1, S1173 deeply toned EF on a well rounded flan one small edge crack otherwise choice, comes with a collectors ticket stating C. Britton Coll'n, the first example we have seen for over 10 years
Rose RyalJames I 2nd coinage S.2613, North 2079, Coincraft J1RY-005 mint mark rose 13.93 grams, Obverse: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre portcullis at feet, Reverse: Shield on rose, in an NGC Holder AU DETAILS REMOVED FROM JEWELLERY PLUIGGED, this piece looks a lot better than the NGC ticket makes it sounds for our part we cannot see where it has been plugged, viewing recommended looks like a £20K coin to us?
ShillingCharles I (1643) York Mint class I S2870 mm Lion, bust in scalloped lace collar. Rev EBOR above square topped shield over cross fleury, strong VF/GVF
ShillingCharles I Briot's Coinage First Milled Issue 1631-32 square topped shield reverse mint mark flower S2854 Fine with the odd old light scratch reverse
ShillingCharles I Group F, Sixth large Briot bust, type 4.4 with stellate lace collar S.2799, mintmark Star, 6.1 grammes, approaching VF on a ragged flan
ShillingCharles ITower Mint under the King Group D Fourth Bust type 3.1 with falling lace collar S.2789 mintmark Portcullis uneven wear or striking weak in parts bold detail in others F-VF (5.94 grams)
ShillingElizabeth I Milled Coinage 1561-71 intermediate size 30mm diameter S.2591 Mintmark Star uneven wear obverse nF-V with the decorated dress sharp, the reverse bold VF and with some smoothing in the fields (5.45 grams)
ShillingElizabeth I Second Issue (1560-61) mintmark Cross Crosslet S.2555 a high grade example with sharp detail especially in the legends and parts of the portrait a metal detector find
ShillingJames I Third Coinage Sixth Bust S.2668 mintmark Lis VF with one old scratch obverse (4.95 grams) so perhaps slightly clipped never the less a pleasing example
ShillingPhilip and Mary 1554 Full titles, with mark of value S.2500 Fine with Mary's portrait particularly bold the reverse weaker in parts and with an even old tone
Shillings (2) Edward VI facing portrait and Elizabeth I 2nd issue cross crosslet both nicely toned F-VF but both holed and the Edward in a silver mount
Sixpence 1562 Elizabeth I milled issue tall narrow bust with plain dress S2594 VF Details but with uneven wear perhaps once straightened and with some field knocks obverse
SixpenceElizabeth I 1561 Third Issue Small Bust S.2560 mintmark Pheon struck on a full round flan with bold legends uneven wear reverse portrait about Fine (2.76 grams)
SixpenceElizabeth I 1567 S.2562 mintmark Lion, we note all other examples we have handled of this date have been mintmark Coronet, VF with old scratches on the obverse, Ex-Lingford Collection, Baldwins 1951, Ex-R.Shuttlewood March 2001, Lot 339
CrownCharles I First Milled Coinage by Briot (1631-1632) S.2852 mintmark flower and B, nearer VF than Fine with some mild surface porosity and a field nick 9 o'clock obverse
CrownElizabeth I Seventh issue, S.2582, mintmark 1 (1601), 29 grammes, the legend bold the reverse Fine the obverse with good detail on the drapery and crown the Queen's portrait and surrounding areas very weak and with a flan crack
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage, Quatrefoils at neck, London Mint, S.2000 mintmark Crown, 3.03 grammes, Bold Good Fine, evenly struck, with an indentation below the crown, once cleaned, now almost fully retoned
GroatHenry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, Annulets at neck, S.1836, 3.67 grammes, NVF with an edge crack at the top stretching to the top of the crown, once lightly cleaned, now retoned
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third Horseman, group 3a2, Obverse: King wears cloak flying from shoulder, Reverse: Oval garnished shield S.2775 mintmark Triangle in circle, 14.9 grammes, Fine with some weak areas and 2 or 3 old scratches
Punched Hammered Coinage of 1696 - SixpenceCharles I Briot's Second Milled issue mint mark Anchor S2860 (3 grams) uneven wear Fair-VF, comes with a retail ticket for £20 London Coin fair February 2006
Quarter NobleEdward III Pre-Treaty Period, Reverse: Cross Potent in centre with central pellet, with pellets in the angles of the cross, 1.82 grams, Fine or better with some areas of the legend weak or scuffed
Shilling 1646 Charles INewark besieged NEWARK normal arched shaped crown S3143 sharp and evenly toned VF but with a oblong hole beneath the date (VF examples can realise well into 4 figures)
ShillingElizabeth I Milled Coinage , undated, large flan size of 31mm, decorated dress, S.2590, mintmark Star, reverse about VF the obverse with good legends and detail to the dress but the portrait weak (rubbed)
SixpenceElizabeth I Milled issue 1562 Large Broad Bust with small rose S.2596 mintmark Star, Fair to Fine the flan creased along with Groat Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate Fine details with a large flan crack that extends to the centre of the coin
UniteJames I Fifth Bust S.2620 mintmark Tun, Ex-Jewellery, smoothed on the edge at the top of the obverse, 10.01 grammes, approaching Fine with some crease marks
Charles IICopper with Brass Centre SOLI DEO GLORIS Peck 498 listed under Charles II Miscellaneous Pieces ex Colin Cook Nicholson sale so comes with Colin Cooke's white hand written attribution ticket described as "Ticket for the Touching Ceremony" pleasing VF with George and the Dragon and a sailing galleon listed as VS (very scarce) by Peck and certainly the first example we have seen
Half GroatHenry VIII Archbishop Lee with E L either side of shield S2348 mint mark Key VF with some verdigris comes with tickets describing provenance as Shirley-Fox Bequest 1939 and Ex - Stewartby
Halfgroats to Halfpennies (5) comprising Halfgroat James I First Coinage S.2649 mintmark Lis, 0.93 grammes, VG/Fine, Pennies (3) Henry VIIISovereign type, Durham Mint, Bishop Wolsey, Reverse: TW beside shield with cardinal's hat below S.2352 mintmark Crescent, 0.66 grammes, Fine with some weakness to part of the obverse legend, James I Second Coinage S.2661 mintmark Mullet, 0.54 grammes, design Good Fine and bold, struck off-centre, the legend partially worn and with some off the flan, CommonwealthS.3222, ESC 2263, Bull 228, 0.36 grammes, About Fine with some loss of flan at 11 o'clock, HalfpennyCharles I Rose on obverse and reverse S.2851 no mintmark, 0.17 grammes, About Fine with some loss of flan, along with ScotlandTwenty Pence Charles I Third Coinage, Obverse: Bust slight breaks inner circle, Reverse: No F above crown, S.5591, 1.03 grammes, Near Fine, creased with a long surface crack on the reverse
Halfgroats to Halfpennies (8) comprising Halfgroat Elizabeth I Sixth Issue, S.2579, mintmark Tun, 1.05 grammes, Near Fine, slightly bent with the appearance of a detector find, Pennies (4) Henry VIIISovereign type, Durham Mint, Bishop Wolsey, Reverse: TW beside shield with cardinal's hat below S.2352 mintmark and parts of the legend unclear, 0.62 grammes, VG, Elizabeth I S.2570 mintmark Castle, 0.55 grammes, Fine or slightly better, James I Second Coinage S.2661 mintmark Escallop, 0.43 grammes, Fine, struck slightly off-centre with a weak area on the reverse, Charles IAberystwyth Bust, Inner circles on obverse only, Reverse: Round garnished shield, S.2849, mintmark Two pellets both sides, Design Fine, the King's name not struck up, and correspondingly so on the reverse legend, 0.53 grammes, About Fine, Halfpennies (3) Edward ILondon Mint, Class 4e, S.1434, no pellets of breast, this area worn, 0.67 grammes, Near Fine/Fine, Edward I Class 6/7 S.1447, 0.24 grammes, some weakness to parts of the reverse legend, otherwise Fine, Charles I Rose on obverse and reverse S.2851 no mintmark, 0.27 grammes, About Fine
Hammered SilverEngland (7), Scotland (3) from an early collection such that a James ISixpence of 1603 has a price of £2 on its envelope, generally lower grades along with a low grade Romanbronze
NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage Pre-Treaty Period EDWARD DEI GRA REX ANGL FRANC DHYB as Sneider 46 with annulet immediately before E of Edward reverse with E at centre, obverse bold and strong GVF the reverse fields have been repaired and smoothed in two places 6.64 grams
Noble of Philip II Le Hardi, Duke of Burgandy count of Flanders which were minted at three mints Gent, Mechelen and Bruges a damaged example so the beginning of the obverse legend has gone, P at centre reverse (7.57 grams)
Quarter NobleEdward III Treaty Period 1361 -1369 obverse legend reads EDWARD DEI GRA REX ANGL, London Mint with Lis in centre reverse (1.94 grams) small scrape centre reverse perhaps a detector find never the less a pleasant and collectable example
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