GroatEdward IIILondon Mint, Pre-Treaty period, R with wedge shaped tail, S.1565, Mintmark Cross 1, About Fine with a flan split through the X of REX, the reverse with some scratches
Halfgroat to Farthings (6) Halfgroat Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2579 Two Pellets behind bust, mintmark Tun, 1.03 grammes, Near Fine/About Fine, Pennies (4) Henry III Short Cross, Class 6C Canterbury Mint, moneyer Arnold, 1.40 grammes, Fine, Henry III Long Cross London Mint, moneyer Renaud, Class 4, 1.28 grammes, Fine, Henry III Canterbury Mint moneyer Roberd, Class 5A, 1.30 grammes, About Fine, struck off-centre, Edward I Class 10c Fine or better with some weak areas, Farthing Charles I Rose mintmark Crescent Good Fine
Sixpences to Penny (8) Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I (2) Fifth Issue 1580 mintmark Latin Cross S.2572 (2) the first 2.81 grammes, Fair/VG, the second 2.54 grammes, Fair, holed, this a scarcer date and mintmark combination. Threepence Elizabeth I 1567 Taller Bust S.2566 mintmark Coronet, 1.29 grammes, VG, Halfgroats (4) Edward III Pre-Treaty period, London Mint, Series C, Closed C and E, R with wedge-shaped tail, S.1574, mintmark Cross 1, 2.08 grammes, About Fine, the end of the obverse legend not struck, and in the corresponding position on the reverse, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue, Two Pellets behind bust, undated (1592-1595), 0.84 grammes, S.2579, mintmark Tun VG, Charles I, Reverse: Oval Shield, No CR, no inner circles, Group D, S.2830 mintmark Portcullis, 0.93 grammes, VG portrait worn, with legends mostly clear, Charles I, Tower Mint under Parliament, Group G, Older Bust with pointed beard, 1.12 grammes, S.2836 Mintmark Sun, VG or better on a slightly irregular flan, Penny Edward II EDWAR legend, Canterbury Mint class unclear, 1.08 grammes, Near Fine
Hammered a small group, Shillings to Pennies (8) comprising Shilling James I Second Coinage Third Bust S.2654, mintmark Lis, 4.98 grammes, VG/Fine, Groat Philip and MaryS.2508, mintmark Lis, 1.70 grammes, Fair, creased with a long edge crack, MaundyThreepenceCharles IIundated issue, with inner circles and mark of value, ESC 1957, Bull 325, mintmark Crown 1.46 grammes, Good Fine/NVF, Threepence Elizabeth I 1571 mintmark Castle (not visible) S.2566, 1.17 grammes, Fair/VG creased, HalfgroatEdward III Fourth Coinage, London Mint, S.1577 mintmark Crown, 2.16 grammes, Good fine on a wavy flan, Halfgroat Edward III 1.45 grammes, VG or better with some shortage of flan, Pennies (2) Edward I London Mint Class 4a, S.1394, 1.18 grammes, Fine, Edward I London Mint, Small star on breast, Class 9b, S.1407, 1.23 grammes, VG
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 III Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period, Series E, V with nick in right limb, N's in LONDON unbarred, S.1567, North 1163, 4.33 grammes, Good Fine, Ex-Patrick Finn Baldwins Lot 225, 4/10/2004
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 Edward III (3) Treaty Period, London MintS.1616, 3.94 grammes, NVG, Pre-Treaty Period, London Mint, type G, Reverse with annulet in one quarter S.1570, 4.23 grammes, VG, Pre-Treaty, London Mint, type D, R with wedge-shaped tail S.1566, 4.37 grammes NVG
Groats (2) Edward IIILondon Mint, Pre-Treaty period (1351-1361) Type C, Lombardic M, closed C and E, S.1565 mintmark Cross 1, Fine with a slight shortage of flan. Edward III York Mint, Pre-Treaty period (1351-1361) series E, S.1572 mintmark Cross 2, 4.31 grammes, 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
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
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
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
Hammered (6) ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver Issue mintmark y, About Fine, lightly creased. James I Third Coinage mintmark Lis, VG holed. GroatEdward III mintmark Cross 3 London Mint, Fine with some scratches. Groat Henry VIIIYork Mint, no mintmark, Fine with a small edge cut at 9 o'clock. SixpenceElizabeth I 1569 clipped to the inner circle (now 18mm diameter) Fair. Ireland Shilling James I Fourth Bust S.6516 mintmark Rose VG the reverse better
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 a small group (8) GroatEdward III Type G Annulets in one quarter Fine and bold, Pennies (4) Edward I Durham Mint NVG/Fine, Edward I York Mint Fine, Henry IIICanterbury Mint, moneyer Nicole About Fine, Henry III Short Cross, King with sceptre, London Mint, moneyer EDWIN, Fine, Halfpennies (3) Edward III London Mint, About Fine, Henry V Broken Annulets either side of the portrait, Fine or better on a ragged flan, Henry VI Annulet issue About Fine, weak in place with a good portrait,
GroatEdward III Treaty Period London MintS.1616, North 1256, double annulet stops on obverse, Saltire stops on Reverse, Annulet before EDWARD, 4.56 grammes, About VF, Ex-I.Buck collection SCA 5020 Lot 74 (part)
GroatEdward III Treaty Period London MintS.1616, double annulet stops on obverse, Saltire stops on Reverse, 4.41 grammes, Good Fine Ex-I.Buck collection SCA 5020 Lot 74 (part)
GroatEdward III Treaty Period London Mint, S.1616, North 1247 double Saltire stops both sides, unbarred A's in legend, 4.63 grammes, VF with some scuffs on either side, Ex-I.Buck collection SCA 5020 Lot 74 (part)
GroatEdward III Fourth Coinage, London Mint, S.1569 series F, mintmark Crown, Fine or slightly better for wear with some old scratches and a surface crack on the obverse
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
Hammered a small group (12) HalfcrownCharles I mintmark (P) Fine or slightly better, on an irregular flan, Groats (2) Edward IIILondon Mint, mintmark Cross 1 Fine, Henry VII Facing Bust, mintmark Rose, Pennies (9) Henry III (2) London Mint moneyers Nicole and Adam, Edward I (5) London Mint (3), York Mint (1), Canterbury Mint (1), Edward II Canterbury Mint, Edward III London Mint, in mixed grades VG to VF
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 (4) Including a Henry III short cross penny, RAVF ON SANTA, Rauf at Bury St. Edmunds mint, Henry III long cross penny NICOLE ON CANT, Nicole at Canterbury mint, Edward I long cross penny, London mint, no stops on reverse, and a James IHalfgroat mintmark lis. Possibly some rare classes among them, condition generally around NVF.
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, 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.
Hammered (2) GroatEdward III Pre-treaty Series C London mint variety with top arches fleured (Doubleday 384, N.1147, S.1565) Fine with parallel striking cracks at 10 o'clock, Groat Edward III Pre-treaty Series D London mint N's reverse barred, m.m. cross 1 broken (Doubleday 403-4, N.1152, S.1566) Fine with some edge loss and a resulting surface crack to the obverse, deeply toned.
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.
Mixed group of 4 Hammered silver coins. 1 Anglo-Saxon Ar Sceat. Celtic cross group with two standing figures. Spinks 822 var. 1 Anglo-Saxon base Ar Sceat. Type 15. Standing figure holding two crosses. Spinks 804c. 1 Edward I penny, London mint and a Edward IIIHalfgroat also London mint. Mixed grades and conditions Fine to G Fine [4]
Hammered group (28) SixpenceEdward VI About Fine, Groats Mary S.2492 Poor, Elizabeth I Second issue Good Fine, Threepence Elizabeth I 1569 mintmark Coronet Near Fine, Halfgroats (2) Elizabeth I mintmark Cross Crosslet Fine on an uneven flan, CommonwealthS.3221 Fine on an uneven flan, Pennies (16) William I PAXS About Fine with a large fragment about 20% missing, JohnCanterbury issue VG, Henry III London (2), Henry III Canterbury, Edward I Fine, Edward II NVF, Edward III Post Treaty Durham, Edward III Pre-Treaty 25% of flan missing Fair, Henry V York About Fine with missing fragment, Richard II York Near Fine, Henry VII Sovereign type Durham mint facing bust Good Fine, Henry VIII Sovereign type Durham Mint Bishop Wolsey TW beside shield Fine with some clipping, Henry VIII Posthumous issue fair, Elizabeth I without rose or date About Fine, clipped, Charles II Third issue About Fine, Halfpennies (4) Edward I London Mint Fine, Henry II Cut HalfpennyS.1344 Fine, Edward III Second Coinage VG, Henry VI Leaf-Trefoil issue Fine/Good Fine, Farthings (2) Edward I London Mint Good Fine, Edward II London Mint Fine
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.
Hammered (5). Henry VIIIgroat, 3rd coinage, Bristol mint, together with 3 Edward Ipennies and a John short cross penny, class 6a, moneyer Willelm on London. Mostly fine, the groat has some scratches on the obverse.
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
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.
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