PennyJohn Class 5A, London Mint, moneyer Henri, Fine, cleaned, Scotland Penny Alexander IIIS.5053 Fine with loss of flan between 12 and 3 o'clock, Poland Three Polker 1623 Near Fine, Hungary Denar KM#152 Fine, and a group of medievalJetons, Poor to Fine, these all detector finds
GB and World hammered issues (10) GB HalfgroatCharles I mintmark Crown VG holed, GB Penny Charles I Fair with an edge chip, GB Penny Long Cross worn, Scotland (2) Twenty Pence Charles I Fair, Hardhead James I (issued 1588) Fair, Poland 1/24th Thaler 1622 VG bent, Spain Half Real Ferdinand and Isabella undated (1469-1504) Fine, Italian States - Venice Soldino (2) the first VG on a ragged flan, the second worn, along with a medievaljeton VG, most are detector finds
HalfgroatCharles I Group C, Third Bust, MA for MAG in obverse legend, Reverse : Oval garnished shield S.2826, Brooker 665, North 2252, mintmark Plume, 0.92 grammes, Fine/Good Fine, creased, Penny Charles I Group D, No inner circles, No CR by shield, struck a little off-centre, mintmark not visible on either side, S.2845/2847, North 2270, 0.37 grammes, Fine, ScotlandTurner (Twopence) Charles I - a contemporary forgery, 0.49 grammes, Fine with some surface deposit
Hammered (11) Shillings (4) Elizabeth I Seventh Issue S.2584, mintmark 1 Obverse portrait, 5.94 grammes, VG, legends Fine/Reverse Fine. Elizabeth I 4.65 grammes, Obverse Worn/Reverse worn with much of the legend and mintmark illegible. James I 3.73 grammes, NVG/VG clipped to the inner circle. Charles I Group D, type 3a, no inner circles, mintmark Tun, 5.97 grammes, Fine/VF. Sixpences (5) Elizabeth I (4) 1564 Large Bust S.2561B&prm=sr&searchtype=1">S.2561B mintmark Pheon 2.28 grammes, Fair/VG. 1565 S.2561 mintmark Rose, 2.99 grammes, approaching Fine/Fine. 1571 S.2562 mintmark Castle 2.78 grammes, Obverse: portrait worn, legends VG/Reverse Near Fine. 1572 S.2562, mintmark Ermine2.83 grammes, VG. Charles I 1625 Group A, First Bust, in Coronation robes, S.2805 mintmark Lis, 2.95 grammes, Fine with a weak area on the portrait and on part of the shield. Threepences Elizabeth I 1573 (2) S.2566 both mintmark Ermine the first 1.43 grammes About Fine, the second 1.07 grammes, Fair, along with Isle of Man Penny 1798 NVG with graffiti, Ireland Farthing 1933 A/UNC with lustre and ScotlandBawbee 16-- Obverse VG, the reverse pitted
Hammered a small group (6) Halfgroats (2) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2567 mintmark Hand, 1.03 grammes, VG/Fine discoloured, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2567 mintmark Key, 0.81 grammes, Fair/NVG with the obverse scratches. Pennies (3) Elizabeth I Fifth Issue S.2575 mintmark Greek Cross 0.51grammes, on an irregular flan with some adjustment marks, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue mintmark unclear (possibly A) 0.44 grammes, VG, Henry III Long Cross moneyer Willam, Canterbury Mint 1.32 grammes, Fair/VG, ScotlandTwopence - Earl of Stirling Coinage, S.5599b Lonzenge-rosette mintmark 0.68 grammes, VG, along with Token 17th CenturyFarthingWorcestershire 1653 Samuell Cart, Dickinson 5, VG. German States - Prussia Schilling 1752E Fine with some green surface residue
Pennies (16) Edward I (5), Edward II (11, one holed, one with a flan split), Halfpennies (2) Edward III, the second with worn legends, Farthings Edward III (2) ScotlandPennyAlexander III Second Coinage, 24 points, 4 mullets of 6 points each Fine, and an unattributed clipped Penny or Halfgroat VG to Good Fine
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 group (25) Shillings (4) Elizabeth I (2) Second Issue Mintmark Martlet, Sixth Issue Mintmark A, Charles I (2) Mintmark Triangle in Circle , S.2800 mintmark worn, struck off centre, Sixpences Elizabeth I (5) 1561 mintmark Pheon, 1562 mintmark Pheon, 1565 Mintmark Rose, 1572 Mintmark Ermine, 1592 mintmark Tun, Threepence Elizabeth I 1564 Large Bust mintmark Pheon, Halfgroats (9) James I (3) mintmark Trefoil, mintmark Rose, mintmark Coronet, Charles I (2) mintmark Triangle/Star, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue (5) each with two pellets behind the bust, mintmarks Escallop (2), Crescent, Woolpack and Hand, Pennies Charles I (3), S.2850 mintmark Two Pellets (3), Ireland Shilling James I Second Bust mintmark Martlet, Scotland (2) Twenty Pence Charles I, Bawbee James V Third Coinage, Fair to Fine, the last with a perforated flan
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
Shillings Charles I (2) mintmark Triangle and Triangle in circle, Sixpences (6) Elizabeth I (2) 1569 mintmark Coronet, 1575 mintmark Eglantine, Charles I (3) mintmarks Anchor, Tun, and Crown, James I 1604 mintmark Lis, also Scotland 12 Shillings Charles I a cast copy as S.5563, in mixed grades Poor to VG
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) 1165-1214 Short Cross and Stars coinage, Phase B, S.5029 moneyers Hue and Walter together, Fine with a couple of small flan cracks, as part of a group (42) includes Roman and Ancient, many are detector finds or fragments, later coins 19th and 20th Century, in mixed lower grades
Hammered (17) Group representing England, Scotland, Ireland and the continent from the medieval period to the renaissance, denominations and rulers vary, grades from fair to fine
Hammered a small group (6) ShillingCharles I mintmark Triangle VG, Groat Elizabeth I Second issue mintmark Martlet Fine, Threepence Elizabeth I Fifth issue 1578 VG/NF holed, Halfgroat Elizabeth I Sixth issue two pellets behind bust VG/Fine, Ireland Penny Elizabeth I 1601 Poor, ScotlandBawbee James V NF holed
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