Shillings (5) Elizabeth I (2) Second Issue S.2555 mintmark Martlet pleasing Fine, Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Tun NVF, James I Third Coinage, Sixth Bust S.2668 mintmark Lis Good Fine and pleasing, Charles I (2) Group F, Sixth Large Briot Bust S.2799 mintmark Triangle in Circle Good Fine and bust, on an uneven flan as often, Group D Fourth Bust, S.2791 mintmark Tun, GF/GVF toned the bust weakly struck, the shield with excellent detail and little real wear, HalfgroatCommonwealth S. Good Fine with some scratches on the reverse, PennyHenry III Good Fine
GroatHenry VIII First coinage, portrait of Henry VII S.2316 mintmark Portcullis, VF with excellent portrait, Ex-Spink Auction 14/7/2000 Lot 2367 (part b)
Groats (2) Henry VI Pinecone Mascle issue, Calais MintS.1875 Fine with some scratches on the obverse, Henry VIII Laker Bust D S.2337E mintmark Lis Good Fine
GroatHenry VI Leaf-Pellet issue 1445-1454 Leaf on breast, pellet either side of crown ANGLI legend, with extra pellet in two quarters on the reverse S.1917 GVF/VF toned on a full round flan
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
Groats Henry VII (2) Facing Bust Issue S.2200 mintmark Cross Crosslet Fine, Ex-Spink October 1963 5/-, Profile Issue Regular Issue S.2258 mintmark Pheon Fine or near so with signs of flan stress, Ex-Spink November 1963 5/-
Shillings (4) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue Mintmark A Fine with some obverse scratches, James I (3) First Coinage Beard appears to merge with collar S.2646 mintmark Thistle VG/Fine, First Coinage, Beard appears to merge with collar S.2646 mintmark Lis VG/Fine, Second Coinage Fourth Bust with plainer armour S.2655 mintmark Rose About Fine, GroatHenry VII mintmark Cross About Fine
HalfgroatHenry VIIICanterbury Mint Archbishop Warham with WA beside the shield S.2343 uncertain mintmark (121) NVF with some old surface marks, Groat Henry VI Annulet Issue Calais Mint with annulets at neck S.1836 Good Fine or slightly better with a couple of small flan cracks
HalfgroatHenry VIIYork Mint, Archbishop Bainbridge S.2262 Keys below shield mintmark Martlet About Fine, Halfgroat Henry VII Canterbury MintS.2261 King and Archbishop, mintmark Large Rose/Small Rose VF with two large clips
GroatHenry VIII Second Coinage Laker Bust D S.2337E mintmark Rose Fine/Good Fine with a hairline crack by DEV, come with old collectors ticket February 1963 5/-
Groat Henry VII one jewelled and one plain crown arch S.2199 mintmark Anchor Near Fine/Fine, Ex-Seaby December 1962 10/-, Halfgroat Henry VII Canterbury Mint clipped About Fine for wear, Ex-Spink January 1964 7/-
Groats Henry VIII (2) Posthumous Coinage in debased silver, Bust 5, Tower Mint, S.2403 mintmark Arrow, Fair, comes with Seaby ticket April 1961 7/6, Third Coinage York Mint Bust 3, no mintmark S.2374 Fair , Ex-Spink November 1963 1/6
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.
British, Celtic hammered and milled a collection (59) in Gold (3), Silver (29) and base metals (27) Hammered to 20th Century with many useful pieces including Gold Staters (2) Chute and Domino types both VF, a Gold Angel of Henry VII S.2187 Mintmark Pheon GF, GroatHenry VIII Wolsey type VF, Penny William I PAXS type, Shillings (9) including 1651 Commonwealth NVF full and round, Newarksiege piece, reverse worn, Philip and MaryS.2498 Fine, plugged, the milled includes Crowns (4) 1672 Good Fine with obverse flan flaw, 1692 Good Fine, 1819LIX VF, 1893 LVI VF, Three ShillingBank Token 1813 A/UNC, Pennies (2) 1826 Thin Line on saltire EF/NEF, 1841 REG No colon NEF, Halfpenny 1771 EF, most are comprehensively attributed, in mixed grades many scarce or rare, come in a Lindner carrying case in 4 trays
Groats Henry VIII (3) Southwark Mint S.2371 (2) the first Fine or better with S and E in forks flan clipped at 10 o'clock, the second with S and S in forks Fine or better and toned, Posthumous issue in debased silverCanterbury MintS.2408 Fine the reverse toned
GroatHenry VII profile issue mint mark crosslet followed by HENRIC VII DI' GRA' REX AGL' Z FR' reverse POSVI DEU' ADVITORE' MEU regular issue with triple band to crown S2258, Coincraft H74D-075 pleasing nVF with an even tone
GroatHenry VIII Second Coinage Laker Bust D S.2337D mintmark Rose VF or near so and nicely toned, comes with old ticket stating purchased BaldwinsAugust 1965 (£3/10s)
GroatHenry VI Rosette-mascle issue Calais mint, m.m. pierced cross, mascle after REX, reads ANG (Brady 97, N.1446, S.1859) NVF, the portrait slightly weak but with a pleasing old collection tone
Groats Henry VICalais (2) both Fine, one heavily clipped, Halfpenny Token Anglesey 1791 Fine, Plastic Set 1953 UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968-71 UNC in the blue wallet, Crowns (11) 1953 (2), 1965, 1977 (2), 1980 (2), 1981 (3) AU-UNC
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage S.2403Tower Mint Bust 4 mint mark Arrow VF/NVF for issue Ex-Seaby Bulletin July 1979, Ex LCA 115 Lot 619 realised £550
Groat Ar. Henry VI. C, 1422-31. Annulet/Rosette mascle muled issue. Calais mint. Ex Reigate hoard, lot 255 (part) old auction catalogue included. Dark tone with good metal and detail. 3.83g. G VF
GroatHenry VI Pinecone-mascle issue, London mint, m.m. Cross IIIb/V, no fleur on breast, mascle before LON and pincecone after DON, CIVI TAS LON DON (Blunt & Whitton XIXa, N.1460, S.1874) VF, a little short of flan on obverse. Early Henry VI Groats of London were produced in much smaller numbers than those of Calais
Hammered (2) GroatHenry VI Annulet issue, Calais mint, m.m. Cross II, no fleur on breast (Blunt & Whitton IX, N.1424, S.1836) VF and pleasingly toned, the flan very slightly irregular. Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais mint, m.m. Cross II, no fleur on breast (Blunt & Whitton XI, N.1424, S.1836) Fine, edge knock at 11 o'clock
GroatHenry VI Annulet issue, London mint, m.m. Cross II, fleur on breast, CIVI TAS LON DON (Blunt & Whitton IVa, N.1423, S.1835) VF with an old collection patina. Early Henry VI Groats of London were produced in much smaller numbers than those of Calais
GroatHenry V Class C m.m. pierced cross w/ pellet centre, mullet on r. shoulder, quatrefoil after POSVI (Potter type VII(a) / VII(a) mule, N.1387(b)/(a), S.1765) NVF, a very slight bow in the flan but definitely an above average specimen on a well-sized, round flan.
GroatHenry VIILondon mint m.m. pansy/leopard's head crowned, outer arch only jewelled (Potter & Winstanley IIIc, SCBI 23 330-382, N.1705c, S.2199) VF on a large, round, centrally struck flan. Old collection tone. Pleasing and a rare reverse mintmark.
Hammered (4) GroatHenry VI Annulet issue Calais mint, m.m. pierced cross, annulets by neck and in rev. qtrs, fleur on breast cusp (Brady 83, N.1424, S.1836) VF with a patchy tone and a flaw to the king's face, otherwise a well struck piece. Groat Henry VI Annulet issue Calais mint, m.m. pierced cross, annulets by neck and in rev. qtrs, fleur on breast cusp (Brady 83 var, N.1424, S.1836) Fine, a little off-centre on obverse. Groat Henry VI Annulet issue Calais mint, m.m. pierced cross, annulets by neck and in rev. qtrs, fleur on breast cusp (Brady 83 var, N.1424, S.1836) Fine, with scrapes to the obverse and on a buckled flan. Groat Henry VI Rosette-mascle issue Calais mint, m.m. pierced cross, mascle after REX (Brady 97, N.1446, S.1859) Fine, with a heavy surface tone, the portrait weak
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
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage S.2403Tower Mint Bust 4 mint mark Arrow VF/NVF for issue Ex-Seaby Bulletin July 1979, Ex LCA 115 Lot 619 realised £550
Groats (2) Henry VII Profile Issue, Regular Issue S.2258 mintmark Pheon Nearer VF than Fine with some weak areas small flan cracks and contact marks and with a pleasant colourful tone, Groat Elizabeth I 1575 S.2563 extensively clipped (to the inner circle) Good
A mixture of detected hammered coins (26) taking in the reigns of Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, II, III, Elizabeth I, and Charles II. Group includes 2 continental hammered and a Henry III Class Ia penny of Dublin. Denominations range from cut farthings to an Elizabeth I Groat. Mostly attributed by the finder. Very good to Fine
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.
GroatHenry IV Light Coinage 1412-1413 Type III with 9 arches in tressure, Annulet to left of crown and Pellet to right of crown, London MintS.1728, North 1359b Fine and extremely rare. S1728 now lists at £2500 in Fine in the latest Spink catalogue, we note the example of S.1728 about Fine in the Frank Brady sale (lot 66) realised £4,400.
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
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
ShillingJames I Second Coinage S.2655 Fourth Bust mintmark Coronet Good Fine, Shilling Elizabeth I Sixth issue mintmark Hand VG/NF, Sixpence Elizabeth I Fifth issue 1582 mintmark Sword Fine, Sixpence Fourth issue 1572 mintmark Ermine VG clipped, GroatHenry VIIIS.2337E mintmark Plume Fine, Threepence Elizabeth I small flan 14mm inner circle 1566 S.2566 mintmark Portcullis Fine
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage York mint Bust 5 S.2409 No mintmark VF some variation in strike with a bold and sharp portrait and a 4mm flan split to the left of the crown
GroatHenry VII profile issue mint mark crosslet followed by HENRIC VII DI' GRA' REX AGL' Z FR' reverse POSVI DEU' ADVITORE' MEU regular issue with triple band to crown S2258, Coincraft H74D-075 pleasing VF with an even tone
GroatHenry VII Profile issue, Regular issue with triple band to crown 1504-1505 S.2258 mintmark Cross Crosslet VF with three small flan clips and a 7-shaped scratch on the obverse
GroatHenry VII profile issue mint mark Pheon followed by HENRIC VII DI' GRA' REX AGL' Z FR' reverse POSVI DEU' ADVITORE' MEU regular issue with triple band to crown S2258, Coincraft H74D-075 pleasing nVF/Good Fine
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