Half SovereignHenry VIII Third Coinage, S.2297 mintmark E, with E below shield, blundered, appears reversed, 6.14 grammes, Good Fine with some weakness in places and some doubling to the reverse legend in places
PenniesHenry VIII (5) First Coinage, Sovereign type, Durham Mint, CD beside shield, Bishop Tunstall, S.2354 mintmark Star, 0.60 grammes, Fine, First Coinage, Sovereign type, Durham Mint, TD above shield, Bishop Ruthall S.2331, mintmark Lis (off-flan) 0.56 grammes, Good Fine/Fine, struck off-centre, Second Coinage, Sovereign type, Durham Mint, TW beside shield, Bishop Wolsey, with cardinal's hat below S.2352, mintmark Trefoil, 0.68 grammes, Fine, Second Coinage, Sovereign type, Durham Mint, TW beside shield, Bishop Wolsey, cardinal's hat below, S.2352, mintmark Star, 0.64 grammes, About Fine/Fine the obverse with uneven tone, Third Coinage, Facing Bust, Canterbury MintS.2383, 0.66 grammes, VG or better with some corrosion
Half SovereignHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage, Southwark Mint, Obverse: Youthful portrait with sceptre, S.2394 mintmark -/E, 6.31 grammes, Good Fine/Fine with faint signs of smoothing to a small area at the top of the reverse
Half SovereignHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage of 1547-1551, Tower Mint, Obverse: Youthful Portrait, with sceptre, AG for AGL in obverse legend, lozenge stops, S.2391, North 1865, mintmark Arrow, 6.19 grammes, Good Fine with a metal flaw in the obverse field to the right of the King with some hairlines, possibly once lightly smoothed in this area
Half SovereignHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage of 1547-1551, Tower Mint, Obverse: Youthful Portrait, with sceptre, Reverse: Grapple below shield, S.2393, North 1865, Schneider --, mintmark Grapple on obverse only, 5.05 grammes, Good Fine, an evenly struck example with pleasing portrait, rare and desirable thus
Half SovereignHenry VIII Third Coinage, Annulet on inner circle on obverse only. HENRIC? 8 legend, Reverse with TRANSIENS legend spelling S.2294, North 1827, mintmark Pellet in Annulet, 6.09 grammes, Fine with some weakness in parts, and some small edge nicks, an unusual type
PennyHenry VIISovereign type, Obverse: Single pillar on King's right side, Trefoil stops, S.2226, North 1725, no mintmark, 0.78 grammes, About VF with grey tone
Pennies to Farthings (11) comprising Pennies 'Sovereign' type (2) Henry VII Bishop Fox, RD either side of shield, Mitre above shield S.2233 Near Fine, holed, Henry VIII TW either side of shield, Durham Mint S.2352 mintmark unclear, approaching Fine with an edge crack, Farthings (2) Edward I VG with an edge crack, and a second an unattributed low grade example, Cut Halfpennies (7) includes Cnut and Henry III types, VG to Fine, all detector finds
SovereignPennyHenry VII 'Sovereign' type Single Pillar on King's right side S.2226 mintmark Cinquefoil/- Fine for wear on a wavy flan with uneven tone, comes with Portable Antiquities Sheme Report
Half SovereignHenry VIIIS.2294 Mintmark Pellet in annulet, Fine or better on a slightly uneven flan, the reverse with some signs of flan stress below and to the left of the shield, 6.15 grammes, Henry VIII gold always sought after in all grades
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
Hammered (13) ShillingElizabeth I Second Issue S.2555 Bust 3c mintmark Martlet, Sixpence Elizabeth I 1567 mintmark Lion, Groat Elizabeth I Second issue mintmark Martlet, Threepence Elizabeth I 1574 mintmark Eglantine, HalfgroatHenry VIIICanterbury Mint Archbishop Warham, Halfgroat Henry VIII Posthumous issue, Halfgroats Commonwealth (2) Penny Henry VIII Sovereign type TW by shield Durham Mint, Elizabeth I Second issue mintmark Cross Crosslet, James I Second Coinage mintmark Trefoil, Commonwealth undated, Charles II Third Issue mintmark Crown. VG to Fine, some with weak areas
Halfgroats and PenniesHenry VIII (9) Halfgroats (5) Posthumous issue Durham House Mint Reverse legend REDD etc. S.2412 mintmark Bow. First issue, Portrait of Henry VII, Cardinals Hat and keys below shield below S.2326 mintmark Radiant Star. First Coinage Canterbury Mint, WA beside shield S.2321, mintmark Cross Fitchee. Second Coinage Canterbury Mint, WA beside shield S.2322 mintmark Rose/uncertain mark. Second Coinage Archbishop Cranmer, TC beside shield S.2345 mintmark Catherine Wheel. Pennies Sovereign type (4) Durham Mint, First Coinage, Bishop Ruthall, TD beside shield S.2332. First Coinage, London MintS.2328, Posthumous Issues (2) Facing Bust, London Mint S.2380 (2), Fair to Fine, some scarce or rare
Halfgroats and PenniesHenry VII (6) Canterbury MintS.2211 mintmark Tun (2). Profile issue, York Mint, Archbishop Bainbridge Keys below shield S.2262 mintmark Rose/Martlet. Profile issue, Canterbury Mint S.2261 mintmark Rose, Pennies Henry VII Sovereign types (2) York Mint, Archbishop Rotherham, single pillar to throne S.2326. York Mint, Archbishop Rotherham, two pillars to throne S.2328 VG to Fine
SovereignEdward VI Second Period January 1549 to April 1550 mint mark y (Southwark Mint) weakly struck in the centre of both sides otherwise EF with the legends and portrait very sharp and very seldom offered in any grade
Half SovereignHenry VIIIS.2294 mintmark Pellet in annulet NVF, two slightly smoothed areas on the edge suggest possibly having been edge mounted at some time and expertly removed, both faces of the coin undamaged, Ex Astons 18/11/1978
Pennies (2) Edward III Third Coinage London Mint, Pre-Treaty Period with annulet in each quarter of the reverse, Class C, S.1584, Good Fine, Henry VIII Second Coinage, Sovereign type, Durham Mint, Bishop Tunstall , CD beside shield S.2354 mintmark Star Good Fine, Ex-Stewartby Part 4 Lot 1627 (part), Farthings Edward III London Mint (3) VG to Fine, Ex-Stewartby Part 4, part 1627 Halfpenny Edward III Fine with some flan cracks, Penny Third Coinage London Mint, Pre-Treaty Period with annulet in each quarter of the reverse, Class C, S.1584, Good Fine
GroatHenry VIII Second Coinage Laker Bust B, Crown arch does not break inner circle, S.2337D Mintmark Rose, VF, Penny Henry VIII Sovereign Bishop Tunstall, type CD by shield, S.2354 mintmark Radiant Star, Good Fine
Half SovereignEdward VI uncrowned bust S.2435 mintmark Y About VF for wear with some edge nicks and surface scuffs, Very Rare, the first of this type we have offered, we note a similar type coin described as NEF was recently offered for £13,950
Half SovereignHenry VIII Third Coinage Tower MintS.2294 mintmark pellet in annulet, portrait bold and clear VF struck on a slightly ragged flan, the reverse slightly weak in places
AngelRichard III mm Boars Head 2 obv RICΛRD:DI:GRΛ:REX ΛNGL:Z FRΛNC. and with double saltire colon after DI which does not match any of the 4 recorded Schneider 2B types, rev Schneider 488 PER/CR VCE:TVΛM.SΛLVΛ.NOS.XPC:REDE, North 1676, S2151, Coincraft R3AG-015, weight 5.11 grammes, Richard III of recent Leicester car park fame ruled from 1483 to 1485 when he was slain at the battle of Bosworth Field thus becoming the last of the Plantagenet Kings, owing to his short reign all his coins are scarce with the gold being especially rare. The vendor now in his 80s has had this coin in his possession for 15 - 20 years, and was given it as a gift by a night club owner in Liverpool who ran an antique shop as a hobby to enable him to acquire antiques "over the counter", neither the current vendor (who for many years believed the coin was a Sovereign) nor the night club owner were interested in coins and the presumption was it came in over the counter 20 - 40 years ago as part of an antique collection or perhaps contained in an antique piece or furniture. Well struck and pleasing VF without problems or weak areas all design and legend bold and clear.
PennyHenry VIII Second Coinage Sovereign type, Archbishop Wolsey, Durham Mint, TW beside shield, cardinal's hat below S.2352 mintmark Crescent VF even and pleasing on a full flan
Half SovereignHenry VIII with HENRIC 8 legend mint mark arrow 1547 - 1551 posthumous coinage youthful portrait rose beneath throne, lozenge stops, double after HIB, triple stop after REX Schneider 645, N1865, S2391 approaching VF
Half SovereignHenry VIII third coinage Tower Mint 1544-1547, N.1827, S.2294 mintmark pellet in annulet, Fine, some weakness in places in the obverse legend prevent the exact Schneider attribution
SovereignHenry VIII First Coinage S.2264, Schneider 554 mintmark Portcullis, weight 14.77 grammes, Fine with some tooling at 2 o'clock on the reverse around the V and T of AVTEM, nevertheless an evenly struck piece, this type very rare and seldom offered in any grade
Fine SovereignElizabeth I Sixth Issue (1583-1600) S.2529 mintmark Tun VF the obverse with a couple of slightly weak areas nevertheless of overall pleasing appearance
SovereignElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2529North 2003, Schneider 783 mintmark Tun, Fine with a flan crack to the edge of the shield a tiny amount of light shows through, Ex-Stacks (ANA) 1980
Half SovereignHenry VIII with HENRIC 8 legend mint mark arrow 1547 - 1551 posthumous coinage youthful portrait rose beneath throne, lozenge stops, double after HIB, triple stop after REX Schneider 645, N1865, S2391 approaching VF
Half SovereignHenry VIII with HENRI..C.. 8... legend mint mark Martlet 1547 - 1551 posthumous coinage youthful portrait rose beneath throne, pellet stops, reverse pellet stops with no mark below shield Schneider 660, N1865, S2391 Fine
Half SovereignHenry VIII Posthumous Coinage, Tower MintS.2391, North 1865 mintmark Arrow, HENRIC 8 legend, lozenge stops, About Fine/Fine the edge at the top of the obverse a little rough, perhaps once in jewellery
Half SovereignEdward VI Second period Crowned Bust mintmark Y Southwark mint Schneider 687 S.2438North 1911 5.5 grammes VF with a handful of heavier contact marks in the obverse field otherwise struck on a full and round flan and with much eye appeal (bought Grantham Coins 2/7/1985 £825)
PennyHenry VIII Second Coinage Sovereign type Bishop Tunstall Durham Mint Reverse with CD beside shield mintmark Star on obverse only S.2354North 1813, weight 0.6 grammes, NVF struck on a full flan (bought C.J.Martin 1989 £60)
PennyHenry VIISovereign type Bishop Fox Durham Mint Reverse with mitre above shield, crozier to right of King, throne with one pillar, D R beside shield, weakly struck to right of shield, S.2233North 1731 identifiable by obverse design, weight 0.5 grammes, Fine with some weak areas (bought Tim Owen 1983 £19)
SovereignHenry VIII Third Coinage (1544 - 1547) Southwark Mint with S mint mark S.2291, Coincraft H8SV - 025, choice EF with brilliant detail to the kings face, gown, throne and other details all well struck and sharp, reverse equally pleasing with extremely fine details to lion dragon and shields apparent, some double striking to the obverse legend is hardly a detraction to this stunning piece
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
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