CrownEdward VI 1551 S.2478 mintmark y, 30.43 grammes, Fine the reverse with some surface marks, two resemble round chopmarks, and with a G-shaped scratch to the right of the shield
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, Type 3a2, Rough ground under horse, S.2776, mintmark Triangle, 15.17 grammes, VF with some minor flan stress below the horse, a pleasing example with much eye appeal
ShillingCharles I 1642 Oxford Mint, Declaration type. Obverse: Crowned bust left with mark of value [CA] ROLVS : D:G: MAG : [BR:] FR : ET : HIBER : REX, Reverse: Declaration reads RELIG : PROT / LEGI : ANGL / LIBER : PAR, Three Plumes above, date 1642 below with incomplete double striking to the 6. Morrieson Oxford dies B/1, an unlisted die pairing, Brooker 925var. North 2439, S.2971, the reverse die not represented in the Brooker Collection, 5.33 grammes, Near Fine/Fine with two large edge clips, nevertheless an unusual die pairing and worthy of further study for the Charles I specialist
HalfcrownCharles I under Parliament, Group III, Type 3a3, no ground below horse, cruder workmanship, S.2778 mintmark ( R ), 14.75 grammes, Good Fine with some weakness on the obverse, with signs of old gilding
Hammered a small group (5) ShillingCharles I Group E, Fifth Aberystwyth Bust, type 4.3 Single arched CrownS.2796 Fair/About Fine stained on the obverse, SixpenceElizabeth I 1580 Fifth Issue S.2572, mintmark Latin Cross, 2.82 grammes, VG/Near Fine with even wear, Threepences (2) Elizabeth I 1561 with 15mm inner circle, S.2564, mintmark Pheon, Fine, bent and straightened, Elizabeth I 1565 Poor/Fair, PennyEdward IILondon Mint, Class 13, S.1459 Fair/Near Fine
ShillingCharles I Group F, Sixth large Briot Bust, Type 4.4 with stellate lace collar, double-arched crown, S.2799, mintmark Star, 5.87 grammes, Fine or better with some weakness in parts, on an irregularly shaped flan
Ryal (Rose Noble) Edward IV Light Coinage (1464-1470) Large fleurs in spandrels, FRAN legend on obverse, ILLORV legend on reverse, no equivalent die match in Schneider, S.1950, North 1549, mintmark -/Crown, 7.40 grammes, a small area of light scuffing in the iH of iHC and correspondingly in the AR of EDWARD, the edge a little uneven in this area, otherwise VF evenly struck with a pleasing portrait
UniteJames I Second Coinage, Fourth Bust S.2619, North 2084, mintmark Escallop VF the reverse with a weaker area on the crown band, some surface marks on the obverse, struck on a full round flan and overall of very pleasing appearance
Quarter RyalEdward IV Light Coinage (1464-1470) Obverse: Shield in Quatrefoil, E above, Sun on left, Rose on right, Reverse: Large Rose stops, mintmark Sun/Crown, S.1966, North 1560 , Schneider 410, 1.59 grammes, Good Fine with a minor scuff below the shield
CrownEdward VI 1551 S.2478 mintmark y, 30.65 grammes, Fine, the obverse with colourful tone in the legends, the reverse with some weakness to the shield as often
Double CrownJames I Second Coinage, Fifth Bust S.2623, North 2088, mintmark Castle, 4.85 grammes, NVF/Good Fine the reverse with some thin scratches to the right of the crown and shield
Half NobleHenry VI Obverse: Annulet by wrist, no mintmark after HENRIC, Reverse: Large annulet stops, with mullet stop after DOMINE, Annulet in first spandrel of second quarter, S.1805, North 1417, mintmark Lis on reverse only, 3.39 grammes, Good Fine, the obverse with an indentation by the edge at 1 o'clock, and a small edge chip before REX, the reverse with some old minor scuffs on one crown and above the central H
Halfcrowns to Halfgroats (9) Halfcrowns (2) Charles I Group III, third horseman, no caparisons on horse, scarf flying from King's waist, S.2773 mintmark Crown, VG a detector find, Charles II Third hammered issue S.3321 mintmark Crown VG/About Fine with an edge clip at 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock , Shillings (3) Edward VI Fine Silver issue S.2482 mintmark y approaching Fine with several scratches on either side, James I Third Coinage, Sixth Bust S.2668 mintmark Thistle, VG/Good Fine, creased, Charles I Group A, First bust in Coronation robes, mintmark Lis, Fine/Good Fine, waterworn, now with colourful tone in places, Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I 1569 Fourth issue, S.2652 mintmark worn, Fair, Elizabeth I Fifth issue S.2572 mintmark Sword, Groats (2) Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, S.1836 Fine, Elizabeth I Second issue, mintmark Cross Crosslet S.2556, VG with edge clip, along with Hungary 15 Krajczar 1711 design worn MARIANA [--] GRACIA, Reverse: NOVA [---] LARIENS, Fair
GroatHenry VI Leaf-pellet issue, London Mint, leaf on neck, pellets by crown, Reverse with extra pellet in two quarters (one weaker and merges with the inner circle), Reverse legend ends with ANG, No stops on either side, S.1917, mintmark Cross Patonce, 3.79 grammes, GVF a well-struck and even example with much eye appeal, we note North does not list a class with no stops on either side
HalfcrownCharles I 1643 Oxford Mint, no groundline, Plumes with bands, HIB in obverse legend, 12.22 grammes, North 2413, S.2954, Brooker 883-886 mintmark Plume/-, Near Fine/Fine, clipped with an edge split at 9 o'clock extending to the horse's raised front leg
CrownCharles I, Exeter Mint, Obverse: Sash in large bow, Reverse: Round Garnished shield, S. 3055 mintmark Rose, 29.62 grammes, Good Fine with a slight weakness on ST of CHRISTO and on the Irish harp, struck on a full flan and pleasing
CrownJames I Third Coinage, Reverse: Plume above shield, S.2665, mintmark Thistle, 29.67 grammes, Near VF with some very light tooling marks in the fields
ShillingCharles I NEWARKE besieged 1645 Normal arched crown, S.3142, 5.76 grammes, the reverse from the same die as the Spink plate coin, Fine/Near Fine with some weaker areas including the second part of the date, the 45 is clearly visible
HalfcrownCharles I Group II, type 2c, Second Horseman, Reverse with oval shield S.2771 mintmark Harp, Fine the reverse slightly better, comes with ticket
Half PoundElizabeth I Obverse: Young crowned bust with beaded inner circles, Reverse: Crown Royal shield, Beaded inner circle, S.2520, mintmark Cross crosslet, 4.72 grammes, Fine, struck on a wavy flan with two heavier digs in the obverse field
HalfcrownCharles IExeter MintS.3065 mintmark Rose, 13.82 grammes, in an NGC holder and graded AU58, we note an example offered in London Coins A166 1/9/2019 Lot 1472, also graded AU58, realised £1200, this example is struck on a similarly shaped squarish flan with some weaker areas, but with stronger and sharper detail
GroatEdward IVLondon Mint, Heavy Coinage, Group I, Lis on neck, no marks by neck, Pellets by crown, additional smaller pellet in two quarters on the reverse, S.1969, mintmark Plain Cross, 3.55 grammes, VF, we note other Heavy Coinage examples for sale on internet websites in inferior grades at £500-£550
Britain CrownJames I Second Coinage, First Bust, S.2624, mintmark Rose, 2.44 grammes, Good Fine/Fine lightly creased with some scratches in the obverse field
ShillingJames I Second Coinage, Fifth Bust, longer hair and single-arched crown, S.2656, mintmark Trefoil, 5.69 grammes, Fine with toning in the legends
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, mintmark Triangle in circle, 15.03 grammes, S.2779,VG with some weak areas, an edge nick and some adjustment lines
UniteCharles II Second issue, with mark of value S.3304, mintmark Crown on obverse only GEF/EF with some flan flaws, the edge with a couple of small edge flaws at the top of the obverse, the portrait especially pleasing, Ex-Seaby (ANA) 1981
UniteJames I Second Coinage S.2618, Mintmark Lis, North 2083, 10.04 grammes, EF or near so, a little weak on the King's face, the armour with superb fine detail, reverse with weakness below the crown, the shield with superb detail and striking quality, overall practically 'as struck' with little trace of actual wear, an exceptional example
Double CrownCharles I Group B Second Bust with short truncation, in ruff, armour and mantle, No inner circles, Reverse: Square-topped shield, mintmark Anchor/Anchor with flukes to right, Brooker 148 (this coin) Schneider 181 S.2699North 2161 die alignment 140 degrees , 4.52 grammes NVF, Ex-Brooker Collection no.148 (bought C.J.Martin 16/9/1985 £265), Ex-London Coins Auction A138 1/9/2012 Lot 1673, hammer price £1500
GoldCrownElizabeth I Third issue, AN for ANG in legend, as S.2522A, North 1995, mintmark Coronet, 2.76 grammes, Fine, creased, with a hairline crack, a rare type, this issue seldom seen in any grade
Quarter LaurelJames I Third Coinage, Second Bust, with two loose tie-ends, Reverse: mintmark Lis to right of crown. S.2642, 2.25 grammes, Good Fine, we note the vast majority of examples are found with the reverse mintmark after REGNA
GoldThistleCrownJames I Second Coinage, IR on both sides, S.2627 mintmark Rose, 1.89 grammes, scratch in the legend at 5 o'clock on the reverse, some flattening to the rim in places, Good Fine
ShillingCharles I Group A, Second Bust, larger crown with outer arch only jewelled, S.2782 mintmark Lis, 603 grammes, approaching VF, with pleasing portrait
HalfcrownCharles II Third Issue, with inner circles and mark of value, undated, S.3321, ESC 453, Bull 298, 14.50 grammes, Obverse: Portrait VG, legends bold Fine, Reverse: Fine with a weak area on the Irish harp
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779, mintmark Star, 14.84 grammes, VF with some flan stress and an edge nick by REGNO, the King's face and the reverse shield in particular showing bold detail
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, type 3a3, King wears cloak flying from shoulder, Rough ground below horse, Reverse: Oval garnished shield, S.2776, mintmark Triangle, 15.10 grammes, Fine overall, with some weakness in places, on a slightly irregularly shaped flan
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, type 3a2, King wears cloak flying from shoulder, Reverse: Oval garnished shield, S.2775, mintmark Tun, 14.90 grammes, VG/Fine with a small planchet clip at 9 o'clock, the obverse weak in the centre
PennyWilliam I PAXS Winchester Mint, moneyer Godwine, with Crown 3, S.1257, North 850, 1.42 grammes, with some weakness on the reverse legend on ON and correspondingly on the end on the obverse legend, otherwise GVF and with pleasing portrait
ShillingCharles I Group D, Fourth Bust, no inner circles, Reverse: Round garnished shield, no CR, S.2791, mintmark Bell, as Brooker 486/487/488, Large Bust with crown breaking the inner line and almost touches the base of the mintmark, Obverse legend CAROLVS. D:G: MA : BR : FR : ET : HI : REX, 6.07 grammes, GVF with blue-green toning in the legends, an extremely eye-catching piece and compares well with the Brooker plate coins
ShillingEdward VI Fine Silver issue S.2482 mintmark y, 5.77 grammes, VF with pleasing portrait, the crown weak on the left side, and in the corresponding position on the shield on the reverse, on a full round flan,
GoldCrownCharles I Group A, First Bust, Reverse: Square-topped shield, S.2710 mintmark Lis, 2.17 grammes, some weakness of strike in the centre, and some shortage of flan between 2 and 3 o'clock otherwise Fine
GroatCharles IAberystwyth Mint, Crown breaks inner circle, Plume 1 with band on reverse, S.2891 mintmark Book, 2.00 grammes, VF with some small edge cracks, evenly struck and with much eye appeal
HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint under Parliament, Group III, third horseman, type 3a3, no ground, cruder workmanship, S.2778 mintmark (P), 15.52 grammes, King and horse with very good detail, the reverse with some surface deposit in places
ShillingEdward VI Second Period, Durham House Mint, Obverse: IMNICOS legend, Reverse: EDWARD VI legend, S.2470 mintmark Bow, 4.58 grammes, Bold Fine with two edge cracks, along with 17th Century Tokens (2) FarthingCambridgeshire - Soham, 1658 Hovell Ioanes, Reverse: Grocer's Arms, W172, Fine with green patina, Farthing Cambridgeshire - Ely 1664 Thomas Lensley W110, Fine/Near Fine with green patina, and a group of GB - Farthing Charles I, Florin 1929, Threepence 1877 Good Fine, Pennies (2) 1886, 1918, in mixed lower grades, a group of Crown-sized (15) Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday UNC on the card of issue, Crowns (14) 1965, 1977 (6), 1980 (5), 1981 (2) these A/UNC to UNC, Halfpenny Token Middlesex Masonic in low grade, a RomanDenarius in low grade, and a Cap badge Royal Army Service Corps
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third Horseman, type 3a1, No caparisons on horse, King wear scarf flying from waist, Reverse: Oval garnished shield, S.2773 mintmark Crown, 14.55 grammes, Fine, struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third Horseman, type 3a1, No caparisons on horse, King wearing scarf flying from waist, Reverse: Oval garnished shield, S.2773 mintmark Bell, 14.33 grammes, legends Fine, designs VG, struck on an irregularly shaped flan
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, type 3a1, no caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's waist, Reverse: Oval garnished shield, S.2773 mintmark Tun on obverse, reverse mintmark Tun overstruck, the underlying mark unclear, 14.80 grammes, Good Fine and bold, the obverse with some old scratches
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, third horseman, type 3a3 (under Parliament) Reverse: Oval garnished shield, S.2778, mintmark Sun, 14.43 grammes, appears Good Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, the reverse with some flan stress marks, of pleasing overall appearance however, and exhibiting only a small amount of actual wear
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, King wears cloak flying from shoulder, rough ground under horse, Type 3a2, S.2776 Mintmark Triangle, 14.89 grammes, About Fine/Good Fine weakly struck on the centre of the obverse
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
Pennies (3) Edward ILondon Mint, Class 10a, Bifoliate crown, reads EDWARD R ANGL DNS HYB, S.1409, 1.36 grammes, Fine or better with some edge nicks, Edward I Canterbury Mint, drapery in two wedges, Class 7? 1.42 grammes, About VF with weakness in some key areas, Edward I London Mint, Class 4a, comma-shaped contraction mark, S.1394, 1.33 grammes, Good Fine with old grey tone
ShillingCharles I Group D, no inner circles, Reverse: Round garnished shield, no CR, S.2791, mintmark Crown, 5.72 grammes, About Fine with scattered dark tone, on a wavy and slightly irregularly shaped flan
ShillingCharles I Group D, Fourth Bust, type 3a, no inner circles, Reverse: Round garnished shield, no CR, S.2791, mintmark Crown, 5.76 grammes, Fine/Good Fine and bold, the reverse with some old scratches across the shield
GroatCharles IAberystwyth Mint, Crown breaks inner circle, Plume 1 with band on reverse, S.2891 mintmark Book, 1.92 grammes, Fine or better for wear, bent and straightened
GroatHenry VII Facing Bust issue, London Mint, Large Bust with out-turned hair, Crown with two plain arches, S.2195 mintmark Cinquefoil, 2.61 grammes, Fine, the reverse slightly better, weakly struck in the centre
PennyEdward IV Heavy Coinage S.1988ADurham Mint, Local Dies, Obverse with pellet to left and right of crown, with rose in the centre of the reverse, 0.81 grammes, Fine, struck off-centre
PennyHenry III Long Cross, London Mint, moneyer Ricard, Crown has end pellets, X of REX with one curved limb, Class 5a2, 1.53 grammes, S.1367A, Good Fine with pleasing portrait
HalfcrownElizabeth I Seventh issue, S.2583, mintmark 1 (1601), 15.03 grammes, NVF with excellent portrait and some flan stress marks, with a pleasing old grey tone
HalfcrownElizabeth I Seventh Issue S.2583 mintmark 1 (1601), 14.78 grammes, Fine with pleasing portrait, some edge nicks and light surface marks, Rare, comes in a London Mint Office box with their certificate
GroatHenry VI Annulet-Trefoil sub-issue, Calais Mint, Trefoil to left of Crown, Rev: Trefoil after POSVI and only one annulet S.1854, North 1427var. mintmark Pierced Cross, 3.69 grammes, NVF with a small edge nick, Ex-Reigate Hoard, comes with two old tickets
GroatHenry VII Facing Bust issue, crown with one plain and one jewelled arch, Class IIIc S.2199, North 1705, mintmark Greyhound's head, 2.89g, NVF Ex-Patrick Finn Baldwins 4/10/2004 Lot 292 Good Fine and pleasing
Crown 1656 6 over 4 Commonwealth, Second N in ENGLAND struck over an inverted N, as Bull 13, ESC 9, North 2721, Toned About EF with some minor surface stress marks on the reverse struck from the same dies as an ex-Baldwins piece from 2014 (sold for £11,500), an extremely attractive example of this much sought after type
UniteCharles I Group A, First Bust in Coronation robes, high double-arched crown, S.2685, North 2146, mintmark Lis, 9.12 grammes, Fine or better, Fine, on a full round flan
UniteCharles I Group A, First Bust in Coronation robes, high double-arched crown, S.2685, North 2146, mintmark Lis, VF/GVF with bold legends, the obverse with some flan stress and a flan crack at the top by REX. Some weakness of strike is evident in places, with the legend double struck in places on either side, the coin displays very little actual wear, of pleasing and original appearance, virtually 'as made.'
Double CrownJames I Second Coinage, Fifth Bust, S.2623, North 2088, mintmark Trefoil, 4.93 grammes, Good Fine with a scratch across the crown, the obverse field with some fine hairlines
CrownCharles ITruro Mint, Obverse: King on horseback, head in profile, sash flies out in two ends, Reverse: Round garnished shield, S.3045, mintmark Rose, 29.26 grammes, Fine/Good Fine on a full round flan, the reverse weak in the centre
Crown 1654 CommonwealthESC 7, Bull 8, mintmark Sun, 29.54 grammes, Fine with some weak areas around the 5 of the date and in the corresponding position on the obverse
UniteCharles I Group A, First Bust in Coronation robes, high double-arched crown, S.2685, North 2146, mintmark Lis, 8.98 grammes, Fine to Good Fine with a flan flaw on the portrait, some weakness in places, the obverse with some hairlines
Crown 1653 CommonwealthESC 6, Bull 6, mintmark Sun, 29.69 grammes, Bold Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, the reverse with some old scratches in the angles within the shield and some minor flan stress marks
GoldCrownCharles I Group B/C muleS.2713A, mintmark Rose, 2.23 grammes, Obverse, portrait VG, legends Fine and bold, Reverse Fine or better weakly struck on the right of the shield
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
Shillings and Sixpences (4) comprising Shillings (2) James I Second Coinage, Fourth Bust, S.2655 mintmark Crown, 5.69 grammes, VG with an x-shaped scratch in the obverse field, Charles I Group D, fourth bust,, type 3a, Reverse: Round garnished shield S.2791 mintmark Crown, 5.83 grammes, Fine with some edge nicks, Sixpences (2) James I Second Coinage, Fourth Bust 1605 S.2658, 2.53 grammes, About Fine creased, Charles I Sixth Briot's Bust S.2817 mintmark Triangle, 2.90 grammes, Fine on a ragged flan, with some weakness in places
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, type 3a2 King wears cloak flying from shoulder, rough ground below horse, S.2776, mintmark Triangle, 14.68 grammes, Fine/About VF
Halfcrowns Charles I (3) Group III, Third horseman , type 3a1, King wears scarf flying from waist, S.2773 mintmark Tun, 14.45 grammes, VG the reverse slightly better. Group III, third horseman, type 3a2, King wears scarf flying from shoulder S.2776. mintmark Triangle, 12.21 grammes, VG on an irregular oval flan, showing some loss of flan. Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2779 mintmark Triangle in circle, 14.79 grammes, Fine or near so on an irregularly shaped flan, much of the legend off the flan
Halfcrowns Charles I (2) Group III, Third Horseman , Reverse: Oval garnished shield, mintmark unclear (Bell over Portcullis?) on obverse, off the flan on the reverse, 14.48 grammes, VG/Near Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, the second Group III, third horseman S.2776 mintmark Triangle, 10.97 grammes, Fair
Shillings (2) James I First Coinage, First Bust square cut beard, S.2645, mintmark Thistle, 5.99 grammes, approaching Fine/Fine the obverse with some scratches. Charles I Group E, Fifth Aberystwyth Bust, type 4.3, smaller bust, single-arched crown, Large XII, S.2796, mintmark Anchor, 5.16 grammes, About Fine with some shortage of flan
Shillings to Farthings (10) Shillings (2) James I First Coinage S.2646 mintmark Lis Fair/Near Fine, Charles I Reverse: Oval shield with CR at sides, S.2789 mintmark not fully visible, possibly Harp, Fair/VG clipped almost to the inner circle, SixpenceElizabeth I 1576 Larger bust S.2563 mintmark Eglantine VG/Near Fine, the obverse with old scratches, Halfgroat Charles I Group A, Crowned rose either side S.2822 Fair/NVG, Farthing James I Harington, mintmark Lis on reverse only, S.2676 Good Fine on a porous flan, Farthings Charles I (5) Richmond, Eagle-headed harp, S.3184 mintmark Lion rampant VG, Rose (4) S.3206 (4) two with CAROLV legend and mintmark Crescent, two with CAROLV legend and mintmark Mullet, these VG to Fine
HalfcrownElizabeth I Seventh Issue S.2583 mintmark 1 (1601) Bold GVF or a touch better, slight double striking to the portrait profile, a well struck example on a full round flan, a choice example of this rare issue, Elizabeth I Halfcrowns highly sought after in this high grade
HalfcrownCharles IExeter Mint, undated issue, Obverse: King's sash tied in a bow, Reverse: Round shield with five short and two long scrolls, mintmark Rose, S.3065, North 2550/1, a choice piece, near 'as struck' with light friction to the highest points only, struck on a full flan, a most attractive and extremely high grade example, very few survive in this high grade
UniteJames I Second Coinage, Fifth Bust, S.2620, mintmark Cinquefoil, 9.86 grammes, Around Fine with some heavier haymarking behind the bust to the left of the sceptre causing a small flan crack and tiny hole, the top of the reverse has a weakly struck area on the arch of the crown and in the corresponding position on the obverse to the left of the King's crown, the design smoothed in this area. An inexpensive example of this large gold hammered issue
Double CrownJames I Second Coinage, Fourth Bust, S.2622 mintmark Coronet over Grapes/Coronet, the obverse overstruck mintmark unusual, 4.89 grammes. Struck on a full round flan, bust and design Fine, the legend VF and bold, the portrait with die clashing with the outline of the shield showing through on the obverse. The Gold Double Crown a short-lived denomination and seldom offered
FourpenceCharles II Third Hammered issue, undatedS.3324, ESC 1839, Bull 322 mintmark Crown, 1.83 grammes, designs VG, weakly struck on the reverse, legends Fine, with shortage of flan between 5 and 6 o'clock, SixpenceElizabeth I 1574 Larger Bust 5A S.2563 mintmark Eglantine, 2.29 grammes, Near Fine, scratched and cleaned
Shillings Charles I (2) Group 3a, No inner circles, S.2972, no stops on obverse mintmark Crown Fine, the reverse better, the obverse with a long cross-shaped scratch, S.2791 mintmark Tun VG with scratches
HalfcrownCharles I 1642 Exeter Mint, Obverse: King on spirited horse galloping over arms, no stops either side of the mintmark, Reverse: Oval Garnished shield with 1642 in cartouche below, with stops either side of the mintmark S.3071, North 2534, Brooker 1013, Mintmark Rose 13.29 grammes, VG/Near Fine, with King on horseback worn, the legends bold on both sides, an extremely rare type of which only 23 examples are believed to exist, with 7 of these examples in museums
CrownEdward VI 1551 S.2478 mintmark y, 30.55 grammes, Good Fine with a slight weakness on the top right quarter of the shield, overall a very pleasing example
UniteCharles I Second Bust, in ruff, armour and mantle, Group B, S.2687, North 2148, weakly struck on the King's face, and on the reverse on the lower part of the crown, otherwise NVF to VF
CrownElizabeth I Seventh issue mintmark 1 (1601) S.2582, 29.40 grammes, weakly struck in the centre on either side otherwise Fine, the reverse slightly better
CrownCharles I Rawlins 1644 Oxon Electrotype as S.2948, Obverse: King riding over a view of the city, Reverse: The Declaration with floral scripts above and below, mintmark : Floriated Cross, 26.63 grammes, GVF
HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint, Group II, type 2A, Smaller horse, cross on housings, Reverse: Oval shield with CR above, mintmark Plume, two additional pellets in field, 14.35 grammes, S.2769, North 2205, Brooker 300, Ex-Lingford 324 NVF with minor weakness behind the King, comes with four collector's tickets
ShillingEdward VI Second issue in debased silver, 1549 (MDXLIX) Crowned Bust 5, S.2466 mintmark Arrow, Ex-T.R.Hardaker Collection 24/9/2020 Good Fine with some double striking to the portrait
SixpenceCharles IYork Mint, Civil War issue, Reverse: Crowned oval shield with crowned CR at sides S.2876, North 2322, Brooker 1101 same dies, mintmark Lion, 2.81 grammes, some smoothing to the obverse in the field and on the King's face, otherwise Fine, struck around 5% off-centre, comes with old ticket
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
GroatHenry VII Facing Bust issue, Crown with double bar and six crockets as jewels S.2201 mintmark Cross Crosslet/Greyhounds head, 2.51g, Good Fine with some small edge nicks around 3 o'clock, a pleasing portrait on the King, a rare type, our archive database stretching back 19 years shows that this is the first we have offered
HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint under Parliament, Group III, third horseman, type 3a3, no ground below horse, S.2778 mintmark ( R ), 14.82 grammes, Fine, the reverse a little better, struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan, a collectable example of the Parliament type
HalfpennyEdward IV Second Reign, Durham Mint, Bishop Booth, B to left of crown and crosses by neck, Reverse with D in centre S.2142B, North 1659, 0.5 grammes, About Fine with some shortage of flan, a rare issue, comes with Portable Antiquities Scheme Report
Shillings to Pennies (8) comprising Shilling Charles I mintmark Triangle, Sixpences James I (2) First Coinage 1603 mintmark Thistle VG creased, Second Coinage 1605 mintmark Rose VG with a large segment of the coin missing from 6 to 9 o'clock, Halfgroats (2) Charles I S.2828 no inner circles mintmark Crown VG, Charles I under Parliament S.2833 mintmark (R) VG bent, Pennies (3) Elizabeth I worn and clipped, James I S.2672A mintmark Two Pellets VG or better with grey tone, Charles I worn, along with Ireland Sixpence James I First Bust S.6514 mintmark Bell Fine/VG with some scuffs, on a ragged flan, 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
Crown 1656 Commonwealth Small 6 over 4, Second N over inverted N in ENGLAND, ESC 9, Bull 13 VG with some weakness in parts, still a collectable example of this scarce type
HalfcrownCharles I Group II, Second horseman, type 2c, Obverse: Legend reads MA instead of MAG, Reverse: Oval shield with CR at sides, S.2771 mintmark Portcullis, 14.96 grammes, Good Fine, struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan. An interesting and unusual piece. Cataloguer's note: the MA spelling of MAG on the obverse is normally found on Group III coins with mintmark Bell, the only other occurrence of this legend in Group II with mintmark Portcullis is on a coin listed by Brooker with a CHISTO error reverse legend.(Brooker 317)
CrownCharles I Rawlins 1644 Oxon Electrotype as S.2948, Obverse: King riding over a view of the city, Reverse: The Declaration with floral scripts above and below, mintmark : Floriated Cross, 26.63 grammes, GVF
HalfcrownCharles I Group IV, Fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse S.2779 mintmark Triangle in Circle Good Fine/Fine with some edge cracks and flan stress
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, King wears scarf flying from waist, no caparisons on horse. Reverse: Oval garnished shield, type 3a1, S.2773 mintmark Tun, 14.54 grammes, Fine/Good Fine on an irregularly shaped flan with some weakness on the obverse
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, third horseman, scarf flying from King's waist, no caparisons on horse, Reverse: Oval garnished shield, type 3a1,S.2773 mintmark Bell, 14.90 grammes, , Fine with grey tone
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, King wears cloak flying from shoulder, with rough ground below horse, type 3a2, S.2776 mintmark Triangle, 13.82 grammes, Fine/Good Fine, a little short of flan, the reverse with some flan stress marks
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third horseman, King wears cloak flying from shoulder, type 3a2, S.2775 mintmark Triangle in Circle, 14.94 grammes, Fine/Good Fine with some weaker areas as often, on an irregularly shaped flan
HalfcrownCharles I 1644 Bristol MintS.3007Shrewsbury Plume behind the King, Reverse: Large date figures with Br mintmark below. Heavily clipped to the inner circle with little legend remaining, 6.73 grammes VG
HalfcrownCharles I under Parliament Group 3a3 S.2778 mintmark ( P ) or ( R ) this unclear, portrait and horse worn, 15.47 grammes, obverse legend mostly clear Reverse Near Fine
UniteCharles I Group D, Fourth Bust, with falling lace collar, Bust 4, Large bust with jewelled crown, Reverse: Oval Shield with CR at sides S.2691 mintmark Portcullis, 8.92 grammes, approaching VF with some old scratches, bent and restraighten, with an edge pinch at 3 o'clock
GoldHalfcrownJames I Fifth Bust S.2631 mintmark Plain Cross, 1.28 grammes, a little weak in small places, slightly doubled on the portrait, but the portrait showing good detail, VF
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, 14.97 grammes, Fine with some weak areas
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third Horseman, type 3a3 (under Parliament), no ground, crude workmanship, mintmark (P), 14.91 grammes, Fine/Good Fine on a slightly irregularly shaped flan with two edge chips
SixpenceCharles I Group D, Fourth Bust, type 3a, S.2813 No Inner circles, mintmark Crown, 2.87 grammes, Obverse: portrait VG, legends Fine, the Reverse Fine
CrownCharles ITower Mint under Parliament, Group IV, fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, S.2761, North 2198, Brooker 272, mintmark Sun, 29.92 grammes, VF/GVF on a full round flan with some very light flan stress, an attractive piece and very desirable thus. Comes with an old Spink ticket
Ryal (Rose Noble) Edward IV Light Coinage (1464-1470) Small Trefoils in spandrels S.1950 mintmark Crown, 7.59 grammes, NVF for wear with good portrait, creased with a tiny flan crack by the side of the shield where light is visible through the coin, and two small flan cracks at 3 and 4 o'clock
HalfcrownElizabeth I Seventh issue S.2583North 2013, mintmark 1, a pleasing example and ex Stanley Gibbons Investments some weak areas more so the reverse and a few edge faults as often seen on this type but legends and portrait bold overall probably nearer VF than Fine
Hammered a small group (9) Groat Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, S.1836, 3.16 grammes, VG/Fine, clipped, ThreepenceCharles II Third Hammered issue S.3325, mintmark Crown, 1.43 grammes, GF/NVF on an irregular flan, Halfgroats (4) Edward III Treaty Period, Annulet before EDWARDVS, S.1621, 1.82 grammes, Fine, Henry VI Annulet issue, Calais Mint, S.1840, 1.70 grammes, Fine, James IS.2660 (2) both mintmark Mullet, Fine and Near Fine, both with surface marks, Twopence Charles II Second undated issue, no inner circles, S.3317 VG holed, PennyElizabeth IS.2558 mintmark Martlet, 0.49 grammes, VG/Good Fine, Farthing James I Lennox Contemporary Counterfeit S.2679A mintmark A on obverse only, 0.50 grammes, Good Fine, along with European Hammered issues (2) Crusades Denier VG and a Netherlands - Brabant Escalin 1629 Poor
Groats (2) Henry VII facing bust, Crown with one jewelled and one plain arch, S.2199A, North 1705c, mintmark Anchor, 2.74 grammes, Fine or better for wear with a long flan crack, Henry VIII Third Coinage, Tower Mint, Annulets in forks, S.2369, mintmark Lis, 2.17 grammes, Near Fine on a slightly oval flan
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