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
Pennies (9) John, London Mint Class 5C, moneyer Rener, John Canterbury Mint, moneyer worn, Henry III Short Cross Canterbury Mint, Class 7, moneyer Roger of R, Edward I London Mint, Lombardic N's, Class 1A, Edward I London Mint, Reversed N's in legend, Class 1C, Edward I Canterbury Mint Class 3F, Edward I Durham Mint Class 3E, Edward I London Mint Class 10A, Edward II London Mint Class 11B, VG to Good Fine, many are detector finds
Threepences to Pennies (4) Elizabeth I issues comprising Threepences (2) 1575 Third issue, smaller flan with 14mm inner circle, 1.04 grammes, S.2565 mintmark Eglantine, NVG/Near Fine, 1579 Fifth Issue, 1.27 grammes, S.2573 mintmark Greek Cross Near Fine with some weak areas, Pennies (2) the first a Fifth Issue, 0.40 grammes, S.2575 mintmark Greek Cross, Good Fine with a ragged flan, the second with mintmark unclear possibly 2, 0.57 grammes, Near Fine, struck off centre, the reverse mintmark off flan
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
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
PennyElizabeth I Seventh Issue S.2587 mintmark 2 (1602) Fine with some surface deposit, a detector find, Seventh issue coins are all scarce, the Pennies rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first Penny we have offered of mintmark 2
PenniesHenry III Long Cross (3) Oxford Mint, moneyer Adam About Fine/Fine, Canterbury Mint, moneyer Robert Around Fine with some weak areas, Canterbury Mint, off-centre with the moneyers name mostly off the flan Good Fine with dark tone in places,
Shillings to Pennies (6) Shilling Charles I Mintmark Group F, S.2799 Mintmark Triangle in Circle, 5.64 grammes, VG/Fine, clipped. Groat Edward III Pre-Treaty Period, Fair. HalfgroatHenry VIICanterbury Mint, clipped, with good portrait, 1.49 grammes. Halfgroat Elizabeth I Sixth Issue, mintmark Escallop, 0.98 grammes, Near Fine. Pennies (2) Edward III, 1.10 grammes, Fine, Henry III Short Cross struck off-centre, 1.23 grammes, Fair, along with a further group of Elizabeth I (15) in silver worn, holed and some fragments. in mixed lower grades
Pennies (5) John, London Mint, moneyer Adam S.1351, North 970, 1.44 grammes Good Fine and bold, Ex-York Coin and Stamp Centre November 1972, Henry III Long Cross, Class 3b, S.1363 London Mint, moneyer Nicole, 1.38 grammes NVF/GF, Ex-York Coin and Stamp Centre October 1972, Edward I Canterbury MintS.1419 , North 1028, 1.32 grammes, Good Fine with a slightly uneven edge at 4 o'clock, Edward IIIYork Mint Series D, S.1602, 0.78 grammes, Fine, struck off-centre, Ex-North Wales Coins January 1973, Henry V York Mint, Obverse: Mullet to left, annulet to right, Reverse: Quatrefoil in centre S.1786. North 1401, 0.88 grammes, Fine or slightly better, with an edge nick, Ex-North Wales Coins August 1974
Pennies (4) Henry III Short Cross Class 7, London Mint , moneyer Adam, S.1356B, 0.92 grammes, Fine with a cut section, Henry III Long Cross, Class 5b, London Mint, moneyer Ricard, 1.32 grammes, Fine, Henry V Long Cross with quatrefoil in centre, York MintS.1785, 1.07 grammes, Edward III Fourth Coinage, Class G, Annulet in one quarter on the reverse Fine or better, and Cut Halfpennies (3) John Class 4c moneyer Ricard, 0.54 grammes Fine, the second Long Cross with TERI ON C on reverse, 0.63 grammes VG, and third Short Cross with little visible detail, in a presentation box
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
Hammered (3) ShillingCharles I Group D, Fourth Bust, No inner circles, Reverse: Round Garnished Shield S.2791 Mintmark Crown VG/Near Fine, Pennies (2) Henry III Long Cross Class 3C S.1364London Mint, Moneyer Henri, VF struck off-centre, Class 3, S.1363 Fine with some weakness, Moneyer TOMAS the mint name (Canterbury) unclear
Detector Finds a wide ranging group, includes Hammered Sixpences to Pennies, with some Cut Halfpennies, Cut Farthings and more, Ancients Denarii (3), Ancient bronzes (6), also includes Pre-1947 and pre 1920 Silver items, and a Spanish American Cob, (lot) in mixed grades a few holed
Hammered a small group (14) Groats, Pennies, Cut Pennies and a Charles IFarthing, a varied group, includes some useful pieces such as a Wodan face Sceatta Good Fine, and an Anglo-Saxon Sceat, VG to NVF
PenniesEdward I (2) Class 2b, N's in legend reversed, London MintS.1386, 1.38 grammes. VF nicely toned with some light deposit on the reverse, Class 10B Bury St. Edmunds Mint S.1418. 1.28 grammes. Fine
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
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
PenniesEdward the Confessor (3) Trefoil Quadrilateral type S.1174London Mint, with a section cut from 9 to 10 o'clock, Hammer Cross Type S.1182 (2) the first with a section cut from 9 to 10 o'clock, the second holed, NVF to VF
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
Pennies (2) Cnut Short Cross S.1159Thetford Mint moneyer Aelfwold, Fine, toned, Aethelred II Long Cross S.1151 Lincoln Mint, moneyer Colgrim Fine with surface cracks, ragged edge and a small hole
Groats to HalfpenniesJames I and Charles I (15) Groat Charles I Aberystwyth Mint, S.2891 mintmark Book Fine, holed, Threepence Charles I Aberystwyth Mint S.2894 mintmark Book Good Fine, creased and holed, along with Halfgroats (7) James I (5), Charles I (2), Pennies James I (2) one with a section chipped or cut, the other holed, Pennies Charles I (2) one holed, Halfpennies Charles I (2) VG to Good Fine
Base PenniesPhilip and Mary (2) S.2510A one with mintmark halved rose and castle, the other mintmark not visible, VG one with a an edge clip, the other with a flan split
Halfgroats, Hammered Pennies, Cut Halfpennies and Cut Farthings (106) a collection in two Lindner trays, includes some fragments, Aethelred II to Charles I, many different types represented, some with attributions, in mixed grades mostly VG to GF
PennyRichard IIIYork Mint, T and upright key at neck, Reverse: Quatrefoil in centre, S.2166/2167, 0.69 grammes Near Fine with shortage of flan, the mintmark not visible (Boar's Head or Rose), All Richard III Pennies scarce or rare
Elizabeth I a small group (8) Threepences (3) 1573 mintmark Acorn, 1574 mintmark Worn, 1582 mintmark Sword, Halfgroats (2) mintmark Escallop and mintmark 2 (1602), Pennies (2) mintmarks Castle, the other with mintmark not visible, Threefarthings 1575 mintmark Eglantine, VG to Fine
Hammered a small group (4) HalfgroatCommonwealth Fine or slightly better with some scratches, PennyHenry VI Leaf-Trefoil issue, Leaf on breast, Durham Mint, rings in centre, Fine on an irregular flan with much of the legend missing, PenniesEdward IV (2) the first VG with some weak areas, along with Second Reign, D in centre VG
Pennies (10) Edward ILondon Mint (4) VG to Good Fine, comes with old Glendinings envelope from 1976 Henry III Short Cross (2) HENRI ON CANT Good Fine, WILLEM ON LINC Fine, Long Cross (4) Fine/Good Fine, RICARD ON LINC Good Fine, struck off-centre, WILLEM ON NORW Fine with some weaker areas, NICOLE ON LVND Good Fine with a flan split in two places
PenniesJohn (3) London Mint, moneyer Walter X or REX composed of wedges, GVF and pleasing, Durham Mint, moneyer Piereis, Class 5c S.1352 Good Fine with bold portrait, London Mint, moneyer Ilger Class 5c with rounder portrait 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,
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
Pennies (6) John Short Cross Class 5c, Ipswich Mint, moneyer IOHAN Near VF, slightly off-centre, Edward I Long Cross (4) London Mint, Class 10D/E Fine, the image of the cross die clashing through on the obverse prevents more accurate attribution, London Mint Class 4a Good Fine, Canterbury Mint Class 10 Near Fine, darkly toned, London Mint Class 10 Near Fine, Edward II London Mint, Class 11a Fine
Hammered detector finds (76) and artefacts (2) Threepences to Cut Farthings, includes a group of cut Halfpennies and Farthings (39) a variety of types, in mixed grades, comes in a carrying case with 6 trays
Cut Halfpennies (35) mostly around Fine, plus a further group of hammered (63) includes Cut Farthings (42) these in mixed grades, many Fine, includes some fragments
Shillings Charles I (2) Group F S.2799 mintmark Triangle in Circle, Bold Fine the obverse double struck, Group D, type 3a, no inner circles, S.2791 mintmark Tun VG/Fine, Cut Farthings (3) VG to Near Fine, Cut Halfpennies (2) VG a fragmented SilverPenny, worn, France 1/12 Denier 1593 Catholic League struck in billon, Poor
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
PenniesAethelred II (2) Last Small Cross type S.1157Winchester Mint, moneyer Willem VF with some peck marks, Crux type S.1148 VF, Canterbury Mint, moneyer Lifinc, holed, with a small amount of light showing through around the N of CENT
PenniesElizabeth I (9) all S.2575, mintmark Portcullis (2), mintmark Lion (1), mintmark Coronet (4), mintmark Rose and mintmark Castle one VF others Fair to Fine
Hammered a small group (7) Shillings (3) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue mintmark A VG/About Fine, James I Second Coinage, Third Bust, mintmark Rose, NF/F, Charles ITower Mint under Parliament, mintmark Sun, Fine, Sixpence Elizabeth I 1575 mintmark Eglantine, Fine, GroatHenry VIII mintmark Lis VG with a small edge cut, Pennies (2) Henry IIILondon Mint moneyer Nicole, pleasing Fine, John Ipswich Mint, moneyer Iohan Fine on an irregular flan, the rim bent over slightly at 2 o'clock, along with Ancients (2) Antoninianus Victorinus (268-270) NVF with some porosity, Follis, Constantine the Great, Fine
Pennies (5) John, Class 5b, London Mint moneyer Willem NVF, Henry III Short Cross, London Mint moneyer Ilger, Fine or slightly better, Henry III Long Cross London Mint, Moneyer Nicole, Edward I Bristol Mint, Class 2b Good Fine, Edward IICanterbury Mint Good Fine, nicely toned, the first four with old sales tickets
Hammered a small and varied group (7) HalfgroatCharles I Tower under Parliament S.2833 mintmark (P), Halfgroat CommonwealthS.3221, class="rel_search_link" href="?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Penny&category=7&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Penny Edward IVDurham Mint, Rose in centre of reverse, clipped, Halfpennies (2) Henry VI London Mint, Henry VII mint unclear, Farthings (2) Edward I and another Farthing, clipped with legend unclear, in mixed grades Fair to Fine
Hammered a small group (5) SixpenceElizabeth I 1575 mintmark Eglantine, NVG/VG, Halfgroat Elizabeth I mintmark Escallop Near Fine, Pennies (2) Edward IIIYork mint, with Quatrefoil in the centre of the reverse, Fine, Henry III Long Cross, Fine with some discolouration, Cut Halfpenny Henry II Long Cross Good Fine
PenniesHenry III (4) Long Cross, Canterbury Mint, Short Cross (3) London Mint (1) and Canterbury Mint (2) one with the coin having flipped during the minting process with some of the legends on the opposite side, VG to Fine
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
PennyCnut Pointed Helmet type, with Cross behind bust, S.1158, as North 787 Lympne Mint, moneyer GODRIC, extremely rare with only 3 known to exist from this mint which, soon after CNUT Pennies were struck there, was abandoned nicely toned VF with some weakness of strike in parts of the legend
Hammered a small group (7) SixpenceElizabeth I 1569 mintmark Coronet, bold Fine, Groats (2) Mary S.2492 GF creased, Henry VIII Laker Bust D NVF, Pennies (3) Elizabeth I Second Issue mintmark Cross Crosslet, Charles I no inner circles, mintmark off flan F/GF, Charles I inner circle on obverse, mintmark two pellets Good Fine with an edge clip, HalfgroatCharles II machine made issue Good Fine
Hammered a small group (8) Shillings (2) Charles I mintmark ( R ) Fair/Near Fine, Edward VI Fine Silver issue mintmark y, VG/NF tooled in the fields, SixpenceElizabeth I Sixth issue 1591 1 over 0 mintmark Hand Fair/Fine, the portrait worn, GroatEdward III Pre-Treaty Near Fine, Pennies (4) Edward I (2) Canterbury Mint Fair, York Mint VG, Threepences Elizabeth I (2) 1575 mintmark Eglantine, 1580 mintmark Latin Cross both overall approaching Fine but with some scratches, along with Halfcrown 1697 Fair with damaged surfaces
Pennies (5) Elizabeth I (4) Second Issue mintmark Marltet VG holed, Second Issue mintmark Cross Crosslet Good Fine, Third issue mintmark Portcullis NF, Sixth Issue mintmark Key Fine, James I Third Coinage mintmark Trefoil VG
Pennies (3) Henry II London Mint, moneyer Pieres, Henry III Short Cross London Mint, moneyer Ledvlf, Henry III Long Cross London Mint, moneyer Henri, Cut HalfpennyJohn London Mint VG to Fine
Metal detector finds PenniesHenry VIYork (2) one creased, another two Pennies too low grade for identification, Denarius of Commodus another of Gordian III and another low grade Roman, along with a Magnentius bronze Centenionalis with large Christogram reverse this corroded VF, and an artefact reported to be an Anglo Saxon strap end, viewing recommended, bought as seen
PenniesHenry III (2) Long Cross Winchester Mint Class 2a moneyer Huge NVF with a small edge chip at the top, Long Cross Winchester Mint Class 3c moneyer Huge Good Fine
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