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4 & 5 May 2021
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, London, mm. crown on obv., sun on rev., quatrefoils by neck and on breast, 3.04g/1h (B & W VIII; N 1571; S 2001). Tiny edge crack, otherwise nearly very fine, reverse better £80-£100
Hammer Price: £160
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, Bristol, mm. sun, b on breast, quatrefoils by neck, fleurs on cusps except above crown, reads brestoll, 2.34g/6h (B & W VIa; N 1580; S 2004). Good fine or better, dark-toned £80-£100
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, Bristol, mm. crown, b on breast, quatrefoils by neck, fleurs on cusps except above crown, reads bristoll, 2.70g/1h (B & W VII; N 1580; S 2004). Good fine or better, dark-toned £80-£100
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, York, mm. lis, e on breast, quatrefoils by neck, fleurs on cusps except above crown, 2.76g/2h (B & W VII; N 1583; S 2012). Good fine, dark-toned £80-£100
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Halfgroat, London, mm. crown, quatrefoils by neck, trefoils on cusps, 1.15g/8h; Penny, Canterbury, Abp. Bourchier, mm. pall, no marks by neck, knot on breast, spur under civi, 0.75g/12h (N 1584, 1601; S 2016, 2049) [2]. First fine, second nearly very fine, scarce £80-£100
Hammer Price: £280
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, London, type 1, mm. halved sun and rose no.1, nothing below bust, chevron-barred a in civitas, 2.83g/9h (Winstanley 1; N 1679; S 2154). A little creased, otherwise good fine or better, scarce £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class II, no mm., trefoil stops on obv., none on rev., 2.96g/1h (SCBI Ashmolean 196; N 1704; S 2195). Obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise about very fine, dark-toned £150-£180
Hammer Price: £220
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IIIc, London, mm. anchor [inverted on obv., upright on rev.], 3.00g/6h (SCBI Ashmolean 365ff; N 1705c; S 2199A). Nearly very fine, toned £120-£150
Hammer Price: £170
Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Halfgroats (2), Canterbury, class IIIc, mm. tun, reads adivtoe, 1.34g/10h, York, Abp. Savage, mm. martlet, keys by neck, 1.21g/1h; Profile issue, Halfgroat, York, Abp. Bainbridge, mm. martlet, keys below shield, 1.25g/7h (N 1712, 1716, 1751/1; S 2211, 2216, 2262) [3]. Fine or better £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
Henry VII (1485-1509), Penny, Sovereign type, Durham, Bp Fox, no mm., throne with single pillar, shield between rd, mitre above, 0.73g/12h; Facing Bust issue, Halfpence (2), both London, class IIIa, 0.36g/9h, class IIIc, smaller portrait, 0.34g/12h (N 1731-4; S 2233, 2344-5) [3]. First with legends part flat, otherwise very fine and toned, others fine or better £80-£100
Henry VII (1485-1509), Profile issue, Groat, mm. pheon, 3.06g/4h (N 1747; S 2258). A little creased, otherwise nearly very fine, toned £150-£180
Hammer Price: £340
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. rose, bust D, saltires in forks, 2.71g/12h (Whitton i; N 1797; S 2337E). A little creased, otherwise about very fine with pleasant toning £100-£150
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis on obv., rose on rev., bust D, saltires in forks, 2.86g/9h (Whitton iii; N 1797; S 2337E). Light surface scrape in front of face, otherwise nearly very fine, dark tone £100-£150
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. arrow, bust D, saltires in forks, 2.79g/6h (Whitton viii; N 1797; S 2337E). Portrait a little flat, otherwise good fine or better £100-£120
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroats (3), Tower, mm. lis, 1.26g/4h; Canterbury (2), Abp Warham, mm. uncertain mark, wa by shield, 1.24g/4h, Abp Cranmer, mm. Catherine wheel on obv. only, tc by shield, 1.34g/1h (N 1800, 1802, 1804; S 2341, 2343, 2345) [3]. Mostly better than fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £320
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroats (3), all York, Abp. Wolsey, mm. voided cross and pellet, tw by shield, cardinal’s hat below, 1.31g/2h; Sede Vacante, mm. key, no initials by shield, 1.37g/6h; Abp. Lee, mm. key, el by shield, 1.33g/6h (N 1805-7; S 2346-8) [3]. Fine or better £120-£150
Hammer Price: £240
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Penny, Durham, Bp Tunstall, mm. star on obv. only, cd by shield, 0.66g/6h; Halfpence (2), London, mm. lis, 0.30g/4h, York, Abp. Lee, mm. key on obv. only, le by bust, 0.28g/12h (N 1813, 1815, 1820; S 2354, 2356, 2361) [3]. About fine or better £70-£90
Hammer Price: £130
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Testoon, Tower, mm. lis on obv. only, sleeve stops, reads adivtorivm memm, 7.12g/12h (Jacob dies O14/R–; N 1841; S 2365). Good fine or better for issue, very rare, the reverse die apparently not listed by Jacob £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,500
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust 1, Lombardic lettering, annulets in forks, saltire stops, 2.60g/1h (Whitton A2; N 1844; S 2369). Edge slightly irregular, otherwise better than very fine with a strong portrait, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £650
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Penny, York, no mm., 0.52g/6h; Halfpenny, York, no mm., 0.30g/8h (N 1858, 1862; S 2384, 2388) [2]. Fine or better for issue £70-£90
Hammer Price: £140
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Shilling, Tower I, mdl, mm. swan, bust 5, 4.69g/7h (N 1919/1; S 2466). Slightly creased, otherwise about fine, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £260
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Shilling, undated, Durham House, mm. bow, bust 2, frosted garniture, wire-line inner circles, 4.72g/6h (Bispham 5F; N 1924; S 2472). Scored on reverse, otherwise nearly fine, scarce £100-£120
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Crown, 1551, mm. y, 30.26g/6h (Lingford dies A-7; N 1933; S 2478). Nearly very fine £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £1,600
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. y, crown with frosted caul, 6.04g/9h (N 1937; S 2482). Tiny edge split, otherwise good very fine, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £500
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. tun, crown with plain caul, 6.21g/12h (N 1937; S 2482). A full, round coin, attractively toned, extremely fine or better, very rare £700-£900
Hammer Price: £3,200
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Sixpence, mm. tun, crown with plain caul, 3.09g/4h (N 1938; S 2483). Good very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £400
Mary (1553-1554), Groat, mm. pomegranate, 1.82g/12h (N 1960; S 2492). A little scored on obverse, otherwise about very fine, toned £150-£200
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, 1554, full titles and mark of value, 6.32g/1h (N 1967; S 2500). A full round coin, good very fine with clear portraits and attractive toning, rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,400
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, 1555, English titles and mark of value, 5.62g/6h (N 1968; S 2501). Fine, but obverse very scratched £150-£180
Hammer Price: £440
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Sixpence, 1554, full titles, 3.06g/7h (N 1970; S 2505). Creased and scratch on obverse, otherwise about very fine, good portraits £500-£700
Hammer Price: £550
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Groat, mm. lis, 2.26g/12h (N 1973; S 2508). Nearly very fine £240-£300
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), First issue, Shilling, mm. lis, bust 1D, beaded and wire-line inner circles, 5.44g/6h (N 1985; S 2549). Some corrosion in reverse legend and lightly scratched on obverse, otherwise fine or better, scarce £120-£150
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Shilling, mm. martlet, bust 3C, beaded inner circles, 6.08g/7h (N 1985; S 2555). Scratched in obverse legend and behind head, otherwise good very fine, dark-toned £300-£360
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Groats (2), mm. cross-crosslet, 2.06g/5h, mm. martlet, 1.84g/2h, both bust 1F; Penny, mm. martlet, bust 3H, 0.55g/5h (N 1986, 1988; S 2556, 2558) [3]. First about very fine, others fine or better £120-£150
Hammer Price: £200
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepences (3), 1561, 1563, both mm. pheon, bust 3F, 1.54g/3h, 1.45g/9h, 1570, mm. castle, bust 4D, 1.53g/6h; Fourth issue, Threepence, 1572, mm. ermine, bust 4D, 1.37g/10h (N 1998; S 2565-6) [4]. Third fair, others good fine or better but first with a tiny piercing on the inner circle £100-£120
Hammer Price: £360
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Threepence, 1578, mm. Greek cross, bust 4D, 1.52g/8h (DIG 2G; N 1998; S 2573). Nearly extremely fine, attractively toned £120-£150
Hammer Price: £1,400
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Shillings (2), mm. escallop, bust 3B, 6.07g/10h, mm. hand, bust 6B, 5.47g/6h (N 2014; S 2577) [2]. First about very fine but flat on face, second creased, nearly fine £150-£200
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Halfgroats (2), mm. bell, bust 6D, 0.95g/10h, mm. hand, bust 6E, 0.90g/10h (N 2016; S 2579) [2]. First nearly extremely fine with attractive toning, second good fine £100-£120
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Pennies (3), mm. bell, 0.50g/2h, mm. woolpack (2), 0.53g/2h, 0.44g/10h, all bust 5B (N 2017; S 2580) [3]. First dented but fine, others better £60-£80
Hammer Price: £65
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh issue, Shillings (2), mm. 1, 5.85g/6h, mm. 2, 5.68g/7h, both bust 6B (N 2014; S 2584) [2]. Good fine but first creased, second scarce £150-£200
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