The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

Edward IV (Second reign, 1471-1483), Pennies (2), both Durham, class XV, Bp Booth, mm. rose, lis by bust, d in centre of rev., 0.69g/1h (Allen DM 180; B & W XVb; N 1660; S 2116); Bp Dudley, local dies, d and v by neck, 0.63g/4h (Allen DM 188; N 1666; S 2123) [2]. First nearly very fine, second better but crudely struck from local dies £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: First Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 17 April 1975 (1573); second bt Baldwin 1975.

The first coin was used to illustrate the type (S 1514) in editions of Seaby’s Standard Catalogue of British Coins published during the 1960s and 1970s