England (1351-52) 1/2 groat

from Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72293

This specimen was lot 72293 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Groat, ND (1351-52). London Mint. Edward III. PCGS VF-25. A pleasing and problem free example, this piece yields soft circulation across the high elements of the design and much charming brilliance." The halfgroat was two pence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S-1574; N-1148.

Source:

• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• (1351-55) quarter noble, cross mintmark
• (1351-52) noble
• England (1352-53) groat, London mint
• (1352-53) noble
• Coins and currency dated 1351