England (1356-61) groat
This specimen was lot 56692 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Groat, ND (1356-61). London Mint. Edward III. NGC EF-45. Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period, Series Gc/Ge Mule. Ex. Clarendon Collection (Bonham's - 3/2006, Lot #388). Ex. G.V. Doubleday Collection (Glendining - 6/1972, Lot #501). His tag included. Ex. W.J.W. Potter Collection, #137. Ex. Raymond Carlyon-Britton Collection, sold by Seaby in 1959. Ex. L.A. Lawrence Collection (according to included tag). Ex. C.A. Whitton Collection (according to Doubleday's tag). Ex. F.A. Walters (Sotheby's 10/1932 - lot #179a). Ex. Sir John Evans Collection, purchased by Spink in 1909."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4.41 g.
Catalog reference: S-1570; N-1197.
- 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, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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