England (1369-77) half groat
This specimen was lot 7164 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Groat, ND (1369-77). London Mint; mm: cross 1. Edward III. PCGS VF-30. Post-treaty period. Obverse: Crowned facing bust, within tressure of nine arcs; inward-facing lis on seven cusps; Reverse: Long cross pattee, with trefoil in each angle. Circulated but attractive, a nice deep tone covers this issue with a consistent wearing pattern. From the Runze Collection." During the so-called Treaty Period (1361-69), the king dropped his claim to the French throne; when he resumed his calim 1369-77, "REX FRANC" was added to the obverse. Half a groat was two pence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 36 grains, silver.
Catalog reference: S-1640; N-1288.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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