England (1461-64) groat
This specimen was lot 4191 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it sold for $3,055. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Groat, ND. Edward IV, 1461-1470. Heavy coinage (1461-1464). Mint mark rose. Quatrefoils by neck and crescent on breast. Practically as struck, with a portrait of Edward IV which is as impressively detailed as any we have ever see. Crack in planchet near the bottom. This coin is now scarce in any grade - the current catalogue price for VF is $950(£575). There is no pricing for EF or higher grades. Sharpness of About Uncirculated." The groat (cognate of "great", meaning large) was four pence and first appeared in the reign of Edward I. Edward IV's first, or heavy, groats were 60 grains (3.88 g, shown here) while the later, or light, groats were 48 grains (3.11 g).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 60 grains (3.88 g), silver.
Catalog reference: S.1972.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.
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