England (1464-70) groat

Goldberg sale 98, lot 2871

This specimen was lot 2871 in Goldberg sale 98 (Los Angeles, June 2017), where it sold for $246.75. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain. Groat, ND. Edward IV, 1461-1485. Light coinage, 1464-70. Quatrefoils at neck. London mint. Mintmark, rose. Facing bust. Toned. NGC graded AU-53. WINGS." 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) while the later, or light, groats (shown here) were 48 grains (3.11 g).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.11 g, silver.

Catalog reference: S.1997.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 98: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2017.

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• (1464-65) groat, rose mintmark
• (1464-70) 1/2 rose noble, London mint
• (1464-70)-Є 1/2 rose noble, York mint
• (1466-67) groat, crown mintmark
• England (1466-67) rose noble Fr-132
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