England (1467-68) groat
The first specimen was lot 982 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €220 (about US$321 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GRANDE-BRETAGNE, Edouard IV, 1er règne (1461-1470), AR groat, s.d. (1467-1468), Londres. Monnayage léger. Différent: rose/soleil. D/ T. couronnée de f. dans un polylobe. Deux quatrefeuilles de part et d'autre du cou. Sur la poitrine, une fleur regravée sur C ou E. R/ Croix longue cantonnée de quatre groupes de trois globules. Rare Belle patine. Très Beau. Hybride frappé avec un coin de droit de Coventry ou York regravé. (kingdom of Great Britain, Edward IV, first reign, 1461-70, undated silver groat, London mint, light coinage, rose/sunburst privy mark. Obverse: crowned head facing, in a polylobe, two rosettes near the king's neck; on his breast, a flower engraved over a "C" or "E"; reverse: long cross cantonned with four groups of three pellets. Rare, nice patina, Very Fine. Mule struck with an obverse die originally cut for Coventry or York.)"
The second specimen was lot 44505 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $536.80. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Groat (4 Pence), ND (1467-68). London Mint; mm: Crown/Sun. Edward IV. NGC AU-58. Top pop; Pop: 2. Light Coinage. Obverse: Crowned facing bust, within tressure of nine arcs, quatrefoils on breast and flanking neck; Reverse: Long cross pattee with trefoil of pellets in each angle." A groat was fourpence 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: 48 grains (3.11 g), 0.925 fine silver, the first specimen 3,12 g, the second specimen 3.06 g.
Catalog reference: S. 2000; N. 1568/1569.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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