England (1485-1509) halfgroat
The first specimen was lot 56027 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 2 Pence (1/2 Groat), ND (1485-1509). Canterbury Mint. Henry VII. PCGS AU-53. From the Jerome S. Reznick Collection." The second specimen was lot 74687 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Groat (2 Pence), ND (1485-1509). Canterbury Mint; @ mm. Henry VII. NGC AU-55. Type IIIb. Struck under Archbishop John Morton. Obverse: Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps; rosette stops; Reverse: Long cross pattee; triple pellets in quarters. Deeply toned and largely without much in the way of circulation." This type was struck in numerous varieties at London (S.2202-2206), Canterbury (S.2207-2211) and York (S.2212-2217). A halfgroat was tuppence. On the first specimen, there should be a mintmark between the cross and the "H" of "HENRIC" but we don't see one.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: S-2208; N-1711. The second specimen is S-2210; N-1712.
- 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, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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