England (1487) halfgroat
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This specimen was lot 71097 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Groat, ND (1487). London Mint; mm: lis. Henry VII. PCGS MS-62. A well made issue that is seldom seen in Mint State. With an attractive steel gray patina, this should bring a premium bid." 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.5 g, silver.
Catalog reference: S-2206; N-1709.
- 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, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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