England (1493-95) groat

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 1459

This specimen was lot 1459 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ENGLAND: Henry VII, 1485-1509, AR groat, London, ND (1493-5), facing bust issue, class IIIb, new bust with realistic hair // long cross with pellets, mintmark escallop, somewhat weak periphery, but bold portrait, EF, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This is the most common groat of the reign. A groat was fourpence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 3.21 g.

Catalog reference: North-1705b, Spink-2198A.

Sources:

• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• (1487) groat, cross fleuree mintmark
• (1493-95) angel, scallop mintmark
• England (1493-95) sovereign Fr-149
• England (1493-99) halfgroat Canterbury mint
• (1502-04) groat, dog's head mintmark
• Coins and currency dated 1493