England (1502-04) groat
The first specimen was lot 23600 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Groat, ND (1502-04). London Mint; im: lis. Henry VII. PCGS Genuine--Bent, EF Details Gold Shield. A well detailed and centered Groat with one area of weakness on the obverse at 6 where the coin was bent. The surfaces are toned a medium gray, with darker gray in the peripheries." The second specimen was lot 75187 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Groat, ND (1502-04). London Mint; mm: Greyhound's Head. Henry VII. PCGS AU-50. Obverse: Crowned facing bust, within tressure of seven arcs; inward-facing lis on five cusps; Reverse: Long cross fourchee, with trefoil in each angle."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.98 g, silver.
Catalog reference: S-2256. The second specimen is S-2199; N-1705c.
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- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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