England (1504-05) groat
The first specimen was lot 1818 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GREAT BRITAIN, Königreich, Henry VII. 1485-1509. Groat o. J. (1504-1505), London. Münzzeichen Doppelkreuz auf Vorder- und Rückseite. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of Great Britain, Henry VII, 1485-1509, undated groat, London mint, mintmark cross-crosslet on obverse and reverse. Rare, Good very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 75337 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Groat (4 Pence), ND (1504-05). London Mint; mm: Cross Crosslet. Henry VII. PCGS AU-58. Leaf-Pellet issue. Obverse: Crowned facing bust within tressure; Reverse: Long cross fourchee. From the Richard August Collection." The third specimen was lot 75339 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[3] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Groat (4 Pence), ND (1504-05). London Mint; mm: Cross Crosslet. Henry VII. PCGS AU-50. Obverse: Crowned head right; Reverse: Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchee. From the Richard August Collection. Ex: Bowers and Merena (8/2000) Lot # 3220."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 3.03 g.
Catalog reference: Seaby 2258. The second specimen is S-2200; N-1706. The third specimen is S-2254; N-1743.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
- [3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including 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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