England (1533-44) halfgroat

from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 22713

This specimen was lot 22713 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Groat (2 Pence), ND (1533-44). Canterbury Mint. Henry VIII. PCGS Genuine--Cleaning, AU Details Gold Shield. Especially desirable due to its sharp central portrait."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: S-2345; N-1804.

Source:

• 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• England (1526-32) halfgroat Canterbury mint
• (1531-44) halfgroat, York mint
• (1544-47) penny, London mint, lis mintmark
• (1544-47) half groat, Canterbury mint
• (1546-47)-WS halfgroat, Bristol mint
• Coins and currency dated 1533