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Groats

(Old “facing” style)

WTH-7826: Henry VII Tudor Hammered Silver Groat. Rarer facing bust, open medieval-style crown, class 1 London groat. S.R. 2193. The initial mark is interesting. The Tim Owen ticket stated "Lis-Rose Dimidiated". I see it tentatively as a mule of obverse 41 (Lis upon Sun & Rose), reverse 40 (Lis upon Half Rose). The latter is interesting as the Lis resembles a Trident! Lovely grade, albeit some clipping 3-9 o'clock and the rarer first issue. A worthy coin! £425

WTH-7079: Henry VII Facing Bust Issue Hammered Silver Groat. Rarer class 1 with open crown and initial mark Half Lis & Rose. London mint, S.R. 2193. Pedigree coin (see old tickets), being ex Carlylon-Britton collection (he looks to have paid £6 for this coin in 1965) and at least one other. £485

WTH-7841: Henry VII Hammered Silver Tudor Groat. Facing bust, open crown, rarer class 1. Initial mark Rose (1487-8), London mint, crosses by the neck - S.R. 2194. Extra piece of metal from the minting process. Ex Tim Owen. Excellent grade. £395

WTH-6729: Henry VII Hammered Silver Groat. Initial mark Anchor, 1499-1502, type IIIc, S.R. 2199. London mint. Clear details (portrait & legends) and with the sought after anchor mark. £165

WTH-7840: Henry VII Hammered Silver Tudor Groat. Facing bust, closed crown, class IIIc. Initial mark inverted Anchor / Anchor (1499-1502), London mint, one plain, one jewelled arch to crown - S.R. 2199. Excellent provenance, being ex H.M. Lingford collection (bought July 1947) with original ticket. £395

WTH-7532: Henry VII Hammered Silver Tudor Groat. Facing bust issue, class IVa, S.R. 2200. London mint, initial mark Cross Crosslet. Ex Lingford collection with his old ticket. £435

(New style “profile” issue, including the Tentative issue)

WTH-7986: Henry VII Hammered Silver TENTATIVE Issue Groat. Initial mark Cross Crosslet, 1504-5, Tower mint, London - very much contemporary and issued alongside the old-fashioned facing bust types. Double banded crown, youthful features: S.R. 2254. It can not be overstated how radical a change this new profile coinage was at the time, something that obviously went further under Henry VIII, Edward VI, etc, but most definitely started here. Together with the testoon and the new gold sovereign, the Tudors under Henry VII drew a serious line under the previous 200+ years of how the Medieval lot did things! The Scottish experimented with side profile coinage, albeit to a far lesser extent (a fraction to the left of front facing!) slightly earlier than this under James III (1485) but it took until James V in 1526 to go the whole hog and issue virtually a duplicate of this tentative groat. A highly sought after and collected coin. £965

Provenance:

Ex Ian Davison

Halfgroats

WTH-6622: Henry VII Hammered Silver Halfgroat. Initial mark Martlet (1504-9), York Episcopal mint struck under Archbishop Savage. Double arched crown. S.R. 2214. No clipping and a very good strike to the portrait with weakness to the right key (worn dies perhaps?) and a mark to the king’s cheek. A very nice and clear example. £115

WTH-6824: Henry VII Hammered Silver Halfgroat. Initial mark Martlet (1504-9), York Episcopal mint struck under Archbishop Savage. Double arched crown. S.R. 2215. £75

Sovereign Pennies

WTH-7889: Henry VII Hammered Silver Sovereign Penny. An Episcopal issue struck at the York mint under Archbishop Thomas Rotherham prior to 1500, according to the accompanying ticket. S.R. 2237. Slightly short of flan but remarkable in the grade department. Ex Gordon Singer (his ticket - sold for $135 in the early 2000's), ex Arthur Fitts collection. £225

Halfpennies

WTH-9156: Rare Type Henry VII Hammered Silver Tudor Halfpenny. Facing bust issue, the only York halfpenny issued under Henry VII, circa 1502-4. An Episcopal issue under Archbishop Savage with an arched crown which actually breaks the pellet circle. A very large and extremely clear key below the bust. S.R.2249. The York Episcopal issues, including up to halfgroats, under Edward IV (second reign), Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII favoured a variety of devices for inclusion on the obverse or reverse, being mainly letters but sometimes keys (upright or slanted), trefoils, crosses etc. It seems bizarre that on the tiniest York denomination struck, they decided to place a huge horizontal key underneath the bust, thereby pushing the portrait higher up on what was already a challenging small space. However, different is nearly always good in numismatics - that unusual decision presents us with a coin which stands out from the crowd as much as the second issue Henry VIII farthing and, although not quite in the same league, the later Charles 1st declaration issues. I believe I'm correct in saying this is the only example I've had in all the decades of handling coins! £345 RESERVED (M.He.3-6-25 LayAway)

Provenance:

ex Tim Owen (his older ticket)