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WTH-4957: Henry VIII Hammered
Silver Groat - Unusual. 1st issue, i.m. pheon. This
is a Henry VII final issue groat (Spink
2258) with the die altered to add another “I” (which is actually a “j”) to make
the coin read “VIII” as opposed to “VII”.
You can clearly see where the extra digit has been squeezed in. Spink make no
reference to this and neither do Coincraft or
North. Laker
(The Portrait Groats of Henry VIII) mentions that the
very first Henry VIII groats read “VIIj” but were later changed to “VIII”. Ivan Buck (Medieval English Groats) states, “Of
the Tower (first) issues there are three initial marks, normally with the first
being the pheon.
This coin is a direct carry over from the previous reign (Henry VII) and
it can be clearly seen that the HENRY VII legend has an additional “I” squeezed
in to make it read HENRY VIII. These
coins are quite rare.” This coin is obviously from the Henry VII
dies and was a very short-term measure.
With that in mind, why commission and cut new dies at the start of the
reign of Henry VIII where the VIII is not squeezed in but where the portrait is
still Henry VII? A
rare coin in nice grade as well as a very interesting coin.
£495
WMH-4958: Edward I Medieval Silver
Penny. Class VI,
£99
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