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WTH-7456: 156Z/1 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Third & Fourth
issues, initial mark Pheon, Spink 2561.
1562 as a date represents a frequency of 1.8% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 1.4% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. 1562 is the nineteenth
rarest of all forty two dates. An interesting die.
You might be thinking this was an error (a Z for a 2) but you’d be
wrong. 1561 was a huge year for sixpence
output, there being x17 different dies in use with several more prepared in
case they needed them. They didn’t and
so when 1562 happened, one or two of those x17 dies that hadn’t broken were
recycled, along with the unused 1561 “reserve” dies. They decided a Z made a better number 2 until
they saw sense. There are fewer 156Z/1
dies recorded than straight 62 dies. £265
WTH-7457: 1564/2 Elizabeth 1st MILLED
or MACHINE PRESSED Silver Sixpence. Milled issue,
initial mark Star, Spink 2598, Borden & Brown 33 02 R1.
A rare example of an overdate in the milled series. Also, when you consider that 85% of Mestrelle’s meagre experimental machine-made coins
were sixpences dated 1562, leaving 15% for all the other Screw-Pressed
sixpences, shillings, groats, threepences,
halfgroats, threefarthings and the gold coinage, you
gain an insight into just how rare all non 1562 milled coins are. £425
WTH-7458: 1564/2 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Pheon, Spink 2561.
1564 as a date represents a frequency of 2.2% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 1.8% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. £125
WTH-7459: 1564 Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Silver Sixpence. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Pheon, Spink 2561b.
1564 (all varieties) as a date represents a frequency of 2.2% for the
2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 1.8% for all 5,588
recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins, but you also need to be aware that there
are x14 recorded examples of all 1564 dies and ONLY ONE OF
THOSE IS A STRAIGHT 64!! This is
a very rare coin and hugely underrated by most people. £245
WTH-7460: 1565 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Rose, Spink 2561b.
Old tickets here. 1565 as a date represents a frequency of 3.8%
for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 2.5% for all
5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.
There was some impressive die life this year – only x5 dies are recorded
compared to way more for previous years.
Also, even though 64 was a huge year where they must have had many left
over dies, either partly used or reserve dies, there are no overdates for
1565. £175
WTH-7461: 1566 Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Silver Sixpence. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Portcullis, Spink 2562.
1566 as a date represents a frequency of 4.1% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 4.0% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. There was some
impressive die life this year – only x5 dies are recorded compared to way more
for previous years with a single 66 being recycled in 1567. An attractive coin. £195
WTH-7462: 1567 Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Silver Sixpence. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Coronet, Spink 2562.
1567 as a date represents a frequency of 6.6% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 4.8% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. £235
WTH-7463: 1572 Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Silver Sixpence. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Ermine, Spink 2562.
1572 as a date represents a frequency of 5.7% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 5.5% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. £185
WTH-7464: 1573 Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Silver Sixpence. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Acorn, Spink 2563.
1573 as a date represents a frequency of 4.6% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 5.3% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. £185
WTH-7465: 1578 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Fifth Issue, initial mark Greek Cross, Spink 2572.
1578 as a date represents a frequency of 3.6% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 4.5% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. A
lovely grade coin. £355
WTH-7466: 1578/6 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Fifth Issue, initial mark Greek Cross, Spink 2572.
1578 as a date represents a frequency of 3.6% for the 2,716 recorded
single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 4.5% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth
1st hoard coins. Coming at the very
start of 1578 and being a recycled 1576 die.
This is a rare single die coin.
Interestingly, this 1576 old dies was used after they
recycled an old 1577 die! Rare coin. £225
WTH-7467: 1580 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Fifth Issue, initial mark Latin Cross, Spink 2572. 1580 as a date represents a frequency of 3.7%
for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins and 4.1% for all
5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins.
Only x4 straight 1580 dies used with a further x2 on recycled 1579
dies. Interestingly, no 1580 dies were
recycled post this date. £145
WTH-7468: 1594/3 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Sixth Issue,
initial mark Woolpack, Spink 2578b. 1594 as a date
represents a frequency of 2.6% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth
1st coins and 2.6% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins. Only x5 dies for this year in total – x2
straight 94s; x3 94/3. Strangely, I’ve
actually seen a lot more straight 94 coins in my time. A lovely coin considering
its late date. £145
WTH-7469: 1595 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Sixth Issue,
initial mark Woolpack, Spink 2578b. 1595 as a date
represents a frequency of 1.0% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth
1st coins and 1.1% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins. 1595 is the thirteenth rarest of all forty
two dates. Not a single overdate
recorded for this year so all freshly sunk dies. A lovely coin considering
its late date, and rare. £225
WTH-7470: 1601 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Sixpence. Seventh Issue,
initial mark 1, Spink 2585. 1601 as a date represents
a frequency of 0.6% for the 2,716 recorded single finds of Elizabeth 1st coins
and 0.7% for all 5,588 recorded Elizabeth 1st hoard coins. 1601 is the tenth rarest of all forty two
dates. These later date coin, and
you don’t get much later than this, other than the obvious, were nearly always
poorly struck, often using dies of a lesser standard compared to the start of
the reign. This coin is stunning, easily
being the best grade example I’ve ever had, or probably seen. If it wasn’t for the damage, it would be a
four figure coin. £225
WTH-7471: 1594-96 Elizabeth 1st Hammered Silver Shilling. Sixth Issue, initial mark Woolpack, Spink 2577. Bust 6B. Scratches to the face (deliberate, contemporary graffiti) otherwise a good, solid example of a scarcer denomination. £325
WAu-7472: Elizabeth 1st Hammered
Gold Half Pound of 10 Shillings. Third &
Fourth issues, initial mark Rose over Cross Crosslet, 1456-66, Spink 2520.
Ex Chris Comber
collection – tickets. 4.89g, North
1994, Schneider 738, Brown & Comber G7A – Chris Comber, together with
Walter Wilkinson and I.D. Brown were the leading experts on Elizabeth 1st
coinage, as well as having, between them, the most extensive and comprehensive
collection in the world. Chris Comber’s
ticket, in his own hand, states that this coin is extremely rare and at the
time of the ticket, an unpublished variety.
Wavy flan, which I have tried to illustrate in the
tickets link above. When you
consider than the much, much commoner Henry VII and Henry VIII hammered gold
angels are now commonly £3,000+, this give you an insight into just how cheap
this coin is in comparison. Excellent provenance and as rare as they come. £2,950
These coins are now BACK FOR SALE as the
Lay-Away reservations have just been removed:
WSC-7383:
James III
Scottish Hammered Silver Groat. Type II base (0.770 fineness) issue of 1471-83,
WTH-7300:
1561 Elizabeth 1st Rare
Large Flan Hammered Silver Threepence. Third and Fourth Issues of 1561-77, rose
behind Queen, reverse dated. Large
15mm flan (in fact, this one is nearer to 16mm), Spink 2564. Creased and straightened, with some resultant
cracking, as so many of these newly introduced issues were – the public were
still on hightened alert for fakes after the
numismatic escapades of Elizabeth’s father, Henry VIII, and her bother, Edward
VI, although to be fair, the early issues of Edward VI, extremely debased as
they were, had very little to do with the Edward. It is unusual to see dated threepences for the 1560’s but they obviously do
exist. 1561 was something of a prolific
year for threepences BUT, this very first issue of
1561, in fact the very first Elizabeth 1st threepence
issued), with it’s large flan, is represented by a single die only. Brown, Comber & Wilkinson postulate that
this large flan threepence was a two month trial
period of experimentation. The start
date of production was
WTH-7379: 1596-99 Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Silver Halfgroat. Sixth issue, initial mark Key. Spink 2579. Three dies recorded but really, what a
marvellous example of a halfgroat! Collectors will be aware that of
all the smaller denominations, the halfgroats suffered most in terms of
clipping, wear and sometimes the quality of actual coinage leaving the
mint. Finding a really nice halfgroat is
virtually impossible whereas pennies, and even the fractions, are relatively
abundant. This coin is full flan and
actually doesn’t show much evidence of circulation. £225
This Week’s Listings
WTH-7473: 1554-58 Philip & Mary
Hammered Billon Silver Penny. Clear
P.Z.M. with silver content looking better than other examples I’ve previously
handled. Initial mark halved rose &
castle. Spink 2510A. This coin actually circulated an a halfpenny, even though this was never the intention of
the mint. A very nice
example indeed. £185
WJC-7474: 1642 Charles 1st
Shrewsbury Declaration Civil War Pound of Twenty Shillings. King on horseback, plume
behind; Declaration between two straight lines, three £575
WJC-7475: HIGH GRADE and CHOICE 1691
William & Mary Scottish Copper Bawbee. Circulated at a sixpence. En medaille die rotation. £695
WJC-7476: HIGH GRADE and CHOICE 1692
William & Mary Scottish Copper Bawbee. Circulated at a sixpence. 180 degree die
rotation. £895
WJC-7477: HIGH GRADE and CHOICE 1692
William & Mary Scottish Copper Bawbee. Circulated at a sixpence. En medaille die rotation. £795
WJC-7478: HIGH GRADE, CHOICE &
VERY, VERY RARE 1692 DOUBLE DATED William & Mary Scottish Copper Bawbee. Circulated at a sixpence.
En medaille die rotation. £995