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WMH-9299: Choice Grade Henry VI Medieval Hammered Silver Groat First reign, Annulet issue of 1422-30. Full flan. The rarer London mint. Initial mark Pierced Cross (1422-27). Annulets to reverse legend and in two reverse quarters; no annulets to the obverse. No fleur to the breast. 3.71g. S.R.1835, Whitton 12a. Henry VI was born December 6, 1421 in Windsor, Berkshire and died May 21 or 22, 1471 in London. He reigned from 1422 to 1461 and then from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses. From a small collection of high grade, medieval coins; this groat being no exception! £385

WMH-9300: Choice Grade Henry VI Medieval Hammered Silver Penny First reign, Annulet issue of 1422-30. Full flan. The rarer London mint. Initial mark Plain Cross. Annulets in two reverse quarters; no annulets to the obverse. 0.91g. S.R.1844, Whitton 3a. Henry VI was born December 6, 1421 in Windsor, Berkshire and died May 21 or 22, 1471 in London. He reigned from 1422 to 1461 and then from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses. From a small collection of high grade, medieval coins; this penny being no exception, especially when you consider the generally indifferent nature of Henry VI pennies, although to be fair, the Calais pennies somewhat buck this trend. An attractive and pleasing coin. £325

WMH-9301: Choice Grade Henry VI Medieval Hammered Silver Halfpenny First reign, Annulet issue of 1422-30. Full flan. The better London mint. Initial mark Pierced Cross (1422-27). Annulets in two reverse quarters; no annulets to the obverse. 0.54. S.R.1848, Whitton 5. Henry VI was born December 6, 1421 in Windsor, Berkshire and died May 21 or 22, 1471 in London. He reigned from 1422 to 1461 and then from 1470 to 1471. He was a pious and studious recluse whose incapacity for government was one of the causes of the Wars of the Roses. From a small collection of high grade, medieval coins. Full legends, toned - a very nice, superior example. £185

WTH-9302: Elizabeth 1st Milled or Machine-Pressed Silver Shilling "Milled" coinage, initial mark Star, 1560-66. Without rose or date; decorated dresss, small size (29.5mm diameter), S.R. 2592. When you consider that “85% of Mestrelle’s meagre experimental machine-made coins were sixpences dated 1562. This leaves 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. Queen Elizabeth 1^st herself visited both mints (Upper & Lower Houses) upon the occasion of the near completion of the recoinage on 10^th July 1561. She met with Eloye Mestrelle and viewed his machinery. The visit was reported to be six hours in length. Eleven years later, Eloye Mestrelle was dismissed from the mint in 1572 and just six years after that, he was executed (hanged) for counterfeiting. When this issue first appeared on the streets of London in the later months of 1561, it was so different looking to what was in peoples' pockets at the time that it was met with immediate suspicion and distrust. People literally bit and bent the coins to test the metal content. Old tickets here. These milled shillings had no great depth of design, particularly on the portrait, thus they invariably turn up worn. This is a very good example. £995

Provenance:

Old sales list ticket, grading the coin at VF

ex Michael Trenerry - his ticket, dated 2023, priced £795

WSC-9303: James II Scottish Hammered Silver Stuart Groat. Circulated at six pence. First coinage, Edinburgh mint. Third (type IIIa) fluer-de-lis issue with tall, narrow crown - S.R. 5225. Old tickets here. R.W. Kirton states on his ticket that the crescent stop reverse of this coin is unpublished. The other ticket highlights the apparent die flaw to the king's face as possibly being an attempt by the die sinker to highlight the large birthmark which is known to have disfigured the king's left side. £945

Provenance:

ex J & R Edmiston Auction, Glasgow, May 1976

ex R.A. Macpherson collection, September 2009

ex R.W. Kirton collection (an excellent numismatic researcher who amassed a comprehensive collection of Scottish coinage)

Dispersed DNW 2024

ex HistoryInCoins (2025)