FrankVenn

another as it has come from the soil, just a rinse is all it has had.

Wow that is beautiful, I love the portrait.

They are nice little coins, good luck on acquiring the one you are bidding on, is it on ebay? I like this one, it has been slightly double struck around the face and as a result the Queen has 2 eyes and a double chin!

It is exactly the same coin! the one I'm bidding on looks slightly less clipped but yours seems to have nicer detail.

I haven't actually bid on it yet but I play to towards the end of the auction.

 

An Elizabeth I second issue groat, mint mark martlet which dates it to between 1560 and 1561.

I'm bidding on one of these at the moment, there nice coins!

It has been a while since I posted any of my new coins so ive got quite a few to share! I hope you like them.

 

This is a George IV Penny - there are two types listed in Spink for 1826, thin and thick saltire, I have no idea what the saltire is so if anyone could help me out with that id be grateful! slightly weakly struck on the reverse.

 

A lovely William III sixpence (Error variety with I instead of L in Gulielmus) - I got it as part of a lot for next to nothing, I was a bit suspicious that I got it so cheap but I took it to the spink shop in York and the guy in there confirmed it to be genuine and in a/UNC - UNC condition!

 

A commonwealth penny - sadly holed but has some nice details

 

This is a commonwealth halfgroat or twopence

 

A James I halfgroat (mm thistle 1603 - 4), a bit ragged round the edges but some nice detail, I like the legend rosa sine spina - rose without thorns

 

An Edward VI Shilling (mm Y 1551)

 

Edward VI sixpence (mm tun 1551 - 3) unfortunately holed 4 times!!! allegedly used as a button in the past, but what a portrait, a beautiful coin even with the holes.

 

A Henry VII groat (mm pansy 1495 - 8) A lovely old coin of the first Tudor monarch and father of Henry VIII. I cant make my mind up about the grade though, somewhere between good fine and VF id say, any opinions would be welcomed.

 

This is an Edward IV light coinage groat (mm rose 1464 - 5) A really lovely coin from around the time of the war of the roses, the obverse is struck slightly off centre but the detail is fantastic for such an old groat. Again I can't decide about the grade so any opinions would be great!

 

Finally a short cross penny from the reign of king John, class 5c Arnavd on Canterbury (1199 - 1216) - thanks to ye olde collector for identifying it for me! An amazing piece of history that is about 800 years old!!!

 

 

Let me know what you think of the new additions

Those groats are absolutely beautiful, would you consider selling them?