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That’s a circulation issue- the offering is for a Proof Sovereign.

Sold, thanks

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2019 Silver Proof 200th Anniversary Birth Queen Victoria PIEDFORT £5 Coin & £5 Crown. Extremely popular release and a quick sell out. The coins, present with a stunning inscribed edge. Supplied as issued, with presentation cases, COA’s booklets and outer card boxes. Piedfort £5 Crown: £125 £5 Crown: £85 Plus postage of buyers choice and risk- Or take both coins for £200 posted.

Received this wonderful Henry VIII Groat today. Henry VIII (1509-47) Groat, Second Coinage 1526- 44, Laker bust D, larger squarer face with Roman nose, fluffy hair, crown arch does not break the inner circle. Lombardic lettering, mm: Arrow. 2.62g, S.2337E. Exceptionally nicely toned with blue & green hues. NVF.

£490 posted SD tonight only

2021 Gothic Crown Portrait UK 2oz Silver Proof Coin 2021 Gothic Crown Quartered Arms UK 2oz Silver Proof Coin £510 the pair Posted Special Delivery Bank Transfer preferred but PayPal FF accepted.

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Something old and something new. I think NGC wrongly identified this James I Shilling- and it’s clearly not S.2645, and therefore, they are 2 decades or so out. My assessment is that this is the correct reference: James I (1603- 1625) Shilling, Third Coinage 1619-25, 6th Large Bust, mm. Trefoil S.2668 and my opinion, VF Grade. Nicely cabinet toned and full flan. The new, 2021 Elizabeth II Sixpence, Reverse, John Bergdahl design of the Royal Cypher surrounded by floral motif. S.E1

1787 George III Sixpence, Laurette & Draped Bust, Reverse: Without Semée of Hearts. S.3748. Extremely Fine

Received this Charles I (1625-49) Halfgroat, mm: Book. Aberystwyth Mint 1638-1642. 1g, Spink 2902. Last photo’s of the little coin, next to its larger counterpart, an Aberystwyth Groat, both coins in a lovely state of preservation 👍 An interesting article from ‘The Metal in Britain’s coins’: ‘The mint at Aberystwyth had its beginnings in July 1637 when Bushell had the idea of coining at the source rather than sending the mined silver for coining to London and petitioned that it would stimulate the Welsh mining industry with predictions of increased output if the adits to drain water from the mines reached their capacity, and which could lead to other mines in England being used for coining in a similar fashion. The Mint in London was against the idea, but King Charles asked for Bushell to visit and was persuaded by his charm to back him. The agreement to set up a mint in Aberystwyth Castle with the Crown taking a 10% share with overall supervision from the Warden of the Mint Sir William Parkhurst. Coins were struck at 0.925 fineness at £3/2/- a pound with Welsh plumes with Halfcrown, Shilling, Sixpence, Half-Groat and Penny. In February 1638 patterns were also approved to forward minting of Groats, Threepences and Halfpennies and all carry the open book mint mark.’

Charles I (1625-1649), Sixpence. Briot’s Second Milled issue which dates it between 1638- 1639, mm. anchor, 3.02g S 2860. Peripheral weakness to the legends and contemporary? graffiti in obverse field, otherwise very fine. Obverse Lettering: CAROLVS·D:G·MAG·BRIT·FR·ET·HIB·REX· Translation: Charles by the Grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Engraver: Nicholas Briot Reverse Lettering: CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO . Translation: I reign under the auspices of Christ Engraver: Nicholas Briot

Latest additions, firstly to my Charles I collection, this time a Scottish Twenty Pence. Third Coinage, 1637-42; Bust wholly within circle, R as last S.5590. Weight 0.93g. I haven’t quite made my mind up on the Reference of the Charles II Twopence as yet- I think it’s Spink 3318. nice little coin.

Henry VII (1485- 1509) Groat, Profile Issue, triple band to Crown, mm. Cross- Crosslet which dates the coin to 1504- 5. Spink 2258. 3.07 grams. Obverse Lettering: HENRIC' · VII' · DI' · GRA' · REX · AGL' · Z · F' Translation: Henry the Seventh by the Grace of God King of England and France Royal shield of arms over long cross fourchée Reverse Lettering: POSVI DEV . · A DIVTOR E' : MEV' Translation: I have made God my Helper I would say VF grade, it’s a nice weight and a full round flan although, some weakness to the King’s face, but corresponding weakness can be seen to the shield of the Reverse, indicative of a striking weakness rather than wear? Bottom photo of the Henry Tudor Groat (Depicted recently in the first RM release of the British Monarchs series) alongside my other Tudor period coins.

Any enthusiasm for the Petition Crown release will inevitably be dampened by the potential of QC issues and the prospect of a long wait for the despatch. I still think the Great Engravers series stands up, particularly the Una, but also the Three Graces and the Gothic pair- the Gothic's have attracted unnecessary criticism, the release was the most hotly anticipated of 2021 and oversubscribed despite the mintages being upped so much- but ultimately, it was the quality, the wait for the coins and an overly- expectant coin community who thought another immediate multi bagger of premium was in the offing just for a quick flip. Other reasons have also been suggested above, but I guess the economic climate is also a lot to do with the ‘flop’ of the Gothic's- but regardless of how they are perceived now, the Gothic Arms and Portrait remain beautiful coins, that will continue to give a collector many years of enjoyment. In terms of the forthcoming release of the Petition Crown, I look at it this way, the original Crown was a fantastic achievement given the technological advances it brought to coin production at that time, it was only several years earlier that coins were being struck crudely by hammer- and the technological know how and detail of both the Portrait and Reverse of the Petition Crown for its time, is remarkable. Fundamentally, I believe the problem with this release is its exposure- not many collectors of these modern coins would aspire to own a Petition Crown if they came into money, many would have likely not heard of the issue before this release but conversely, many would gladly lose a limb to own an original Una, Three Graces or Gothic Crown. There lies the problem- the Petition Crown was a marvel of design, engraving and technological advances such as security measures with the advent of an inscribed edge, a massive leap from Hammered coins to what we now recognise as modern coinage, but unfortunately, there’s no enthusiasm, as people find it difficult to appreciate it as the marvel it was, the work of a Great Engraver- 165 years before William Wyon first started to ply his trade.

Nice little addition- Charles I Halfgroat, Briot’s First Issue S.2856. Also photographed alongside its bigger Brother from the same Briot issue.

As others identified as a Halfgroat, and @LawrenceChard narrowed down to two possible- the mint mark identifies it as Spink 2579. This from the 2023 Spink catalogue:

Thanks @LawrenceChard. Ah, so either the 6th or 7th issue, clearly with the two Pellets. It would pay me to read rather than just looking at coin plates 🙄

@theman73 sharper photos would also help- it looks like there’s a mint mark at about 1 O’Clock- but it’s not very clear- this mark will narrow the age of the coin down to its years of issue- poor photo, but it might be 94- Martlet- Second Issue 1573- 1578.

I don’t believe an Elizabeth I Half Groat has any ‘dots’ that signify the denomination- I think it’s best to weigh it and measure the diameter of the coin to determine what it is.

It’s definitely Elizabeth I, not sure of the denomination without the weight/ diameter.

Silver, and it’s equivalent to an English Halfcrown. A couple of resources on Scottish coinage in general and Scottish Charles I coinage, table below from the first resource: http://www.kenelks.co.uk/coins/scottish/scottish.htm https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital BNJ/pdfs/1970_BNJ_39_14.pdf

Sneak preview of my collection from the Stuart period.

Charles I (1625- 1649) Scotland, Thirty Shillings, third coinage, fourth issue 1637- 42. mm: Thistle (Edinburgh). Falconer’s second issue. S.5556. 14.75grams. Obverse: Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'F' below the horse's hoof, rough ground below horse. Thistle at the start of the legend. CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX : ‘Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland’ Reverse: Crowned royal arms. Thistle at the start of the legend. QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT : NEMO : SEPARET ‘What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder’ Nice coin- Full flan, Lovely toning and I would say very nearly VF.

It’s frustrating and disappointing and you are right, they might well re-issue returns, but hopefully they will do the right thing and re-mint the offending coins.