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mick1271

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not my coin ,it's from a fb page I am on .I can't seem to work out what it is . 23467479_182979058945115_403803274883668

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I believe its a Henry VI half groat. Canterbury or Edward IV half groat. 

But get a second opinion.

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32 minutes ago, Ukstu said:

I believe its a Henry VI half groat. Canterbury or Edward IV half groat. 

But get a second opinion.

cant seem to find any henry vi canterbury mint halfgroats or groats , but it looks like a henry vi crown .

 

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34 minutes ago, mick1271 said:

cant seem to find any henry vi canterbury mint halfgroats or groats , but it looks like a henry vi crown .

 

I know. Just looked. He didn't mint Canterbury so scratch him off. Could it be Spink 2032.Would you say that's a knot below the bust?

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Edward IV first reign, light coinage Archbishop Bouchier ( Canterbury mint) no marks by  Bust, spur under CAN.  do not have my book to hand to give you the Blunt and whitton / DIG reference numbers

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18 minutes ago, davetmoneyer said:

Edward IV first reign, light coinage Archbishop Bouchier ( Canterbury mint) no marks by  Bust, spur under CAN.  do not have my book to hand to give you the Blunt and whitton / DIG reference numbers

thank you .

 

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21 minutes ago, davetmoneyer said:

Edward IV first reign, light coinage Archbishop Bouchier ( Canterbury mint) no marks by  Bust, spur under CAN.  do not have my book to hand to give you the Blunt and whitton / DIG reference numbers

many thanks . how about this one  think its a henry vi calais mint .not great pics  No automatic alt text available.

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Rosette Mascle Henry VI Groat , Calais. 

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OUCH! that looks very badly cleaned, dig a hole and bury it for about 50 years to try and correct the damage done

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Re the Edward IV halfgroat the obverse is either DIG 20 or 21, B&W VIb2, reverse is DIG 13, B&W VIa,

JJN 1590 Spink 2025

 

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11 hours ago, davetmoneyer said:

OUCH! that looks very badly cleaned, dig a hole and bury it for about 50 years to try and correct the damage done

Not mine .looks like its been dipped in jewellery cleaner 

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19 minutes ago, mick1271 said:

Not mine .looks like its been dipped in jewellery cleaner 

I thought it had been annealed when I first saw it. It's very bright! 

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