paul_c Posted February 28, 2017 Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Hi all, I bought for cheap the following coin in one of the coin fair in England recently (I think a good find as I bought it for cheap). I am french and on my usual (french) forum, we struggle to find more information than this: Henry VIII - groat. As a mintmark, is this a rose, a pansy, or...? Weight: 2.25 grams Diameter: 25mm What is the mintmark / value you would estimate? Thanks for the answers: any would be very appreciated (it did look very close from http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Groat+Henry+Viii+Canterbury&category=7&searchtype=1but with a different mintmark in this case) Thanks Paul Edited February 28, 2017 by paul_c Quote
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 Laker bust B, mm. rose. value about £60-80? Books at £110 for fine in the current Spink, but edge splits and surface marks don't help. Quote
Coinery Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 This is Laker bust D with PM Rose (Spink 2337E). The rose looks ambiguous on your coin, so I can see why you may have initially considered it a pansy, I would've done too. However I've found a die-match for your coin on a dealer site called Hammered Coins (picture below), which shows better detail, and confirms the PM as a definite rose. The website owner has marked this bust as Laker B (which is a typing error, but has entered the correct Spink reference in the description, identifying it as a Laker D). Roses tend to present themselves much rounder than pansies, even on worn coins...I've also included an image of a pansy for your reference. Value? I think £35ish. Quote
paul_c Posted March 5, 2017 Author Posted March 5, 2017 Hi, thank you both for your very good information! I will forward the answer back to the other website to also share the results of your search. If you have any question regarding french coins, you might contact me or go directly on the wbsite: http://www.numismatique.com/ Thanks again Paul Quote
Coinery Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 Do link us to the thread on your forum when you put it up! There are some collectors of French coins on here who'd be delighted with your link. 1 Quote
Peter Posted March 5, 2017 Posted March 5, 2017 Oui Vive la revolution I love the French coins around this period (just before and after). 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.