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Hammered Gold

WAu-4103: Henry VIII Hammered Golf Half Sovereign. Posthumous issue, 1547-51. Tower mint, mm lis, king with youthful portrait. All Henry VIII gold coins are rare but the half sovereign turns up much more infrequently compared to the crowns. A rare Tudor gold coin. £1175 RESERVED (I.M.)

WAu-4453: Henry VIII Hammered Golf Half Sovereign. Posthumous issue, 1547-51. Southwark mint with an unusual mintmark below the shield. Full flan, better grade, problem-free example. A rare Tudor gold coin. £1695 RESERVED (S.B.)

WAu-4414: Henry VIII Hammered Gold Angel. 1^st issue coin, i.m. castle with H. Tudor Rose and H divided by ship’s mast. Interesting variations in both the obverse and reverse legends. Well struck on a generous flan with no clipping. No mount marks (discolouration at 12 o’clock is just that – discolouration). There is a single punch mark to the head of St Michael where some individual presumably has a grievance with Henry VIII? £985 RESERVED (S.B.)

Hammered Silver

Testoon

WTH-4234: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Testoon. 3^rd coinage, Southwark mint, bust with close-cropped hair. There are no jewels on the crown band making this a very rare bust for this mint (see Shuttlewood 160). Very good grade for issue, rarer mint and very rare bust for mint. £2,150

Groats

2^nd Issue:

WTH-4568: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. 2^nd Issue, im rose, Laker bust “D”. £269

WTH-4044: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. 2^nd Issue, im arrow, Laker bust “D”. £185

WTH-2853: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. 2^nd Issue, im pheon, Laker bust “D”. £149

3^rd and Posthumous Issues:

WTH-2838: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. Posthumous issue. Tower mint (im martlet). Decent grade for the debased issue. £115

WTH-4210: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. Posthumous issue, Laker bust H. Tower mint, half rose in fork ends. Lovely grade for issue. £195

WTH-4834: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Groat. Posthumous issue (being the first issue struck under Edward VI), Tower mint, Laker bust F. This is the rarest of ALL the facing bust types. Laker states in his book, The Portrait Groats of Henry VIII, “Specimens of this bust are difficult to find in any condition.” A very distinctive type having a large head and no shoulders. Spink have this as bust 4 but don’t differentiate between 4, 5 and 6. Debased silver and nice grade. Very rare. £495

Half Groats

1st Issue:

WTH-4324: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Groat. First coinage, Canterbury mint under Archbishop Warham. Rare. £179

2^nd Issue:

WTH-2542: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Groat. Second coinage, Canterbury mint under Archbishop Warham. £89

WTH-3835: Henry VIII Hammered Silver PROFILE Half Groat. Second coinage, York mint, LE by shield, mm key. £115

WTH-4489: Henry VIII Hammered Silver PROFILE Half Groat. Second coinage, Canterbury mint under Archbishop Cranmer. Cheap. £49

3^rd Issue:

WTH-4045: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Groat. Third coinage, no im, Canterbury mint, better grade for issue. £149

Posthumous Issue:

WTH-2659: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Groat. Posthumous issue, Canterbury mint. Good grade for issue. £59

Pennies

2^nd Issue:

WTH-3331: Henry VIII Hammered Silver “Sovereign” Penny. Second issue struck under Archbishop Wolsey of Durham. £69

WTH-4692: Henry VIII Hammered Silver “Sovereign” Penny. Second issue struck under Bishop Tunstall of Durham. Superb coin. £89

3^rd and Posthumous Issues:

WTH-4229: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Penny. Posthumous and high grade for issue. Canterbury, no mm. £99

WTH-3780: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Penny. Posthumous (debased) issue, London, no im. High grade for issue. £89

WTH-4261: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Penny. Posthumous (debased) issue, much rarer BRISTOL mint. High grade for issue. £199

Halfpennies

1^st Issue:

WTH-3198: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Penny. A 1^st issue coin struck under Archbishop Warham at Canterbury. Not far off being “as-struck”. A rare coin in this grade. £95

WTH-4839: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Penny. A 1^st issue coin struck under Archbishop Warham at Canterbury (WA by bust). A rare issue being sold at a cheap price. £39

2^nd Issue:

WTH-3392: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Penny. A 2^nd issue coin struck in London. Weak legend in places (obverse) but a very strong bust making this a rarer coin in an indifferently struck issue. £75

3^rd and Posthumous Issues:

WTH-3613: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Penny. A posthumous coin in superb grade for the issue. Tower mint, London, no im. £99

WTH-4838: Henry VIII Hammered Silver Half Penny. Posthumous issue, very nice grade for debased issue. £95

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