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Coin, medal and banknote auction - 1 February 2017
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This auction took place on 1 February 2017. Estimates and realised prices are shown below for information only.
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• JOHN
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591
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Penny, short cross 5b (1199-1216), moneyer Willem on Ln, London, GVF, S1351.
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£70 to 100 |
£80.00
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• HENRY III
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592
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Penny, long cross type with sceptre (1247-72), class 5G, London, GVF with nice old tone. Old ticket priced £30. S1373
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£40 to 50 |
£50.00
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• EDWARD I
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593
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Penny (1272-1307), Newcastle upon Tyne, class3e, circa 1280-81, GF.
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£20 to 30 |
£32.00
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594
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Penny, class 7b, London (1272-1307), rose on breast, VF, rare. Includes old ticket priced £75. S1404
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£70 to 100 |
£84.00
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595
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Penny of very fine style, long neck similar to S1386 but normal 'N' VF, even & most attractive.
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£40 to 60 |
£54.00
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• EDWARD II
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596
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Penny, Canterbury, AVF, S1466.
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£20 to 30 |
£32.00
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• EDWARD III
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597
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Groat, pre-treaty (1351-1) London, class C, MM cross 1, AVF. S1565.
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£50 to 75 |
£50.00
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598
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Groat, type D, MM cross 1 (1352-53), London, VF and pleasing. Includes old ticket priced £60. S1566
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£120 to 170 |
£120.00
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599
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Halfgroat, Treaty period (1361-69) London, with Annulet before EDWARD. Bold, GVF or better (ex Doubleday) with old tickets. S1621.
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£200 to 250 |
N/S
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• HENRY VI
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600
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Groat, annulet issue, Calais, (1422-30) a very nice GF. S1836.
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£50 to 70 |
£68.00
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• EDWARD IV
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601
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Groat, light coinage, London, MM rose (1468-69). Eye after TAS, a minor striking crack, otherwise GEF with a superb portrait & rich old tone. Includes an old ticket described 'As struck, superb', priced £200. Now books £400 VF. S1998
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£300 to 400 |
£300.00
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• HENRY VIII
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602
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Gold angel, annulet by angel's head & on ship, mm lis (1509-26), VF. Rare. S2299.
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£1250 to 1500 |
£1300.00
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603
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Gold crown of the double rose, MM Lis (1509-26), crowned HK both sides, AVF with light reddish tone, a minor peripheral striking crack at 11 o'clock. Rare. S2274.
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£800 to 1000 |
£1150.00
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604
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Groat, mm Arrow (1526-44) Laker bust D, VF on a nice full-round flan. S2337E
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£200 to 250 |
N/S
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605
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Groat, mm Lis (1526-44), Laker bust D, GVF with a lovely tone. Very attractive. S2337E.
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£275 to 350 |
£250.00
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606
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Groat, second coinage, mm rose (1526-44) bust D, AVF. S2337E
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£90 to 120 |
£96.00
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607
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Groat, late or posthumous Bristol issue with very large head of the King which is rotated left further than the Spink plate coin 2403 (bust 3), plus differing eyebrow, beard & ruff details. Generally VF, the reverse a little off-centre. A rare type.
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£500 to 650 |
N/S
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• EDWARD VI
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608
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1551 halfcrown, walking horse with plume, mm y, VF, toned, fully-round & pleasing, S2479.
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£1100 to 1300 |
N/S
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609
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Shilling, dated 'MDL' (1550), MM Y, second period, London. Fine with a minor striking crack, rare. Includes an old ticket, priced £95. S2466
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£100 to 125 |
£140.00
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610
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Shilling, 'Fine' issue, MM tun (1551-53) AVF with a nice old tone & lustre in legends. S2482.
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£150 to 200 |
£150.00
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• MARY
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611
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Groat, MM pomegranate (1553-4) AVF, the edge slightly ragged. Includes old ticket, priced £120. S3492
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£100 to 125 |
£130.00
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• PHILIP & MARY
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612
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1554 shilling, almost EF & an exceptional example. There is a double striking 'ghost' in front of the Queen's face, which is otherwise crisp & deeply struck up. The detail on the Queen's ruff simply could not be bettered, light pleasing tone, S2500.
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£1500 to 1800 |
N/S
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613
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Groat, mm lis, VF, even & attractive. S2508.
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£325 to 400 |
£325.00
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• ELIZABETH I
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614
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Halfcrown, mm 1 (1601) AEF, toned. A lovely piece, very impressive and on a full round flan. Very rare in this high grade. S2583.
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£3700 to 4200 |
£3400.00
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615
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Shilling, mm cross-crosslet (1560-61), second issue, bust 3c, GF, round but a few digs/creases. S2555
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£50 to 80 |
N/S
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616
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Shilling, mm cross-crosslet (1560-61) GVF with a good portrait, a couple of scratches on obverse, S2555.
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£150 to 200 |
N/S
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617
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Milled shilling, intermediate size,MM star (1561-71). Digs to face and light tooling to reverse fields, otherwise G/Fine and rare. S2591
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£125 to 175 |
£160.00
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618
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Shilling, mm escallop (1584-6), GF, S2577.
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£70 to 90 |
N/S
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619
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Shilling, sixth issue mm tun (1592-95), GVF & sharp but adjustment lines across the head (these barely detract), nice even grey tone, S2577.
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£250 to 300 |
N/S
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620
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Shilling, mm woolpack (1594-6), sixth issue, GVF with a rich antique tone, very strong on hair & lower shield, a little weak in places. S2577
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£350 to 450 |
£350.00
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621
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1561 sixpence, mm pheon, virtually EF with a very crisp portrait, the first date of the series, S2561.
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£250 to 300 |
N/S
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622
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1569 sixpence, mm coronet, AEF, very sharply struck with a lovely portrait of the Queen, S2562.
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£250 to 300 |
N/S
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• JAMES I
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623
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Gold unite, mm cinquefoil (1613-15), EF with good lustre & very attractive appearance, S2619.
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£2000 to 2500 |
N/S
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624
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Gold unite, mm tun (1615-16), second coinage, fifth bust, better than GVF with good mint bloom in legends, a little weak as struck on lower bust, the King's beard & hair sharp. A very nice example. S2620.
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£1650 to 2000 |
N/S
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625
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Gold double crown, fourth bust, mm bell (1610-11), VF. S2622.
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£950 to 1100 |
£1050.00
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626
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Crown, third coinage, mm trefoil over lis (1623-24), a little weak at the horse's head & as usual the mint mark, but practically as struck. The 'caparison' & much of the other detail is sharp and the shield-details simply superb & could hardly be bettered. Nicely toned with underlying mint bloom. Very rare in this condition & far superior to the 'Slaney' example. S2664.
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£3750 to 5000 |
£3750.00
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627
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Shilling, third bust, mm rose (1605-06) EF, toned with sharp portrait-detail, especially on armour. Minor corrosion towards the extremities which many would not bother to mention. S2654.
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£300 to 350 |
N/S
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628
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1604 sixpence, second bust, mm lis, almost VF some minor scratches on portrait under the toning, S2648.
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£100 to 150 |
N/S
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629
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1604 sixpence, second bust, mm lis, GVF/EF with sharp shield-detail, scarce, S2648
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£175 to 250 |
N/S
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• CHARLES I
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630
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Crown, group IV, fourth horsemen, type 4 foreshortened horse, reverse oval shield, mm sun, fine, S2761.
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£400 to 500 |
N/S
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631
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Crown, Tower Mint, mm sun (1645-46) group IV, Type 4, a bold well-struck well centered GVF on an impressively large flan, this coin has a lovely rich old cabinet-tone & maybe deserves to grade a little higher, S2761.
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£2500 to 3000 |
£2600.00
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632
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1642 half pound, Shrewsbury horseman over arms; rev. three Oxford plumes, representing S2945, but this is a later copy, possibly Victorian, struck in good silver & weighing 64.3g. Not to be confused with an electrotype, the edge looks perfectly contemporary (i.e 17thC) & the coin has a perfect 'ring'. Very rare & certainly rarer than the original, VF & toned.
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£550 to 700 |
£780.00
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633
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Halfcrown, mm triangle (1639-40), VF, S2773.
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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634
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Halfcrown, mm star (1640-41), group IV, fourth horseman, type 4, foreshortened horse, AVF toned, S2779.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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635
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Halfcrown, mm triangle in circle (1641-43), foreshortened horse, AVF & no toning, S2779.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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636
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Halfcrown: group IV, type 4, MM triangle-in-circle (1641-3), choice AEF with a rich tone and impressive depth of strike. S2779.
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£250 to 350 |
£250.00
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637
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Shilling, mm P in circle, clipped, fair.
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£10 to 20 |
£10.00
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638
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Shilling, mm triangle (1639-40) VF, with a curious double striking of the portrait elongating the King's head, S2799.
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£80 to 100 |
£115.00
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639
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Sixpence, Tower Mint, mm sceptre (1646-48), AVF with a nice tone, weak in places, S2819.
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£80 to 100 |
£92.00
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640
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Aberystwyth groat, MM book (1638-42), nice VF, very minor striking crack.
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£90 to 120 |
£100.00
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641
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Maltravers farthing, type 3c, VF, MM Lis. S3199.
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£20 to 30 |
£20.00
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• COMMONWEALTH
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642
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1651 shilling, GF, creased & minor hole.
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£60 to 90 |
£115.00
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