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SILVER GROAT (1377-1399)
Richard II, Plantagenet King, 1377-1399
Tower mint, London. Very rare. Struck on an unusually fine, broad flan with no cracks or damage, the
king’s facing portrait well detailed, legends almost completely on the flan, and displaying a fine old
bluish gray patina. A very pleasing, large silver coin of the last Plantagenet.
S-1680. N-1321a. PCGS-graded XF40.
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GOLD NOBLE (1412-1413)
Henry IV, Lancastrian King, 1399-1413
Minted at London, “light coinage”. Trefoil and annulet on ship’s side. Very rare. On a broad flan, crin-
kled across the center, lightly struck in places, including the king’s face, full clear legends.
S-1715. N-1355. PCGS-graded AU55.
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GOLD NOBLE (1413-1422)
Henry V, Lancastrian King, 1413-1422
Minted at London. Rare. The fabulous portrait on this coin displays a feature not previously seen on
nobles, “sidelocks” or tufts of hair protruding on each side of the king’s face. These were added to later
dies, and their use continued until the reign of Henry VII. An exquisite example of this famous warring
king’s largest gold coin, boldly struck down to the smallest detail on the king’s image, some double
striking on the lower obverse producing the look of an “angry sea”, and wonderful gold toning.
S-1744. N-1373. PCGS-graded MS65.