The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins & Tokens formed by Marvin Lessen

Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroats (2), both Canterbury, Abp William Warham, mm. Warham’s uncertain mark, wa by shield, Lombardic letters, reads d g and f, nothing in cross-ends, 1.31g/10h (Whitton (ii); N 1802; S 2343); Abp Thomas Cranmer, mm. catherine wheel, tc by shield, similar, but reads fr, 1.12g/6h (Whitton (vi); N 1804; S 2345) [2]. Fine and better, but first with scratch on portrait £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: First bt D. Hess August 1965; second with Spink 1938, SNC October 1970 (11266)