Valuations

I can understand why Michael was so pleased to find this Scottish five shilling piece, for I’d have been chuffed to bits if I’d located it.

Apart from the faint marks on Queen Elizabeth, Duncan’s find would grade nearly VF and as such it is in well above average condition for a detecting find.

The coin is a groat and was struck at the Tower mint during the third coinage, which commenced in 1544 and ended in 1547

It’s a sovereign type penny of Henry VIII, of which there are many varieties.

It’s a sovereign type penny of Henry VIII, of which there are many varieties.

It’s an Anglo-Saxon silver sceatta, which was struck during the secondary phase starting circa 710 AD and ending circa 760 AD.

The obverse is a distinctive and unusual type, which would make it appeal to collectors. It is also very rare, which is an added bonus point.

Having a series BX obverse die combined with a reverse of series BI makes this sceatta rather unusual

The coin is a voided short cross penny of John, which is an example of class Vc.

Halfpennies of Henry IV used to be extremely rare but over recent decades detectorists have managed to find quite a high number of examples