British and World Coins from the Collection of Ivor Brecker

Æthelred II, Penny, Helmet type, York, Hildulfr, hildvlf m¯o eofi, 1.41g/1h (SCBI Ashmolean 611 and Merseyside 575, same dies; BEH 732; N 775; S 1...

William I, Penny, PAXS type, Winchester, Leofweald, lifprrdi on pinc, 1.38g/9h (Winchester Mint –; N 848; S 1257). Very fine and well-centred, ton...

Henry III, Pennies (3), Short Cross, type VIIb, Canterbury, Salemun, salemvn on ca, 1.45g/6h (N 979; S 1356B); Long Cross (2), type 5b2, Canterbur...

Edward I, Pennies (9), class Ic, London, 1.39g/12h; class IIId, Lincoln, 1.35g/12h; class IIIe (2), Newcastle, 1.36g/6h, York Episcopal, 1.34g/1h;...

Edward I, Penny, Berwick-on-Tweed, class 2c, bifoliate crown, pellet on breast, 1.39g/3h (N 1075; S 1415). Some irregularity, otherwise good fine,...

Edward III, Pre-Treaty series, Groat, series C, London, reads d g, all arches fleured, 4.48g/4h (LAL 27; N 1147; S 1565). Flat in parts, otherwise...

Richard II, Farthing, London, early bust, reads ricard, 0.32g/3h (Withers 7/a; N 1333b; S 1701). About very fine and toned, rare £200-£260 --- P...

Henry VI, Rosette-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses II/V, 3.71g/5h (Whitton 24a; N 1446; S 1859). Good very fine, toned £200-£260 --- Pro...

Henry VII, Facing Bust issue, Groat, class IVb, mm. cross-crosslet, reads aglie z f, 3.01g/2h (N 1706; S 2201). Very fine, grey tone £240-£300 --...

Henry VII, Profile issue, Groat, regular type, mm. pheon, 2.88g/9h (N 1747; S 2258). Cracked, about fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: Bt May 1962

Henry VII, Profile issue, Halfgroat, London, mm. lis, 1.42g/9h (N 1749; S 2259). Central crack at back of head, otherwise very fine, excellent por...

Henry VII, Profile issue, Halfgroat, York (Abp Bainbridge), mm. martlet, keys below shield, 1.27g/4h (N 1751/1; S 2262). Edge chipped, otherwise a...

Henry VIII, First coinage, Groat, London, mm. portcullis (without chains), 2.86g/4h (Whitton (iii) 2; N 1762; S 2316). Good fine, toned £100-£150 ...

Henry VIII, First coinage, Halfgroats (3), Canterbury (Abp Warham), mm. martlet, wa above shield, 1.50g/4h; York (2), Abp Bainbridge, mm. martlet,...

Henry VIII, Second coinage, Groat, York, Abp Wolsey, mm. voided cross, tw by shield, 2.23g/6h (Whitton (i); N 1799; S 2339). Small old adhesive sp...

Henry VIII, Second coinage, Halfgroat, London, mm. rose, 1.40g/12h (Whitton (i); N 1800; S 2341). Very fine, toned £120-£150 --- Provenance: R. ...

Henry VIII, Second coinage, Halfgroat, Canterbury, Abp Warham, mm. Warham’s mark, wa by shield, 1.19g/12h (Whitton (ii); N 1802; S 2343). Very fin...

Henry VIII, Second coinage, Halfgroat, Canterbury, Abp Cranmer, mm. catherine wheel on obv. only, tc by shield, 1.30g/2h (Whitton (vi); N 1804; S ...

Henry VIII, Second coinage, Halfgroat, York, Abp Wolsey, mm. voided cross, tw by shield, 1.29g/9h; Penny, Sovereign type, Durham, Bp Tunstall, mm....

Henry VIII, Second coinage, Halfgroat, York, Abp Lee, mm. key, el by shield, 1.29g/8h (Whitton (iii); N 1807; S 2348). About very fine, toned £120...

Henry VIII, Third coinage, Testoon, Tower, mm. lis, reads henric viii and aivtorevm, saltire stops (broken on rev.), 7.48g/6h (Jacob O.1/R. unlist...

Henry VIII, Third coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. lis, bust 2, annulet in forks, trefoil stops, 2.49g/10h (Whitton A.3; N 1849; S 2369). Good fine, cle...

Henry VIII, Third coinage, Groat, Southwark, no mm., bust 1, Lombardic letters, s in forks, trefoil stops, 2.66g/11h (Whitton 1; N 1845; S 2371). ...

Henry VIII, Third coinage, Groat, Bristol, mm. WS on rev. only, bust 2, trefoils in two forks, lis and rose punctuation on rev., 2.38g/10h (Whitto...

Henry VIII, Posthumous coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. arrow, bust 5, crescent in forks, pierced cross stops, 2.47g/3h (Whitton 3; N 1871; S 2403). Abo...

Henry VIII, Posthumous coinage, Halfgroats (4), Southwark, mm. E on rev. only, 1.24g/9h; Bristol, mm. WS on rev. only, Bristol letters, lis in for...

Edward VI, Second period, Second issue, Shilling, Tower, mdxlix [1549], mm. swan, bust 5, 4.75g/6h (N 1917/1; S 2466). Fair to fine, portrait clea...

Edward VI, Third period, Fine issue, Shilling, mm. tun, 6.19g/2h (N 1937; S 2482). Good fine, toned £100-£150 --- Provenance: Bt August 1959

Edward VI, Third period, Fine issue, Sixpence, London, mm. tun, 3.06g/10h (N 1938; S 2483). Crease marks, otherwise better than fine, toned £100-£...

Mary, Groat, mm. pomegranate, 1.79g/3h (N 1980; S 2492). Edge crack at 4 o’clock, fair, reverse better £40-£60 --- Provenance: SCMB January 1965...

Philip and Mary, Shilling, 1555, English titles and mark of value, 6.34g/12h (N 1968; S 2501). Very fine and round, attractively toned £1,200-£1,5...

Elizabeth I, Second issue, Shilling, mm. martlet, bust 3C, reads an fr hi, some pearls on arches deficient, coarse beading, 5.93g/4h (N 1985; S 25...

Elizabeth I, Second issue, Groat, mm. martlet, bust 1F, reads an fr hib, 2.05g/7h (N 1986; S 2556). Flan a trifle irregular, otherwise fine £70-£9...

Elizabeth I, Third issue, Sixpence, 1568, mm. coronet, bust 4B, 2.91g/12h; Threepence, 1562/1, mm. pheon, bust 3F, reads ang fra hi, 1.36g/6h; Thr...

Elizabeth I, Sixth issue, Shilling, mm. escallop, bust 6A, 5.94g/4h; Penny, mm. escallop, 0.60g/3h (N 2014, 2017; S 2577, 2580) [2]. Fine, second ...

Elizabeth I, Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1591, mm. hand, bust 6C, 2.96g/3h (N 2015; S 2578B). Some weakness on Queen’s forehead (and corresponding on r...

Elizabeth I, Seventh issue, Halfcrown, mm. 1, 14.88g/12h (N 2013; S 2583). Good fine £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: SCMB April 1962 (5492)

Elizabeth I, Seventh issue, Halfgroat, mm. 1, 0.93g/3h (N 2017; S 2586). About very fine, toned £80-£100 --- Provenance: J.C.S. Rashleigh Collec...

Elizabeth I, Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1562, mm. star, bust B, medium rose, 2.80g/6h (Borden/Brown 23, O2/R2; N 2025/2; S 2594). Edge defect at 12...

James I, Second coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, third bust, 6.04g/6h; Third coinage, Shilling, mm. lis, sixth bust, 5.90g/4h (N 2099, 2124; S 2654, 26...

Charles I, Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3a2, mm. anchor, flukes to right, 14.10g/3h (cf. Bull 322/23 rev.; SCBI Brooker 345; N 2211; S 2775...

Charles I, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp D, type 3.1, mm. portcullis, reads hi, 6.06g/3h (Sharp D4/1; SCBI Brooker 481ff; N 2223; S 2789). Good fine, r...

Charles I, Tower mint, Sixpence, Gp D, type 3a, mm. crown, 2.90g/12h; Halfgroats (2), Gp A, type 1, mm. lis, 1.03g/11h, Gp B, mm. rose, 0.99g/3h (...

Charles I, Tower mint (under Parliament), Shilling, Gp G, type 4.4, mm. eye, 5.98g/9h (Sharp G2/2; SCBI Brooker 559, same rev. die; N 2232; S 2800...

Charles I, Briot’s Second Milled issue, Halfcrown, mm. anchor, signed b, 14.88g/6h (Bull 469; SCBI Brooker 724, same dies; N 2304; S 2858). Some l...

Charles I, Briot’s Second Milled issue, Shilling, mm. anchor, signed b, 5.96g/6h (SCBI Brooker 725-6, same dies; N 2305; S 2859). Good fine, toned...

Charles I, Briot’s Second Milled issue, Sixpence, mm. anchor, 3.00g/6h (SCBI Brooker 732A, same dies; N 2306; S 2860). Weak in parts, otherwise go...

Charles I, Aberystwyth mint, Shilling, mm. book, small bust, large plume with bands, 5.89g/1h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 756; N 2330; S 2884). Fine,...

Charles I, Aberystwyth mint, Groat, mm. book, small bust, 1.90g/6h (Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 765, same dies; N 2338; S 2893). Reverse die with exte...

Charles I, Aberystwyth mint, Threepence, mm. book, colon stops, 1.52g/6h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 776, same dies; N 2340; S 2894). Fine, reverse b...

Charles I, Aberystwyth mint, Halfgroat, mm. book, colon stops, 0.95g/5h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 783, same dies; N 2343; S 2901). Portrait flat, o...

Charles I, Oxford mint, Half-Pound, 1643, mm. plume (with bands) on obv. only, 60.04g/4h (Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker Appendix I, 15; N 2404; S 2945A)...

Charles I, Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. plume (with bands), on obv. only, 14.58g/3h (Bull 600B; Morr. D-3; SCBI Brooker 888-90, same obv. die...

Charles I, York mint, Halfcrown, type 6, mm. lion, 14.04g/12h (Besly 3E; SCBI Brooker 1082, same dies; N 2314; S 2868). Surface metal fault on rev...

Charles I, York mint, Shilling, type 1, mm. lion, twigs in cross-ends, 5.21g/9h (Besly 1B; SCBI Brooker 1090, same dies; N 2316; S 2870). Very fin...

Charles I, Late Declaration issues, Groat, 1646, mm. plumelet, 1.93g/4h (Morr. obv. A; SCBI Brooker 1133, same dies; N 2525; S 3042). Flan chipped...

Charles I, Scottish Coronation, 1633, a struck silver medal by N. Briot, crowned bust left, wearing intricate lace collar and Order of the Thistle...

Commonwealth, Halfcrown, 1653, mm. sun on obv. only, 14.55g/8h (ESC 28; N 2722; S 3215). Fine to very fine, toned £500-£700 --- Provenance: SCMB...

Commonwealth, Shilling, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, n over inverted n in commonwealth, t in with re-entered, 5.81g/5h (ESC 81 and 102; N 2724; S 3...

Commonwealth, Halfgroat, 0.90g/5h, Penny, 0.39g/12h (ESC 224, 228; N 2729-30; S 3221-2); Charles II, Third issue, Groat, mm. crown, 2.06g/12h (ESC...