First Issue Groat of Elizabeth I

CNG 112, Lot: 822. Estimate $750. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. AR Groat (18mm, 1.90 g, 9h). First issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1558-1560. B&C bust 1F left; beaded inner circle / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, beaded inner circle. BCW LS-3B/LS-e4; North 1986; SCBC 2551. Find patina, some light marks, slightly creased but very full flan. Good VF. Rare.