CNG 94, Lot: 1949. Estimate $400. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Groat (26mm, 2.90 g, 5h). First coinage. Tower mint; im: crowned portcullis. Struck 1509-1526. Crowned bust of Henry VII right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; im without chains. Whitton iii.2; North 1762; SCBC 2316. Good VF, darkly toned, small chip on flan edge.

From the James Fox Collection.