Henry VIII Groat

Hello everyone,
I've had this Henry VIII Groat for 20 years and have always been curious about its grade and value. I'd appreciate any feedback. Also, does anyone believe it would be worth the cost of having it graded by PCGS or NGC?

 

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That realy is a lovely looking coin, sorry I am useless at grading but if you want to know more about it then I would sugest contacting Clive over at http://www.historiccoinage.com/ He realy knows his stuff when it comes to hammerd.

 

Henry Vii Groat

Thanks De Orc. That was helpful.

 

I agree, a wonderful coin. How badly do you need a grade? A piece of plastic and some numbers will add nothing to the beauty of this coin!

 

While locking the coin away behind a cheap ugly plastic sheen takes away from the beauty of the coin (IMO) and locks it away so those bad ol people cant touch or breath on it...it WILL add something...it will add the justification for a higher value. and isnt that the most important thing? To to send all half way decent coins to be slabbed up and bump the price down the line of 50 middle man flippers until all coins have been slabbed and all coins are now 10x more expensive than they would have been without slabs and flippers? sure it is

 

WELCOME to CoinTalk
I personally would not get it slabbed.
Most collectors in the arena prefer them not slabbed.
They are like the ancient collectors.
You may want to get it authenticated -
only if the value is worth it -
:thumb:BUT IT IS A NICE ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION:thumb:

 

I agree with the other posters. That’s just about nice enough to make me want to lick my computer monitor. Oops, did I say that out loud?

 

LOL I dont like to see them imprisoned either but the coin is not ours so we can but comment :kewl:

 

There seems to be a consensus

Thanks to all of you for your thoughtful insight. I think you're correct so I will forgo the slabbing. It really is beautiful to the eye and feels good in the hand (delicately handled.) Thanks again. By the way, do you think Ebay is the best venue if I should decide, at some point, to offer it for sale?

 

Ebay is certainly an option. Others would be selling it here in the Open forum or consigning to a dealer like Anthony Wilson (York Coins) or Clive at Historic Coinage. It really depends on which variation it is and what it's valued at.

 

For the grade I don't know what to say because I usually don't have any coins before the 18th century. But, SPINK's description is: Second Coinage, 1526-44, 2337E -Laker bust D, larger squarer face with roman nose, fluffy hair, crown does not break inner circle. Lombardic lettering; mm. 33, 105, 110, 52, 53 (sometimes muled). And prices F at £75 and VF at £275. I believe this one will grade at probably a F but as I said I really don't know much about earlier coins. But either way it goes it is a beautiful coin! Hope I may have helped in any way.

 

And thanks goes to De Orc for the website. I enjoyed looking through it.

 

Thanks for the extremely valuable information byrd740. It was very helpful. If you know of anyone in the market for this coin, send them my way. Thanks again.