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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 3264232, member: 87080&quot;]I have been collecting Plantagenet coins for almost 2 decades and for most of that time there have been two coins at the top of my want list: an Edward III series B groat and an Edward III Calais groat.&nbsp; While there are rarer, even semi-mythical, Plantagenet coins out there, the two groats have always been my most desired coins.&nbsp; In October I finally got an Edward III Calais groat.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>About a decade ago I thought I had found my Calais groat. It was in one of Tom Cederlind&#039;s sales and was absolutely gorgeous, being well struck and&nbsp; nicely centered on a full flan.&nbsp; I was ready to pull the trigger then fate struck.&nbsp; My Tuscan girlfriend decided she really wanted to go to Italy with a group of my friends. I had a choice between a plane ticket and a girlfriend or a Calais groat and the single life.&nbsp; While torn, there was only one choice, so I packed my bags and off we went. While the trip was a blast and my girlfriend and I are now married and have kids, I always mourned that groat.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the years between the trip to Italy and 2018 I would see an Edward III Calais groat from time to time, though none were what I wanted.&nbsp; Some were badly worn, others on small flans, heavily clipped, or very porous. None of them were desirable to me.&nbsp; Finally, in October a beautiful Edward III Calais groat came up for auction at CNG with a great provenance.&nbsp; I had to have it.&nbsp; After crunching the numbers and figuring out what I could afford I put in a bid and began the torturous wait for the auction to end. On the day of the auction closing I shut myself away in my office and agonized over the increase in price with each new bid that came in.&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t afford much above the CNG estimate, and those are usually low. Needless to say, I was elated when the lot closed and I was still the high bidder.&nbsp; I even refreshed the page for several minutes to make sure my victory wasn&#039;t a mistake.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859412[/ATTACH] </p><p>Edward III AR Groat 4th Coinage Treaty Period Series B2g 1363 AD Calais mint. mm cross potent</p><p>26.5mm 4.52g</p><p>Obv: +EDWARD DEI G REX ANGL DNS HYB Z AQT; crowned bust of king facing, annulet on breast, annulet stops.</p><p>Rev: +POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/EM MEV; VIL/LAC/ALE/SIE. Long cross pattee with pellets in quarters. </p><p>SCBC.1619 N.1258</p><p><br /></p><p>When the coin arrived I couldn&#039;t put it down and have been admiring it ever since. To finally acquire a coin after years of waiting and searching is a great feeling.&nbsp; It&#039;s a coin so rich in history.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I know there are lots of coins that have be long sought ( [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER]&nbsp; and [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]&nbsp; come to mind) so feel free to post any coins, regardless of type , that took you a long time to acquire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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