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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HammeredCoin, post: 2230778, member: 75598&quot;]Yes, indeed, his minting of the first groats in England (influenced heavily by Italian moneyers) was extremely limited and are almost never seen.&nbsp; I am aware of one currently on the market in fair condition for £12,000 (~$18,000 USD).</p><p><br /></p><p>This would be one of the rarest coins in all the Edwardian coins.&nbsp; However, more rare, only discovered in the past decade or so, would be a penny minted in Reading.&nbsp; Contemporary documents alluded to the existence of a mint in Reading, however, until recently, no examples had ever been found.</p><p><br /></p><p>A metal detectorist in England uncovered one in 1999 in Essex.&nbsp; It was an Edward III penny though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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