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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Assur, post: 1398622, member: 25244&quot;]Nice coin!</p><p>It is bust 6 definitely with no mint mark, SPINK2408 or NORTH1875. There are 6 types of bust. 1-3 were used in Henry VIII third coinage, 4 was used&nbsp; by both kings and 5-6 were used in Edward VI coins (but still in the name of Henry VIII, also known as Posthumous coinage). </p><p>The guide price in 2012 SPINK is £95 for F and £425 for VF. I think the price you paid is a right one. The coin has slight edge damage but looks like natural flan defect to me. The bust is above average level and the legends are quite clear. It is a good coin.</p><p>I like the history of Tudor Dynasty since I saw the Tudors the TV play. So one part of my collections is their coins. </p><p>I think you can find a kind of real Henry VIII groat for your wife. Maybe the Wolsey groat is the best choice. Cardinal Wolsey was so important a person in the Tudor history. He was not granted the right of producing groat but he did. It was one of his crimes when he was charged in his late life. These Wolsey groat have T W biside the Shield and a Cardinal hat below the shield on the reverse. </p><p>A coin is not just a piece of silver or gold but a part of history itself![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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