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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2834423, member: 76194&quot;]We&#039;ll, here is the coin with the entire provenance according to York Coins plus research I did on the previous owners.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]668895[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>ENGLAND, Henry III </b>(1216-1272), Penny, 1.32g., Voided Long Cross Coinage, <b>Class 5g</b>, (1251-1272), <b>Walter - Canterbury</b>, crowned facing bust of Henry, HENRICVS REX III, <i>rev.,</i> voided long cross with trefoil of pellets in each angle, WALTER ON CANT, (N.997; S.1373), <i>very fine. </i></p><p><b>Ex: York Coins </b></p><p><b>Ex Patrick Finn.</b></p><p><b>Ex W. J. Conte Collection</b></p><p><b>Ex J. J. North Collection</b> (ticket included).</p><p><b>Ex Glendinings Auction</b>, June 15th, 1954, part lot 266.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>LOOK AT THAT PROVENANCE!!!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ex York Coins - </b>A New York based dealer specializing on English hammered coins, and a member in good standing of Vcoins.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ex Patrick Finn </b>- Patrick Finn was a former director of Spink Auction House in the UK, a member of the British Numismatic Society, author/researcher on the topic of medieval English coins, and one of the preeminent dealers of medieval English coins in the UK. Patrick passed away in the year 2000 after collapsing at a coin show.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ex Dr. William J. Conte </b>- William J. Conte was an American geneticist and one of the top world experts on Norman coinage. He amassed one of the largest and most complete collections of medieval English coinage, and when he passed away he donated a large portion of it to a museum for permanent display to the public.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ex J. J. North - </b>J. J. North wrote the entire set of reference books for English hammered coins. He was one of the most accomplished numismatist writers in British history. So much so that the British Numismatics Society created an award in his honor, given in the form of medal to numismatists whose work contributes greatly to numismatics publication.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ex Glendinings Auction: June 15, 1954, Part lot 266 </b>- I don&#039;t think this auction house is still in business as I have not been able to find anything recent, but it was a major auction house for things such as british coins, british service medals, british medallions, and other collectables of that nature.</p><p><br /></p><p>Could be <b>Ex: Sallent </b>soon too, as I am thinking of selling it to help fund some of my Ancient Roman coin collecting goals...which personally is more my cup of tea than medievals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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