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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 7440580, member: 87080&quot;]Groats of Edward III are one of my favorite type of coin to collect.&nbsp; They have a very pleasing size and weight, and a nice look in hand when well struck.&nbsp; The groats have the bust of the king on the obverse and two sets of legends, including the name of the mint, set around a long cross pattee on the reverse.&nbsp; A typical example is this Series D groat from London.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1291004[/ATTACH] </p><p>The series of groats for Edward III have a number of stand-out series, mints, and sub-types. Over the years I have added a good number of groats to my collection.&nbsp; That said, there are still a number of them that I have yet to add to my collection.&nbsp; Several are groats that stand out because they contain errors, such as the misspelling of the name of the mint on the reverse.&nbsp; The majority of groats were minted in London, and is rendered as LON/DON in the inner reverse legend.&nbsp; In some cases the die engraver blundered the legend.&nbsp; My most recent addition has the city of London spelled as LOM/DOM.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1291009[/ATTACH] </p><p>Edward III AR Groat 4th Coinage Series E</p><p>27.1 mm 4.41 g</p><p>Obv: EDWARD R G REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS HYB</p><p>Rev: POSVI/DEVM A/DIVTOR/EM MEV; LOM/DOM/CIVI/TAS</p><p>SCBC.1567 N.1163</p><p><br /></p><p>This isn&#039;t the only misspelling of London that is known to exist.&nbsp; There is a rather rare variety that has London spelled as DON/DON, and another more common with it spelled as LOII/DOII.&nbsp; I have yet to add either to my collection, but hope to in the future.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post your coins that have blundered legends or misspellings, ancient or medieval.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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