The Walter Wilkinson Collection of Coins of Elizabeth I (Part IV: Final)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, Halfgroats (3), all mm. cross-crosslet, bust 1G (2), beaded inner circles, large shield, read elizabeth d g an fr et hi regina, 0.83g/10h, 0.83g/8h (BCW CC-2H:CC-b2, CC-2H:CC-b2); bust 3F, reads elizabeth d g an fr et hi regina, 0.94g/9h (CC-3:CC-b4; N 1987; S 2557) [3]. First two fine or nearly so, second with 'rose' countermark behind head, rare; last fair to fine but plugged, very rare £150-£200
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Provenance: First bt M. Trenerry December 2005.
The countermark was presumably intended to convert the halfgroat to a threepence