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Fourpence or Groat

Edward III (1327-1377)

Fourth coinage Pre-Treaty Period (1351-1361) Series D Groat, London Mint Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Fourth coinage Pre-Treaty Period (1351-1361) Series E Groat, London Mint; mintmark cross 2 Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Fourth coinage Pre-Treaty Period (1351-1361) Series G Groat, London Mint Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Richard II (1377-1399)

Type II Groat London Mint Courtesy of Spink

Henry IV (1399-1413)

Light coinage Groat, Type III, London Mint, 1412-3 m.m. cross pattée. S.1728 Courtesy of Spink

Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471)

First Reign Annulet Issue Groat, (1422-1427), London Mint Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.

First Reign Rosette Mascle Issue Groat, (1427-1430), Calais Mint Courtesy of Spink.

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Edward IV (1461-1470, 1471-1483)

Type XVII Groat, London Mint, mintmark pierced cross Courtesy of Spink

Type XVIII Groat, London Mint, mintmark pierced cross and pellet Courtesy of Spink

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Richard III (1483-1485)

Type 3 Groat, London Mint, pellet below bust mintmark: sun and rose type 2 Courtesy of Spink

Henry VII (1485-1509)

Facing Bust Groat, Type IIIb (1485-1505), London Mint Mintmark: escallop Courtesy of Spink

Facing Bust Groat, Type IIId (1485-1505), London Mint Mintmark: anchor Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.

Regular Profile Issue Groat, (1505-1509), London Mint Mintmark: pheon Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.

Henry VIII (1509-1547)

Henry VIII 2nd Coinage Groat (1529-32) Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils.

3rd Coinage Groat (1544-47) Courtesy of Spink.

Edward VI (1547-1553)

Groat, Henry VIII Posthumous Issue, 1547-1551, Canterbury mint, bust 6 Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Mary I (Philip and Mary) (1553-1558)

Mary Groat (1553-1554), mintmark pomegranate Courtesy of Spink.

Philip and Mary Groat Courtesy of Spink.

Charles I (1625-1649)

Groat, Bridgnorth-on-Severn mint, 1646 S. 3041 Courtesy of Spink

William and Mary (1688-1694)

1689 Maundy Fourpence Scan donated anonymously

George II (1727-1760)

1737 fourpence Image donated anonymously

George IV (1820-1830)

1830 fourpence Courtesy of Spink.

Victoria (1837-1901)

Maundy 4d, 1840 Scan donated anonymously

Britannia Groat, 1843 Author's Collection

Maundy 4d, 1866 From the deWardt Collection

Maundy 4d, 1888 From the deWardt Collection

Britannia Groat, 1888 Courtesy of Martin Platt

Maundy 4d, 1893 From the deWardt Collection

Edward VII (1901-1910)

Maundy 4d, 1902 From the deWardt Collection

George V (1910-1936)

Maundy 4d, 1911 From the deWardt Collection

Maundy 4d, 1922 Author's Collection

George VI (1936-1952)

Maundy 4d, 1946 From the deWardt Collection

Elizabeth II (1952-)

Maundy 4d, 1958 From the deWardt Collection

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