Elizabeth Bell Halfgroat with pellets over mark of value II

[Coinery 1,247]

Firstly, thank you Rob, I’m absolutely delighted with this little rarity.

Secondly, I can only find images/reference to 2 other examples at this time, all 3 from the same obverse die, but three separate reverses. One being the ex Comber coin, and the other belonging to another member on here.

Now of interest are the little row of extra pellets running through the 10 o’clock to 1 o’clock obverse legend, which look purposeful, rather than being the remnants/ghost of a previous die on old die bar? Also, of further interest and supporting this idea, is that the reverse of my new addition has the exact same phenomenon, running from 6 o’clock through to 12 o’clock, midway through the legend…so, does anyone have any idea why?

I feel (of course I do) that my example is the nicer coin, being on a solid, good metal flan, even though the bust is weaker. I’d really struggle to choose between the ex Comber coin and mine on account of the crustaceans and porosity, I always struggle with these. So, as you can tell, pretty happy!  

Edited January 14, 2024 by Coinery

[Coinery 1,247]

And the reverses!

[Rob 3,220]

Here's another one I had

[Coinery 1,247]

50 minutes ago, Rob said:

Here's another one I had

Cheers, Rob, really appreciate that!

[Coinery 1,247]

So my ex. W. Wilkinson (lot 292 [part] Noonans April ‘21), ex. Richard Lobel (Jan ‘97) halfgroat had a little stable mate.

[Coinery 1,247]

Another example, with all coins from the same single obverse die.

[Coinery 1,247]

And finally this absolute beaut., which is clearly the best example to-date, bought for around £400 in ‘21, making it an absolute snip in consideration of Chris Comber’s ‘crustacean’ coin, which drew bids to take it over £500.

[Rob 3,220]

 

2 hours ago, Coinery said:

So my ex. W. Wilkinson (lot 292 [part] Noonans April ‘21), ex. Richard Lobel (Jan ‘97) halfgroat had a little stable mate.

Different dies surely, the N is further away from the cross end on yours

 

 

[Coinery 1,247]

27 minutes ago, Rob said:

 

Different dies surely, the N is further away from the cross end on yours

 

 

Yes, a different reverse die, mine’s the only reverse die of its kind I’ve found so far, with that double ring of pellets around the left half of the coin.
By stable mate, I meant that the two coins were sold together in the same lot at the Wilkinson sale.

I wasn’t paying attention, I thought both the tickets you supplied with the coin were yours. It wasn’t until this morning I realised one of them was W.W’s ticket  

Edited January 15, 2024 by Coinery