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RICHMOND ? forgery. C.30/P.122. pm=annulet. 5/5 jewels.? Reads CARA. Generally F replaces E in ET and REX.. Believed to have been produced by forgers using redundant James I punches, minus the O or E. Several different privy mark versions exist. Continue reading Richmond Forgery
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
RICHMOND ? forgery. C.73..pm= double rose. Beaded harp. Poor crowns and harp. Uneven lettering Continue reading Richmond Type 4 Forgery
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
MALTRAVERS 1 ? forgery.C.79/P.233. pm=woolpack/none.? Poor crowns and letters. Reversed N in FRAN. Listed by Peck as ?possible forgery? Continue reading Maltravers 1 Forgery
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
MALTRAVERS 2 ? forgery. C.80/P.234.pm=bell/bell. Incorrect type of bell, colon stops instead of a.s.p. Poor crowns. Listed by Peck as genuine. Continue reading Maltravers 2 Forgery
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
MALTRAVERS 3 ? forgery.C.90/P.257.pm=cross pat?e fitch?e/bell. Colon stops instead of a.s.p. Incorrect crowns. Listed by Peck as genuine. Continue reading Maltravers 3 Forgery
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ROSE ? forgery. C.93B. Reversed N in FRAN. pm=crescent/crescent. Obverse crown over-tall, reverse too small.? No brass wedge. Continue reading Rose Forgery
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
ROSE ? forgery. C.94A. pm=none?/crescent. Reads CAROIVS. With brass wedge. Poor, uneven lettering. Incorrect style crowns. Continue reading Rose Forgery 2
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
ROSE ? forgery. C.96. copy of type 4b, P.340. pm=crescent/crescent.? Crowns are incorrect, and letter spacing wrong. N.b. The brass insert does not appear on both sides of the coin. Continue reading Rose Forgery 3
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
LENNOX ? forgery. C.16/P.89. pm=pierced star (spur rowel?) Plain-fronted harp instead of eagle-headed. Listed by Peck as genuine, but believed to have originated in The Low Countries. Note crown circlet jewels! Continue reading Lennox Forgery
Although sometimes on round flans these ovals can readily be identified by the fact that the legends start at 7.00 o?clock. The sceptre handles are longer and closer together. This type uses re-cut James dies ? CARO over IACO. Privy mark cross pat?e both sides. Before legend on the obverse (sometimes almost covered up by the re-punched letters), at the legend end on the reverse. 6 and 7 stringed versions.
5 circlet jewels on both crowns. Rotated die axis. Pellet between sceptres.
Illustrated? E.112a/P.268. 1625. (EXR) nvf
