COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
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
COUNTERFEIT cf. GENUINE
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
Made with new type dies with IACO starting at 12.00 o?clock instead of being between the sceptre heads. The harp now has an eagles head in its design. Die axis varies between upright and rotated. 6 or 7 harp strings occur. Two privy marks are known ? bell and tower (located at 2.00 o?clock on the reverse). 5 circlet jewels either side.
Illustrated E.23/P.55. pm=bell. c.1616. (VS) gvf/ef
? 