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Richmond Forgery

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

Maltravers 1 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

Maltravers 2 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

Maltravers 3 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

Rose Forgery 3

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

Lennox Forgery

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

Maltravers Type 1

Similar sceptres and harp layout to the Richmonds but CARO now reads CAROLVS and BRIT and FRAN are substituted for BRI and FRA. There is an inner beaded circle on both sides. Privy mark on obverse only at 12.00 o?clock, can be a double rose or woolpack. They have 6 and 7 strings respectively. Die axis upright. N.B. Several forgeries exist especially pm=bell.

Illustrated?E.128b/P.pm=woolpack/none. Inverted A for V in CAROLVS.1634. (EXR) vf