The Alderly Collection
Elizabeth 1st Pledge Coinage 1601

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Lot No.	Date	DESCRIPTION	Estimate
1	1601	Elizabeth I Pattern Penny Pledge in Silver. BMC 3. Near Very Fine, extremely rare The 1st in the collection of a very rare piece with only a handful known to exist. Ex H. Lingford Ex Chris Comber	£800-1000
2	1601	Elizabeth I Pattern Penny Pledge in Silver. BMC 3. Bold Good Very Fine, extremely rare The 2nd in the collection of a very rare piece with only a handful known to exist. Ex Dr E. A. Johnstone	£1500-2000
3	1601	Elizabeth I Pattern Penny Pledge in Copper. BMC 4. Choice Mint State and 'As Struck', exceptional. Excessively Rare. This coin used for the photo on the dust jacket of Peck's book 2nd edition 1970. 1 of only 6 known specimens, 3 of which are in museums. This coin is on a par with the Slaney example which sold for £9645 after premium in July 2003. Ex Brece Ex Montague Ex C. W. Peck Ex F. Brooks Ex Noble Ex Entwistle	£5000-6000

Lot No.	Picture	Date	DESCRIPTION	Estimate
4		1601	Elizabeth I Pattern Halfpenny Pledge in Silver. BMC 6. Very Fine, extremely rare One of the earliest patterns for the introduction of a copper coinage. 1st in this collection, of only 4 coins available to commerce. Ex The Rev E Rogers	£1200-1500
5		1601	Elizabeth I Pattern Halfpenny Pledge in Silver. BMC 6. Mint State and the finest of the known 4 specimens, extremely rare One of the earliest patterns for the introduction of a copper coinage. 2nd in this collection, of only 4 coins available to commerce. Ex Major A. W. Foster 1953 Ex Dr Nicholson 1992	£3000-4000

Lot No.	Picture	Date	DESCRIPTION	Estimate
6		1601	Elizabeth I Pattern Groat Pledge in Copper. BMC 9. Mint state 'As Struck', excessively rare. See Peck's amendment in BNJ 1961 VOL 30 page196. This coin is the 'J' as listed in Peck. Ex Weightman Dec 1926 Ex F. Brooks April 1956 Ex Dr E. A Johnstone 1973	£5000-6000