Henry VI

b. 6 December 1421-- d. 1471

The coins of Henry VI are one of the main areas of concentration in my collection. They are arranged here by issue with each issue having its own section. Things should be pretty self-explanatory with the possible exception of the Whitton heading you will see below. This refers to the series of articles by C. A. Whitton, The Heavy Coinage of Henry VI. These articles can be found in the BNJ 23, 1938-39, p. 59-90, 3 pls. Vol. 23, 1939-40, p. 205-267, 3 pls., p. 399-437, 3 pls. Vol. XXIV, 1942-43, p. 118-119; and an update in BNJ 34 (1965) p. 118. If you do not see a Whitton number that means I have not been able to make a determination yet or it is not listed. One other area of explanation might be the term "mule" which you will see mentioned in this section several times. When a coin is said to be a mule it means that one side or die comes from one issue and the other side or die from a different issue. For example there is a coin shown here that has a Rosette-Mascle obverse and a Pinecone-Mascle reverse. This allows for the date of the coin to be a bit more refined. This coin was probably minted in 1430 since that is the only year in which both issues were minted.

Annulet 1422-1427	Rosette-Mascle 1427-1430	Pinecone-Mascle 1430-1434
Leaf-Mascle 1434-1435	Leaf-Trefoil 1435-1438	Trefoil 1438-1443
Trefoil-Pellet 1443-1445	Leaf-Pellet 1445-1454	Unmarked 1453-1454
Cross-Pellet 1454-1460	Lis-Pellet Issue 1456-1460	Restored October 1470-April 1471

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