Finding a coin for British King Henry IV

BillJones

I've been collecting coin for each British king who issued one and are getting down to the end of my list. One of the really hard ones is Henry IV who ruled from 1399 to 1413. His rule was a sad one. Some people believe that he caught leprosy during one of the crusades. At any rate he died a broken man believing that he was being punished for his sins.

Does anyone here have a Henry IV coin? It would be interesting to see it.

laurentyvan

A coin and stamp:

ebay.com/itm/King-Henry-IV-Kings-Queens-of-England-Coronation-Collection-coin-stamp-cover-/332057364063?hash=item4d5029465f:g:vTAAAOSwcUBYScQ7

I did a search and found only one coin for sale: a muled groat for $3,750 sterling at Baldwin's.

Boosibri

I will be at the Midlands coin show this Saturday in Birmingham England if you want me to keep an eye out for you

BillJones

Thank you for the offer, but my budget is a bit stretched right now.

Aethelred

Henry IV is one tough monkey and when you did find an example, even an ugly one, it isn't cheap!

BillJones

Tell me about it. I did see a penny at FUN that would have graded Fair or AG using U.S. standards. The price was over $2,000. The coins of Henry I and Stephen are also expensive and ugly. The good part was I was able to fill those holes with reasonably decent pennies for less than $1,000. The Stephen penny was certified and had a nice portrait.

This might one king I will choose to skip.

EVillageProwler

Here are two from H-IV, a groat and a 1/2p:

wolfsheadgallery.com

EVillageProwler

And another groat:

amrcoins.com

Ian007

I only have one Henry IV its a light penny, Found it years ago. S1731, annulet and pellet by crown, trefoil on breast and before CIVI.

BillJones

As an update I did fill the Henry IV slot in my collection. I figured that if I was going to have to spend a lot of money to get a decent Henry IV coin, that it might as well be gold. So I purchased a Henry IV gold noble.

Henry IV coins are rare because they weighed too much. During much of his reign his coins contained too much gold or sliver. They were exported to Europe when large numbers of them were melted. The weight of the British coins was lowered late in his reign, but since he only had a couple of years left, those lighter coins are also very scarce.

Ian007

WOW very nice. Blows my coin out the window.

Aethelred

Great coin Bill! I have a couple Nobles, but not from this difficult king. Here is my Henry IV, a Halfpenny of the Tower Mint graded XF-40 by PCGS.

Nap

My sad Henry IV is a groat, worn and clipped, but unmistakeably Henry IV (as opposed to some coins which are categorized as Henry IV or V)