Henry VIII Groat, 2nd coinage, Tower mint, mm sunburst for birth of Edward VI

Henry VIII (1509-47), silver Groat, Tower Mint, second coinage (1526-44), crowned young bust of King right, crown top breaks beaded circles and legend surrounding, saltire stops, initial mark sunburst both sides (1537), legend surrounds HENRICxx VIII'xx D;G'xx R'xx AGL'xx Zx FRΛ'x,rev. long cross fourchée over flat topped quartered shield of arms, saltire in each fork, beaded circles with linear inner circle and legend surrounding, POSVI DEV'xx A DIVTOR E'xx mEV, weight 2.76g (Laker bust D; Whitton V; N.1797; S.2337E). Old cabinet tone with an excellent and well-balanced portrait, marginal metal stress in the eastern perimeter of coin, legends generally legible, the mintmark rare and seldom encountered in today's market, good very fine, rare.