1/2 Penny - Henry VII Facing bust issue

Henry VII's facing bust coinage marked a deliberate departure from the profile portraits used by his predecessors, introducing a more naturalistic three-quarter facing design that reflected continental Renaissance influence filtering into English royal iconography. The halfpenny, always the most poorly produced denomination due to its minimal silver content, was struck from hand-cut blanks that rarely seated cleanly in the dies — off-center strikes are the rule rather than the exception across the entire facing bust series.

Spink 2241 encompasses issues from across the full reign, and distinguishing early from late strikes relies primarily on crown type and pellet placement in the mm sequence.