England (1361-69)-C 1/2 noble Fr-96
This specimen was lot 70630 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Noble, ND (1344-77). Calais Mint. Edward III (1327-77). PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder. Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period. Crude strike, small crack in center of reverse amongst the devices mentioned for accuracy. Good detail on ship with standing king. Most of reverse peripheral legend visible and about half of the obverse legend off the flan. Light attractive tone." The half noble was introduced by Edward III as part of a monetary reform and was tariffed at forty pence (3 shillings 4 pence) and was the first gold coin to circulate in several centuries.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: gold, 60 grains (3.9 g).
Catalog reference: S-1508; Fr-96.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
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