England (1422-27) 1/4 noble Fr-114
This specimen was lot 40426 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/4 Noble, ND (1422-27). York Mint; mm: Two Lis. Henry VI. NGC AU-53. Weight: Annulet issue. A fairly RARE issue, especially when encountered this attractive, the present piece offers a charming strike on a full, round flan that has remained entirely original and problem free." The noble was introduced by Edward III as part of a monetary reform and was tariffed at eighty pence (6 shillings 8 pence) and was the first gold coin to circulate in several centuries. In 1412 the noble was reduced from 120 grains to 108 grains.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, gold, this specimen 1.68 g.
Catalog reference: S-1816; Fr-114; N-1422.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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