England (1470-71) 1/2 angel Fr-138

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1049

This specimen was lot 1049 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$5,993 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Henry VI. Restored, Oct. 1470-Apr. 1471. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1470-1471), London. Mintmark cross pattée. Very rare. NGC AU Details. Plugged." The half angel was one-six of a pound or three shillings four pence. The denomination was introduced in the reign of Edward IV to replace the gold noble and was struck until the reign of Charles I. This type was also struck in Bristol.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 40 grains or 2.57 g, 0.995 fine gold, this specimen is 2.52 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2080, Schneider coll. 444, Fr-138.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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