England (1471) 1/2 angel Fr-140
This specimen was lot 1050 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$2,877 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Edward IV. Second Reign, 1471-1483. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1471), London. Mintmark pierced short cross fitchée. King´s name and title on reverse. Very rare. NGC AU Details. Scratch on obverse." 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 half noble and was struck until the reign of Charles I.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 40 grains or 2.57 g, 0.995 fine gold, this specimen is 2.45 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2094, Schneider coll. 470, Fr-140.
- 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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