England (1480-83) 1/2 angel Fr-140
This specimen was lot 1546 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$2,141 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Edward IV. Second Reign, 1471-1483. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1480-1483), Tower Mint. Mintmark "heraldic cinquefoil". Selten (Rare). NGC AU Details. Kleine Druckstelle auf der Rückseite (Small pressure mark on reverse)." Lobel[2] notes that in the 1460's the price of gold rose to where nobles were being exported from England to the Continent. To forestall this, in 1464 the king raised the value of the noble to eight shillings four pence and introduced a new coin, the rose noble, tariffed at ten shillings. It was superseded in 1470 by the gold angel, worth six shillings and eight pence.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 40 grains (2.59 g); this specimen 2.52 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2093, Schneider coll. 479, 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.
- [2]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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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