England (1504-05) 1/2 angel Fr-152
This specimen was lot 48 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 2,300 CHF (about US$2,792 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Henry VII. 1485-1509. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1504-1505), Tower Mint. Class III. New type, Angel with both feet on dragon. Mintmark pansy. Selten. NGC AU55. Schrötlingsriss. (Rare, Flan crack.)" The angel was one-third of a pound or six shillings eight pence. This half angel would be three shillings fourpence. The denomination was introduced in the reign of Edward IV to replace the gold noble and was struck until the reign of Charles I. Many varieties and mintmarks exist for Henry VII.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 40 grains (2.69 g), this specimen 2.51 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2189, Fr-152.
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- 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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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