England (1526-44) 1/2 angel Fr-159

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1058

This specimen was lot 1058 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$3,835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Henry VIII. 1509-1547. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1509-1526), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Mintmark lis. Rare. NGC AU Details. Scratches." Spink notes that the lis mintmark was also used at Canterbury and Durham. In 1526, the regime was forced to raise the value of the angel from its traditional six shillings eight pence to seven shillings six pence, which raised the half angel from three and four to three shillings and ninepence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 40 grains or 2.57 g, 0.995 fine gold, this specimen is 2.55 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2269, Schneider coll. 575, Fr-159.

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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