England (1544-47) 1/2 angel Fr-169

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Sincona sale 75, lot 57

This specimen was lot 57 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 8,750 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1544-1547), Tower Mint. Third coinage. Mintmark lis. Annulet on ship. NGC MS62+. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Magnificent condition.)" The angel, introduced during the Wars of the Roses, was one-third of a pound or six shillings eight pence. The half angel shown here would be three shillings four pence, or between a half crown and crown in value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, 40 grains (2.59 g), this specimen 2.57 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2301. Fr-169.

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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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