England (1544-47) 1/2 crown Fr-172

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1067
Sincona sale 82, lot 1563

The first specimen was lot 1067 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$1,918 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Henry VIII. 1509-1547. Gold 1/2 crown n. d. (1544-1547), Tower Mint. Third coinage. Mintmark pellet in annulet. Crowned h-R by rose, crowned h-R by shield. Annulet on inner circle. Rare. NGC AU50." The second specimen was lot 1563 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,688 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "Henry VIII. 1509-1547. Gold 1/2 Crown n. d. (1544-1547), Tower Mint. Third coinage. Mintmark "pellet in annulet". Crowned h-R by rose, crowned h-R by shield. NGC MS62." The gold half crown had a face value of 2½ shillings. The largest silver coin of the reign was the testoon, which was equal to a shilling. Spink comments, "Gold, which fell to 23 c[arat] in 1544, 22 c. in 1545, and 20 c. in 1546, was much less debased than silver...."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 25 grains or 1.61 g, 0.958 fine gold, the first specimen is 1.56 g; the second specimen 1.50 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2312, Schneider coll. cf. 636, Fr-172. the second specimen is Spink 2311, Schneider coll. 637, Fr-172.

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.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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