England (1547-51) sovereign Fr-173
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This specimen was lot 1564 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 24,000 CHF (about US$32,119 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Edward VI, Coinage in the name of Henry VIII. 1547-1551. Sovereign n. d. (1547-1551), Tower Mint. Mintmark "lis florencée". Sehr selten (Very rare). NGC AU Details. Rand bearbeitet (Edge tooled)."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 200 grains (12.95 g); this specimen 12.22 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2389, Schneider 642, Fr-173.
- 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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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