England (1558-61) angel Fr-199
This specimen was lot 70 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$15,780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Angel n. d. (1558-1561), Tower Mint. First issue. Mintmark lis. Wire line inner circles. Selten. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (kingdom of Great Britain, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, undated angel, Tower mint, lily mintmark. Rare, Extraordinarily well struck, uncirculated, Tiny edge crack on edge.)"
The angel was traditionally one third of a pound or six shillings and eight pence, altho it was raised to ten shillings by king James I. This was the first angel of Elizabeth's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 80 grains (5.18 g), 0.995 fine gold, this specimen 5.15 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2513. Fr-199.
- 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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