England (1559-60) 1/2 angel Fr-202
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This specimen was lot 1570 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$6,357 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1559-1560), Tower Mint. First issue. Mintmark "lis". Beaded inner circle. Selten (Rare). NGC XF Details. Prüfspur am Rand (Test mark 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 half angel of Elizabeth's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.995 fine gold, 40 grains (2.59 g); this specimen 2.56 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2517, Schneider coll. 735, Fr-202.
- 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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