England (1566-67) 1/2 pound Fr-203
This specimen was lot 31597 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $4,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Elizabeth I (1558-1603) gold 1/2 Pound ND (1566-1567) XF40 NGC, Tower mint, Lion mm. A very boldly struck piece, Elizabeth's portrait and title strong; some impact marks are noted to the fields and light circulation wear to the highpoints, all of which are entirely in line with its XF grade. The obverse die was clearly of some age at the time this piece was struck, as it exhibits strong polish lines and a large crack running through the field behind Elizabeth. Scarcely offered as appealing as this, a superb piece of Tudor gold." This half pound was tariffed at ten shillings. Milled half pounds also exist (Fr-223) but are scarcer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 90 grains (5.82 g).
Catalog reference: Fr-203, S-2520A, N-1994.
- 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.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
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