England (1584-86) 1/4 angel Fr-213

Heritage sale 3064, lot 30953

This specimen was lot 30953 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Elizabeth I (1558-1603) gold 1/4 Angel 1584-86 AU53 NGC, London mint, Sixth issue, Escallop mm, St. Michael slaying dragon/square-topped shield within ship, mast dividing E and rose. An attractive specimen, slightly double-struck but otherwise sharp with full detail present. Richly colored with original surfaces, a slight tinge of red just beginning to emerge within the legend; a very rare denomination and even more so in this appealing certification." This quarter angel was tariffed at one shilling and eight pence (one twelfth of a pound). Friedberg says this is a fifth issue but we side with Spink in calling it a sixth issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, 1.29 g (20 grains).

Catalog reference: Fr-213, S-2533, North-2007 (R).

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.
^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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.

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England (1584-86) 1/4 angel Fr-213

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