England (1587-90) 1/4 angel Fr-213
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This specimen was lot 75 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,699 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. 1/4 Angel n. d. (1587-1590), Tower Mint. Sixth issue. Mintmark crescent. NGC XF Details. Aus Fassung. (Ex jewelry.)" 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 tiny coin would have been worth two shillings twopence halfpenny.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 20 grains (1.29 g), 0.995 fine gold, this specimen 1.29 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2533. Fr-213.
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- 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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