England (160)2 1/2 crown Fr-222

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1090

This specimen was lot 1090 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$4,554 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Gold 1/2 crown n. d. (1602), Tower Mint. Seventh issue. Mintmark 2. Very rare. NGC AU50. Weakly struck." This type was struck 1601-02 and is very rare altho this specimen realized only 60% of the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.49 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 1.36 g.

Catalog reference: KM A7, Spink 2542. Schneider coll. -. Fr-222.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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