England (1600)-O pound Fr-214
This specimen was lot 20267 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $26,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Pound (20 Shillings), (1600)-O. London Mint; im: O. Elizabeth I. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. Obverse: Crowned and mantled bust left, wearing ruffled collar; Reverse: Crowned and garnished coat-of-arms; E-R across field. An incredibly transfixing specimen, this example presents robust eye appeal through its solid, well centered strike, golden-tangerine highlights accentuating the devices, and lightly handled, seemingly problem-free surfaces. The only mark to mention subtly grazes the temple of the famous queen, and blends in fairly well with her hairline. Undoubtedly one of the finest and most attractive representations of the type that one is likely to encounter from this late period in her reign." The SCWC lists this type for 1601-02 (S-2539, Fr-219) but obviously earlier dates exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.15 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 11.26 g.
Catalog reference: S-2534; Fr-214; N-2008, KM D7.
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- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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