Great Britain (1604-05) sovereign Fr-226

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Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 40446
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This specimen was lot 40446 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $33,600. The catalog description[1] noted,

"High Grade James I Sovereign of 20 Shillings, GREAT BRITAIN. Sovereign (20 Shillings), ND (1604-05). London Mint; mm: Lis. James I. PCGS AU-55 Gold Shield. First coinage, second bust with decorated and ornate armor. The single finest certified of the type on the PCGS population report, none finer. A VERY RARE and popular large format gold issue, the intricated central motifs are evenly struck with good definition of the fine details, though a slight weakness is noticed on the lower left of the reverse crown. The legends are bold and complete with minimal signs of doubling on the reverse with much remaining luster in the protected areas. A very attractive representative of the type offering a pleasing appearance and much originality sure garner much attention from collectors. From the Sundial Valley Farms Collection."

This type was accompanied by a half sovereign (ten shillings), a gold crown (five shillings) and a gold half crown (2½ shillings), all expensive. With the accession of James I we drop the "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, 180 grains, this specimen 10.99 g.

Catalog reference: S-2609; Fr-226; KM-21; N-2066.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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