Great Britain (1605-06) angel Fr-232

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1580

This specimen was lot 1580 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 5,500 CHF (about US$7,361 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "James I. 1603-1625. Angel n. d. (1605-1606), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Mintmark 'rose'. Old type with larger shield. Selten (Rare). NGC AU Details. Leicht gereinigt (Lightly cleaned)." When the gold angel was introduced during the Wars of the Roses, it was worth one-third of a pound or six shillings eight pence. It was minted fairly steadily thru Elizabethan times. During the reign of James I, it was raised to ten shillings. A half angel (Fr-233) exists and is very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5 g, 0.995 fine gold; this specimen 4.52 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2615, Schneider coll. 14, Fr-232.

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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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