Great Britain (1605-06) thistle crown Fr-238

Heritage sale 3067, lot 31550

This specimen was lot 31550 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,500. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Great Britain: James I (1603-25) gold Thistle Crown ND (1605-6) AU58 NGC, Tower mint. A popular gold denomination of James I, and in an admirable certified grade. An apricot tone warms the recesses of the boldly-struck planchet, lightening into hints of lemon at the highest points; almost fully round besides a minor loss of flan at 9 o'clock. Crisply detailed and a treat to view in-hand, an enticing piece of hammered gold. From the Collection of a Berkshire Gentleman." While previous gold crowns had passed for five shillings, the thistle crown was worth only four. This denomination is unique to this reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.25 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-238, S-2627, N-2096.

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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Great Britain (1605-06) thistle crown Fr-238

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