Great Britain (1606-07) 1/2 crown Fr-237

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1094

This specimen was lot 1094 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$509 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James I. 1603-1625. Gold 1/2 crown n. d. (1606-1607), Tower Mint. Second coinage. First bust. Mintmark escallop. NGC AU Details. Bent." This half crown of James' second issue was accompanied by a rose ryal (Fr-230), angel, half angel (Fr-233), spur ryal (Fr-231), double crown (Fr-235), crown (Fr-236) and unite (Fr-234). With the accession of James I we drop "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain." James I was the last monarch to mint this denomination, worth 2½ shillings, in gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.125 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 1.27 g.

Catalog reference: KM 30, Spink 2629. Schneider coll. II, 68. Fr-237.

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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