Great Britain (1609-10) thistle crown Fr-238

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Sincona sale 75, lot 86

This specimen was lot 86 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 5,250 CHF (about US$6,373 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. James I. 1603-1625. Thistle Crown n. d. (1609-1610), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Mintmark rose. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Extraordinary condition.)" 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, this specimen 2.03 g.

Catalog reference: KM 37, Spink 2627. Fr-238.

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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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