Great Britain (1612-13) 1/2 crown Fr-237

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Sincona sale 38, lot 1372

This specimen was lot 1372 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$510 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James I. 1603-1625 1/2 Crown o. J. (1612-1613). Münzzeichen: Turm. Schön-sehr schön. (kingdom of Great Britain, James I, 1603-25, undated half crown, mintmark tower. Fine-very fine.)"

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 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 in gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.125 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 1.25 g.

Catalog reference: Seaby 2630. Fr-237; KM-31.

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.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 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.

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