Great Britain (1612-13) crown Fr-236
This specimen was lot 51023 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown (5 Shillings), ND (1612-13). London Mint; mm: Tower. James I. NGC VF-25. Second coinage, third crowned bust. Obverse: Crowned and mantled bust right; Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms. Seemingly a bit conservatively graded, this wholesome specimen yields a delightful golden-yellow appearance with some enticing contrast among the devices. From the Augustana Collection." This gold crown of James' second issue was accompanied by a rose ryal (Fr-230), angel, unite (Fr-234), spur ryal (Fr-231), double crown (Fr-235), half angel (Fr-233) and half crown (Fr-237). With the accession of James I we drop "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.25 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-2625; Fr-236; KM-34.
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- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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