Great Britain (1613-15) unite Fr-234
This specimen was lot 2294 in Goldberg sale 109 (Los Angeles, January 2019), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Unite, ND. James I, 1603-1625. Second coinage. Fifth bust. Mint mark, Cinquefoil (1613-15). Crowned bust of King shouldering scepter and holding orb. Reverse: Crowned shield of arms, 1 R at sides. Much nicer example than is usually encountered with a good portrait of the king. PCGS graded AU-53." This unite 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-238) 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: 9 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 10.01 g.
Catalog reference: S.2620; Fr-234; KM-45.
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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.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 109: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
- 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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