Great Britain (1615-16) double crown Fr-235

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Sincona sale 90, lot 1235

This specimen was lot 1235 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,700 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GROSSBRITANNIEN Königreich, James I. 1603-1625. Gold Double Crown n. d. (1615-1616), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Fifth bust. Mintmark "tun". Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Unregelmässiger Schrötling. (kingdom of Great Britain, James I, 1603-25, undated gold double crown, circa 1615-16, Tower mint, second coinage, fifth bust, tun mintmark. Rare, Good very fine, Irregular flan.)"

This double crown (ten shillings) of James' second issue was accompanied by a rose ryal (Fr-230), angel, half angel (Fr-233), spur ryal (Fr-231), unite (Fr-234), 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: 4.5 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 5.10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 40, Spink 2623, Fr-235.

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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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