Great Britain (1617-18) unite Fr-234
This specimen was lot 2360 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 7,000 CHF (about US$8,497 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich. James I. 1603-1625. Unite n. d. (1617-1618), London. NGC MS60. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (kingdom of Great Britain, James I, 1603-25, undated unite, London mint. Second coinage. Mintmark crescent. Extraordinary condition.)"
This unite of James's 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 9.91 g.
Catalog reference: KM 47, Spink 2620, Fr-234.
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- 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 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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