Great Britain (1619-20) 1/4 laurel Fr-244
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This specimen was lot 23606 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/4 Laurel, ND (1619-20). London Mint; im: spur rowel. James I. NGC EF-40. A moderately circulated example with pleasing central detail for the grade." James I, who united England and Scotland, invented the term Great Britain. The laurel coinage of the second half of his reign comes in one (Fr-242), half (Fr-243), and quarter laurel (Fr-244, shown here), all expensive. The "V" behind the king's head indicated five shillings.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.12 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: S-2642; Fr-244; KM-68.
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- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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