Great Britain (1624-25) 1/2 laurel Fr-243

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Sincona sale 79, lot 1108

This specimen was lot 1108 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,356 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James I. 1603-1625. 1/2 Laurel n. d. (1624-1625), Tower Mint. Third coinage. First laureate bust. Mintmark trefoil. NGC MS61. Extraordinary condition." The half laurel, introduced late in the reign of James I, was worth ten shillings, equal to the old double crown. 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 is 4.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 70, Spink 2641A. Schneider coll. 92. Fr-243.

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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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