Great Britain (1626-27) unite Fr-246
This specimen was lot 42041 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $5,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Unite (20 Shillings), ND (1626-27). Tower Mint; mm: African Head. Charles I. NGC AU-58. 2nd Bust. Obverse: Crowned and draped bust left, wearing ruffled collar; XX (mark of value) to right; Reverse: Garnished coat-of-arms; crown above. A pleasing full-weight example exhibiting just a touch of wear over the high points, with otherwise intact luster. Quite attractive for this often crudely struck type, with some of the typical weakness apparent but appealing surfaces and shine." Charles abandoned the laurel coinage of the latter part of James's reign and reverted to the old gold crown (five shillings), double crown (ten shillings) and unite (20 shillings). This type was struck 1625-30 with various mintmarks.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9 g, 0.917 fine gold, 33 mm diameter, this specimen 9.07 g.
Catalog reference: S-2687; Fr-246; N-2148; KM-151.1.
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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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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