Great Britain (1627-28) double crown Fr-247

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1603

This specimen was lot 1603 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 19,000 CHF (about US$25,428 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles I. 1625-1649. Double Crown or 1/2 Unite of 10 Shillings n. d. (1627-1628), Tower Mint under the King. Group B. Class II. Bust 2a, in ruff, armour and mantle, no inner circle. Mintmark "castle". Selten in dieser Erhaltung (Rare in this condition). NGC MS61. From the Herman Selig Collection Part I, auction Spink 70, London, May 1989, lot 45. From the Beresford-Jones Collection, auction Spink 29, London, June 1983, lot 105. Finest certified by NGC." This gold double crown (ten shillings) was accompanied by a gold angel (Fr-245), crown (Fr-248) and unite (Fr-246). Charles' conflicts with Parliament and his subsequent inability to raise funds cramped the production of gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.5 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 4.53 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2699, Schneider coll. 178, Fr-247.

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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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