Great Britain (1630-31) crown Fr-248

from the Stacks Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 21046

This specimen was lot 21046 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown, ND (1630-31). Charles I (1625-1649). PCGS EF-45 Secure Holder. Elongated bust variety with garnished shield, plume mint mark. Abundant detail remains on the bust and reverse shield with only trivial amounts of doubling appearing in the nearly fully legible legends. Few instances of marks and attractive orange peel tone adds additional elements of attractiveness to this already choice survivor. From the John Whitney Walter Collection. Ex: Stack's auction, October 22-23, 1981." This gold crown (five shillings) was accompanied by a gold angel (Fr-245), unite (Fr-246) and double crown (Fr-247). Charles' conflicts with Parliament and his subsequent inability to raise funds cramped the production of gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 34.9 grains.

Catalog reference: S-2712; N-2182; KM-138.

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.
^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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.

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Great Britain (1630-31) crown Fr-248

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