Great Britain (1633-34) crown Fr-248

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1612

This specimen was lot 1612 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles I. 1625-1649. Gold Crown n. d. (1633-1634), Tower Mint under the King. Group D. Class I. Bust 5, with falling lace collar. Mintmark 'portcullis'. NGC MS61. Finest certified by NGC." The crown, worth twenty shillings, was the smallest gold coin struck for Charles before the Civil War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.25 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 2.23 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2715, Schneider coll. 244, Fr-248.

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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