Great Britain (1633-34) double crown Fr-247
This specimen was lot 1124 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,094 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Charles I. 1625-1649. Double crown or 1/2 Unite of 10 shillings n. d. (1633-1634), Tower Mint under the King. Group D. Fourth bust, bust 7. Mintmark portcullis. NGC AU58. Extraordinarily well struck." Charles abandoned the laurel coinage of the latter part of James's reign and reverted to the old gold crown (five shillings), double crown (10 shillings) and unite (20 shillings). The early 1630's saw the resumption of experiments with milled coinage, which had been tried and abandoned in the reign of Elizabeth I.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 4.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 136, Spink 2703. Schneider coll. 197. Fr-247.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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