Great Britain (1633-34) unite Fr-246

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Sincona sale 82, lot 1611

This specimen was lot 1611 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles I. 1625-1649. Unite of 20 Shillings n. d. (1633-1634), Tower Mint under the King. Group D. Class II. Bust 5. Large head with unjewelled crown. Mintmark "portcullis". NGC VF30. From auction Künker 177, Osnabrück, September 2010, lot 6095." The unite, worth twenty shillings, was the largest gold coin struck for Charles before the Civil War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 8.79 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2692, Schneider coll. 149, Fr-246.

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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