Great Britain (1638-39) unite Fr-246

Stack's Bowers September 2025 ANA sale, lot 40372

This specimen was lot 40372 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $6,480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Lovely Nearly Mint State Unite With Handsome Luster. GREAT BRITAIN. Unite (20 Shillings), ND (1638-39). London Mint; mm: Anchor. Charles I. NGC AU-55. Quite an outstanding example of this type, with glowing brilliance in the protected areas of the design, clear full details, and charming eye appeal throughout. An example that desires serious consideration from any collector interested in hammered British coinage." Charles' conflicts with Parliament and his subsequent inability to raise funds cramped the production of gold. This type, struck 1625-42, is called the fourth bust in the SCWC; Skingley^[2] says this is the fifth bust. This issue is dated to 1638-39 by the anchor mintmark.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 8.99 g.

Catalog reference: S-2692; N-2153; Fr-246; KM-154.1.

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.
^[2]Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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