Great Britain (1640-41) crown Dav-3764
This specimen was lot 33766 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Charles I Crown ND (1640-1641) F15 NGC, Tower mint (under Charles I), Star mm. Always a pleasure to handle Crowns of Charles I in the waning days of hammered coinage in Britain, showcasing an expansive battleship gray planchet with an interesting star-in-circle mintmark. An honestly worn survivor of the series. Ex. Michael S. Tallent Collection (Stack's April 2008, Lot 71); Purchased from Martin Cooke in July 2005." The silver crowns of Charles I come in many varieties, all rare. This one has the garnished oval arms of Britain with no cross or plume behind the arms. England and France are in quadrants 1 and 4, Scotland is in quadrant 2 and Ireland in quadrant 3.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 30.10 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 28.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM 130, Dav-3764, S-2758, N-2195.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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