Great Britain 1642 1/2 pound Dav-3769
This specimen was lot 1056 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,007 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien, konigreich, Charles I. 1625-1649. 1/2 Pound 1642, Oxford Mint. Selten. Sehr schön. Hübsche Patina. (kingdom of Great Britain, Charles I, 1625-49, half pound of 1642, Oxford mint. Rare, Very fine, Attractively toned.)"
While Charles had issued crowns in silver and gold prior to the Civil War, his urgent need for cash led him to open several provisional mints and issue crowns in a large variety of types. The half pound was worth ten shillings or two crowns and this was the only period when it was issued in silver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 60.20 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 60.37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 235.6 or KM 235.7, Seaby 2945. North 2404. Dav-3769.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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.
Link to:
- (1641-43) gold crown
- (1642-43) crown, Truro mint
- 1642 sixpence, Oxford mint
- 1642 shilling, Oxford mint
- 1642 half crown, Oxford mint
- 1642 crown, Shrewsbury mint
- 1642 half pound, Shrewsbury mint
- 1642 silver pound, Oxford Mint
- 1642 silver pound, Shrewsbury Mint
- 1642 unite, Oxford mint
- 1642 triple unite
- 1643 half pound, Oxford mint
- Coins and currency dated 1642