Great Britain 1643 double crown Fr-260

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Sincona sale 75, lot 116
from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 40123
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The first specimen was lot 116 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$14,566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles I. 1625-1649. 1/2 Unite 1643, Oxford Mint. Declaration type. Bust to bottom of coin. Mintmark plume. Selten. NGC AU58+. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Rare, Extraordinary condition.)" This gold double crown or ten shillings was struck by the king after he broke with Parliament and set up his headquarters in Oxford. The second specimen was lot 40123 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $24,000. The catalog description[2] noted, "Entrancing Plus Graded Declaration 1/2 Unite. GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Unite, 1643. Oxford Mint. Charles I. NGC AU-55+. A visually appealing and historically important piece from the Civil War Period, this "declaration" 1/2 Unite certainly has many merits. Displaying on the reverse the declaration made by Charles I in Wellington: "the Protestant Religion, the Laws of England, and the Liberty of Parliament" in abbreviated Latin. This example is close to as made, with only limited instances of handling on the highest elements, and a touch of the typical strike weakness. Much mint luster is retained, with a wholesome and bright sheen. A SCARCE chance to acquire an always demanded type for the connoisseur of British hammered coinage."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, the first specimen 4.38 g, the second specimen 4.45 g.

Catalog reference: S-2742; N-2395; Fr-260; KM-248.1.

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.
  • 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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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