Great Britain 1653 double crown Fr-270

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Sincona sale 75, lot 122

This specimen was lot 122 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 8,000 CHF (about US$9,711 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Commonwealth, 1649-1660. Double crown or 1/2 Unite of 10 shillings 1653, London. Mintmark sun. 15 laurel leaves. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Extraordinary condition.)" This type was struck 1649-57 and was accompanied by a gold crown (KM 393.1, five shillings) and unite (KM 395.1, twenty shillings). All are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 394.1, Spink 3210. Fr-270.

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.

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