Great Britain 1656 1/2 broad
This specimen was lot 1635 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 46,000 CHF (about US$61,562 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, 1653-1658. Pattern 1/2 Broad of 10 Shillings 1656 (1738), London. Laureate head, plain edge. Dutch obverse, reverse by John S. Tanner. Von grösster Seltenheit, offenbar nur rund drei Stücke in privater Hand (Of the highest rarity, allegedly only about three coins known in private hands). NGC PF63. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit den üblichen Stempelfehlern (Magnificent condition with the usual die flaws)."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.5 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 5.95 g.
Catalog reference: WR 42 (R5). Bull 82 (R5), Fr-274.
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- 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 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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