Great Britain 1680 crown
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This specimen was lot 75495 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown, 1680 Year 32. London Mint. Charles II. NGC FINE-15. Fourth bust variety." This bust was used on the crown 1679-84. The third bust, slightly younger appearing, was used 1671-80.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 30.10 g, 0.925 fine silver, 39 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: S-3359; KM-445.1, Dav-3776B.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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