Great Britain 1688 crown
This specimen was lot 31237 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $2,760. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown, 1688 Year QVARTO. London Mint. James II. PCGS AU-58. The final Crown issue of James II, as he was to be deposed in the Glorious Revolution later in 1688, ending Catholic rule in England. This handsome specimen displays an incredible coating of attractive mint luster and some alluringly colorful toning. Very little evidence of wear is seen on the surface, making this Crown a premium for the grade assigned, as it has the eye appeal and charm of a Mint State example. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." This type was struck 1687-88. A 1688/7 overdate exists and is priced lower than the regular date. In 1688, the king was overthrown in favor of William III in a coup d'etat later known as the Glorious Revolution.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 30.10 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-3779, S-3407; KM-463; ESC-743.
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- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- 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, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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