Great Britain 1689 half crown
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This specimen was lot 2215 in Goldberg sale 81 (Los Angeles, September 2014), where it sold for $1,351.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1689. William and Mary. First busts. Reverse: Second crowned shield. This is a delightful specimen, with considerable original mint luster and old cabinet toning. NGC graded AU-58." Two different reverses are noted for the 1689 half crown; on the first, the arms of France occupy the first quarter and the arms of England the fourth. On this reverse, the arms of France and England are quartered together and share the first and fourth quarters.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S.3435; ESC-512, KM 472.2.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 81: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.
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