Great Britain 1691 1/2 crown
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This specimen was lot 22745 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Crown, 1691. London Mint. William & Mary. PCGS EF-45 Gold Shield. A wholesome lightly circulated example of the type with no noticeable marks and pervasive dark gray tone. Tied with one other example for the finest graded of this elusive date at PCGS." This type was struck 1691-93. It is scarce but this example realized only one-third of the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S-3436; KM-477.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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