Great Britain 1716 crown
This specimen was lot 23992 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $4,347.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "George I Crown 1716, Roses & Plumes reverse, AU58 NGC, a really desirable example of this very scarce first issue of the British-German king, whose portrait is here bold in all details while the reverse is marked by crisply impressed letters of the legend and a wonderfully balanced sharp strike on the shield, and the surfaces are the perfect color for this period, a smooth golden silvery gray patina that is light enough to allow the underlying luster to show through. A really fine example of this crown! From The Kim Werner Collection." This type was issued 1716-20 and 1726 and all dates are scarce. None of the British crowns of the eighteenth century are cheap.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 30.10 g, 0.925 fine silver, .895 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: S-3639, ESC-110, KM 545.1, Dav-1345.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.
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