View source for England (1526-29) 1/2 george noble Fr-162

[[Image:S78-01059.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1059]]

This specimen was lot 1059 in Sincona sale 79 (Zurich, October 2022), where it sold for 10,500 CHF (about US$16,779 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]] | Königreich, Henry VIII. 1509-1547. 1/2 George noble n. d. (1526-1529), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Mintmark rose and lis. Of the highest rarity. NGC AU Details. Damaged." In 1526, the regime was forced to raise the value of the angel from its traditional six shillings eight pence to seven shillings six pence. To fill the gap, the george noble was introduced at the angel's previous value and the half george noble, shown here, with a value of three shillings four pence. It was not a success and was never issued again. It is today very rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 40 grains or 2.57 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 2.23 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Spink 2271, Schneider coll. 577 var, Fr-162. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995.
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[England (1526-32) penny|(1526-32) penny, Canterbury mint]]
* [[England (1526-44) penny|(1526-44) penny, London mint]]
* [[England (1526-32) halfgroat]] Canterbury mint
* [[England (1526-44) groat|(1526-44) groat]]
* [[England (1526-29) 1/2 crown Fr-165|(1526-29) gold half crown]]
* [[England (1526-33) crown Fr-163|(1526-33) gold crown of the rose]]
* [[England (1526-33) crown Fr-164|(1526-33) gold crown of the double rose]] = 5 shillings
* [[England (1526-29) 1/2 crown Fr-165|(1526-29) gold half crown, rose mintmark]]
* [[England (1526-33) george noble Fr-160|(1526-33) george noble]]
* [[England (1526-33) crown Fr-163|(1526-33) gold crown of the rose, rose mintmark]]
* [[England (1526-33) crown Fr-164|(1526-33) gold crown of the double rose, lis mintmark]]
* [[England (1526-44) angel Fr-158|(1526-44) angel]] = 7 shillings 6 pence
* [[England (1529-32) 1/2 crown Fr-164|(1529-32) gold half crown, lis mintmark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1526]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 78, 79, 80, 81]]