View source for England (1544-47) 1/2 crown Fr-172

[[Image:S79-01067.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1067]]
[[Image:S82-1563.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 82, lot 1563]]

The first specimen was lot 1067 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$1,918 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]] | Königreich, Henry VIII. 1509-1547. Gold 1/2 crown n. d. (1544-1547), Tower Mint. Third coinage. Mintmark pellet in annulet. Crowned h-R by rose, crowned h-R by shield. Annulet on inner circle. Rare. NGC AU50." The second specimen was lot 1563 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,688 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Henry VIII. 1509-1547. Gold 1/2 Crown n. d. (1544-1547), Tower Mint. Third coinage. Mintmark "pellet in annulet". Crowned h-R by rose, crowned h-R by shield. NGC MS62." The gold half crown had a face value of 2½ shillings. The largest silver coin of the reign was the testoon, which was equal to a shilling. Spink comments, "Gold, which fell to 23 c[arat] in 1544, 22 c. in 1545, and 20 c. in 1546, was much less debased than silver...."

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 25 grains or 1.61 g, 0.958 fine gold, the first specimen is 1.56 g; the second specimen 1.50 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Spink 2312, Schneider coll. cf. 636, Fr-172. the second specimen is Spink 2311, Schneider coll. 637, Fr-172.

''[[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, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[England (1544-47) 1/2 groat|(1544-47) halfgroat]]
* [[England (1544-47) groat|(1544-47) groat]]
* [[England (1544-47) testoon|(1544-47) testoon]]
* [[England (1544-47) 1/4 angel Fr-170|(1544-47) quarter angel]]
* [[England (1544-47) 1/2 angel Fr-169|(1544-47) half angel]]
* [[England (1544-47)-S 1/2 crown Fr-172|(1544-47)-S gold half crown, Southwark mint]]
* [[England (1544-47) crown Fr-164|(1544-47) gold crown]]
* [[England (1544-47) angel Fr-168|(1544-47) angel]]
* [[England (1544-47) 1/2 sovereign Fr-167|(1544-47) half sovereign]]
* [[England (1544-47) sovereign Fr-173|(1544-47) sovereign, London mint]]
* [[England (1544-47) sovereign Fr-166|(1544-47) sovereign, Southwark mint]]
* [[England (1546-47) crown Fr-171|(1546-47) gold crown, Bristol mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1544]]

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