View source for England (1582) 1/4 angel Fr-213

[[Image:SB825-40338o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale, lot 40338]]
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This specimen was lot 40338 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. 1/4 Angel, ND (1582). London Mint; mm: Sword. Elizabeth I. PCGS EF-40. Fifth issue. Obverse: St. Michael standing facing, head right, spearing dragon to lower right with spear topped by cross crosslet; Reverse: Ship bearing shield and cross; E and rose flanking cross. A rather SCARCE fractional denomination from the later reign of Elizabeth I. Having escaped all but the gentlest of wear, the coin maintains a charmingly crisp and legible strike despite the limitations of the miniature planchet. Overflowing with bright yellow luster and noteworthy for its well-kept wholesome quality. From the Lucius S. Ruder Collection." The angel was tariffed at six shillings and eight pence (one third of a pound), making this coin one shilling eight pence. This denomination is rare. During the reign of Elizabeth, mintmarks appear more often and were changed more frequently than before, allowing coins to be dated within a year or two.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 20 grains (1.29 g), gold, 17 mm diameter, this specimen 1.16 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' S-2528; Fr-213; N-1993.

''[[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>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection'', Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[England (1580-81) 1/4 angel Fr-208|(1580-81) quarter angel, long cross mintmark]]
* [[England (1581-82) 1/2 angel Fr-212|(1582) half angel, sword mintmark]]
* [[England (1582-83) shilling|(1582-83) shilling, bell mintmark]]
* [[England (1582) angel Fr-206|(1582) angel, sword mintmark]]
* [[England (1583) 1/4 angel Fr-213|(1583) quarter angel, bell mintmark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1582]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 ANA sale]]