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[[Image:S75-122.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 122]]

This specimen was lot 122 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 8,000 CHF (about US$9,711 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Commonwealth, 1649-1660. Double crown or 1/2 Unite of 10 shillings 1653, London. Mintmark sun. 15 laurel leaves. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Extraordinary condition.)" This type was struck 1649-57 and was accompanied by a gold crown ([[Great Britain 1653 crown Fr-271|KM 393.1]], five shillings) and unite ([[Great Britain 1653 unite Fr-269|KM 395.1]], twenty shillings). All are rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4.56 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 394.1, Spink 3210. Fr-270. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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 [[Great Britain|British]] Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1651 double crown Fr-270|1651 double crown (ten shillings)]]
* [[Great Britain 1653 shilling|1653 shilling]]
* [[Great Britain 1653 half crown|1653 half crown, sun mintmark]]
* [[Great Britain 1653 crown Fr-271|1653 gold crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1653 crown|1653 silver crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1653 unite Fr-269|1653 unite (twenty shillings)]]
* [[Great Britain 1654 double crown Fr-270|1654 double crown]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1653]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]]