Newark 1645 1/2 crown

Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 20275

This specimen was lot 20275 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Newark (Besieged). 1/2 Crown, 1645. Charles I. ANACS VF-30. A popular siege issue, the 1645 date is assuredly SCARCER than its 1646 counterpart. Lightly toned and pleasant, this example has seen some even, moderate wear, yet remains quite wholesome and with a flan that features far fewer flaws than can typically be encountered for these obsidional issues." The besieged royalists also issued silver sixpence, ninepence and shillings. Altho these appear fairly regularly in auctions, high demand brings high prices.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3140; N-2638; KM-371.

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.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.

Link to:

• Great Britain (1645-46) crown
• Newark 1646 shilling
• Coins and currency dated 1645