England (1580-81) 1/4 angel Fr-208

Sincona sale 82, lot 1573

This specimen was lot 1573 in Sincona sale 82 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. 1/4 Angel n. d. (1580-1581), Tower Mint. Fifth issue. Mintmark "Long cross". Selten (Rare). NGC AU Details. Kleiner Kratzer auf der Vorderseite (Small scratch on obverse)." This quarter angel was tariffed at one shilling and eight pence (one twelfth of a pound).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.995 fine gold, 20 grains (1.29 g); this specimen 1.24 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2528, Schneider coll. 776, Fr-208.

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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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