England (1509-26) angel Fr-155

Heritage sale 3030, lot 24065

This specimen was lot 24065 in Heritage sale 3030 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,820. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Henry VIII (1509-47) gold Angel ND, 1st Coinage of 1509-26, Portcullis Crowned mm, AU55 NGC, a pleasing coin on a broad flan without cracks, nice surfaces, central motifs fairly well detailed, legends wonderfully sharp and easy to read, old-gold reddish toning. An excellent example of this coinage." Angels and half angels continued to be struck into the reign of Henry VIII but were raised in value in 1526, the angel going from seven shillings to seven shillings six pence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.995 fine gold, 80 grains or 5.18 g.

Catalog reference: S-2265, North-1760, Fr-155.

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.
• ^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3030, featuring the RLM Collection, the Isaac Rudman Collection, the Hans Cook Collection and the Collection of Donald E. Bently, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
• 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.

Link to:

• England (1507-09) angel
• (1509-26) half penny, London mint
• (1509-26) penny, London mint
• (1509-23) penny, Durham mint
• (1509-26) halfgroat, London mint
• England (1509-24) groat
• (1526-44) half angel, lis mintmark
• England (1513-26) 1/2 angel Fr-156
• Scotland (1518-26) unicorn Fr-22
• England (1526-29) 1/2 crown Fr-165
• England (1526-44) angel Fr-158
• Coins and currency dated 1509
• return to coins of Great Britain