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| − | This specimen was lot 70 in Sincona sale 75 ( | + | This specimen was lot 70 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$15,780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Grossbritannien | Königreich. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Angel n. d. (1558-1561), Tower Mint. First issue. Mintmark lis. Wire line inner circles. Selten. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler am Rand.'' (kingdom of [[Great Britain]], Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, undated angel, Tower mint, lily mintmark. Rare, Extraordinarily well struck, uncirculated, Tiny edge crack on edge.)"</blockquote> The angel was traditionally one third of a pound or six shillings and eight pence, altho it was raised to ten shillings by king James I. This was the first angel of Elizabeth's reign. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995. | * 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. | * 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, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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| + | * [[England (1559-60) penny|(1559-60) penny, lis mintmark]] | ||
* [[England (1559-60) 4 pence|(1559-60) groat]] | * [[England (1559-60) 4 pence|(1559-60) groat]] | ||
* [[England (1559-60) shilling|(1559-60) shilling]] | * [[England (1559-60) shilling|(1559-60) shilling]] | ||
| + | * [[England (1559-60) 1/2 angel Fr-202|(1559-60) half angel, lis mintmark]] | ||
* [[England (1573-74) 1/4 angel Fr-202|(1573-74) quarter angel]] | * [[England (1573-74) 1/4 angel Fr-202|(1573-74) quarter angel]] | ||
* [[England (1573-74) angel Fr-199|(1573-74) angel]] | * [[England (1573-74) angel Fr-199|(1573-74) angel]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:16, 1 November 2025
This specimen was lot 70 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$15,780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossbritannien | Königreich. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. Angel n. d. (1558-1561), Tower Mint. First issue. Mintmark lis. Wire line inner circles. Selten. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (kingdom of Great Britain, Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, undated angel, Tower mint, lily mintmark. Rare, Extraordinarily well struck, uncirculated, Tiny edge crack on edge.)"
The angel was traditionally one third of a pound or six shillings and eight pence, altho it was raised to ten shillings by king James I. This was the first angel of Elizabeth's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 80 grains (5.18 g), 0.995 fine gold, this specimen 5.15 g.
Catalog reference: Spink 2513. Fr-199.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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