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[[Image:S82-1606.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 82, lot 1606]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1606 in Sincona sale 82 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles I. 1625-1649. Gold Crown of 5 Shillings n. d. (1628-1629), Tower Mint under the King. Group B. Class I. Bust 2, large bust with short truncation. Mintmark "anchor with flukes to right below bust / anchor upright". ''Selten in dieser Erhaltung'' (Rare in this condition). NGC MS61. Finest certified by NGC." This gold double crown (ten shillings) was accompanied by a gold angel ([[Great Britain (1627-28) angel Fr-245|Fr-245]]), double crown ([[Great Britain (1627-28) double crown Fr-247|Fr-247]]) and unite ([[Great Britain (1628-29) unite Fr-246|Fr-246]]). Charles' conflicts with Parliament and his subsequent inability to raise funds cramped the production of gold.
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This specimen was lot 1606 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Charles I. 1625-1649. Gold Crown of 5 Shillings n. d. (1628-1629), Tower Mint under the King. Group B. Class I. Bust 2, large bust with short truncation. Mintmark "anchor with flukes to right below bust / anchor upright". ''Selten in dieser Erhaltung'' (Rare in this condition). NGC MS61. Finest certified by NGC." This gold double crown (ten shillings) was accompanied by a gold angel ([[Great Britain (1627-28) angel Fr-245|Fr-245]]), double crown ([[Great Britain (1627-28) double crown Fr-247|Fr-247]]) and unite ([[Great Britain (1628-29) unite Fr-246|Fr-246]]). Charles' conflicts with Parliament and his subsequent inability to raise funds cramped the production of gold.
  
 
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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 British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
 
* Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  
 
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* [[Great Britain (1627-28) double crown Fr-247|(1627-28) double crown, castle mintmark]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1627-28) double crown Fr-247|(1627-28) double crown, castle mintmark]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1627-28) unite Fr-246|(1627-28) unite, castle mintmark]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1627-28) unite Fr-246|(1627-28) unite, castle mintmark]]
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* [[Great Britain (1628-29) 2 pence|(1628-29) tuppence (halfgroat), anchor mintmark]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1628-29) shilling|(1628-29) shilling, anchor mintmark]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1628-29) shilling|(1628-29) shilling, anchor mintmark]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1628-29) unite Fr-246|(1628-29) unite, anchor mintmark]]
 
* [[Great Britain (1628-29) unite Fr-246|(1628-29) unite, anchor mintmark]]

Latest revision as of 10:45, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 82, lot 1606

This specimen was lot 1606 in Sincona sale 82 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Charles I. 1625-1649. Gold Crown of 5 Shillings n. d. (1628-1629), Tower Mint under the King. Group B. Class I. Bust 2, large bust with short truncation. Mintmark "anchor with flukes to right below bust / anchor upright". Selten in dieser Erhaltung (Rare in this condition). NGC MS61. Finest certified by NGC." This gold double crown (ten shillings) was accompanied by a gold angel (Fr-245), double crown (Fr-247) and unite (Fr-246). Charles' conflicts with Parliament and his subsequent inability to raise funds cramped the production of gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.25 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen 2.27 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2713, Schneider coll. 232, Fr-248.

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 British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 82, British Collection, Part 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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