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[[Image:S79-01099.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1099]] | [[Image:S79-01099.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1099]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1099 in Sincona sale 79 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1099 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]] | Königreich, James I. 1603-1625. Gold 1/2 crown n. d. (1616-1617), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Fifth bust. Mintmark book on lantern. NGC XF45. Flan crack." This gold half crown of James' second issue was accompanied by a rose ryal ([[Great Britain 1605-06 rose ryal|Fr-230]]), angel, unite ([[Great Britain (1617-18) unite Fr-234|Fr-234]]), spur ryal ([[Great Britain (1611-12) spur ryal Fr-231|Fr-231]]), double crown ([[Great Britain (1618-19) double crown Fr-235|Fr-235]]), half angel ([[Great Britain (1613-15) 1/2 angel Fr-233|Fr-233]]) and crown ([[Great Britain (1616-17) crown Fr-236|Fr-236]]). With the accession of James I we drop "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain." He was the last monarch to mint this denomination in 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. |
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Latest revision as of 10:45, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1099 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, James I. 1603-1625. Gold 1/2 crown n. d. (1616-1617), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Fifth bust. Mintmark book on lantern. NGC XF45. Flan crack." This gold half crown of James' second issue was accompanied by a rose ryal (Fr-230), angel, unite (Fr-234), spur ryal (Fr-231), double crown (Fr-235), half angel (Fr-233) and crown (Fr-236). With the accession of James I we drop "England" as the country name and adopt the current "Great Britain." He was the last monarch to mint this denomination in gold.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.125 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 1.21 g.
Catalog reference: KM 32, Spink 2631, Schneider coll. II, 76 var, Fr-237.
- 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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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