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[[Image:S75-66.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 75, lot 66]]
 
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This specimen was lot 66 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 7,000 CHF (about US$8,497 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Half sovereign n. d. (1547-1549), Southwark. First period. Mintmark E. Lombardic E below shield. Sehr selten. NGC XF45. (Very rare.)" The half sovereign was tariffed at ten shillings. This issue featured the king's name; the previous type ([[England (1547-51) 1/2 sovereign Fr-174|Fr-174]]) was struck in the name of the deceased Henry VIII. The young king was governed by regents throughout his reign, whose bungling of a war with Scotland caused unrest and economic distress. The coinage was debased to pay for the war, a practice continued from Henry's reign.
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This specimen was lot 66 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 7,000 CHF (about US$8,497 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Half sovereign n. d. (1547-1549), Southwark. First period. Mintmark E. Lombardic E below shield. Sehr selten. NGC XF45. (Very rare.)" The half sovereign was tariffed at ten shillings. This issue featured the king's name; the previous type ([[England (1547-51) 1/2 sovereign Fr-174|Fr-174]]) was struck in the name of the deceased Henry VIII. The young king was governed by regents throughout his reign, whose bungling of a war with Scotland caused unrest and economic distress. The coinage was debased to pay for the war, a practice continued from Henry's reign.
  
 
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* [[England (1547-51)-WS halfgroat|(1547-51)-WS halfgroat, Bristol mint, bust of Henry VIII]]
 
* [[England (1547-51)-WS halfgroat|(1547-51)-WS halfgroat, Bristol mint, bust of Henry VIII]]
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* [[England (1547-49) halfgroat|(1547-49) halfgroat, Canterbury mint]]
 
* [[England (1547-51) groat|(1547-51) groat, bust of Henry VIII]]
 
* [[England (1547-51) groat|(1547-51) groat, bust of Henry VIII]]
 
* [[England (1547-49) groat S-2454|(1547-49) groat, bust of Edward VI]]
 
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* [[England (1547-51) 1/2 sovereign Fr-174|(1547-51) half sovereign, titles of Henry VIII]]
 
* [[England (1547-51) 1/2 sovereign Fr-174|(1547-51) half sovereign, titles of Henry VIII]]
 
* [[England (1549) 1/2 crown Fr-183|(1549) gold half crown, arrow mintmark]]
 
* [[England (1549) 1/2 crown Fr-183|(1549) gold half crown, arrow mintmark]]
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* [[England (1549-50)-Y 1/2 crown Fr-183|(1549-50)-Y gold half crown, Southwark mint, crowned bust of Edward VI]]
 
* [[England (1549) crown Fr-182|(1549) gold crown, "Y" mintmark, Southwark mint]]
 
* [[England (1549) crown Fr-182|(1549) gold crown, "Y" mintmark, Southwark mint]]
 
* [[England (1549-50) 1/2 sovereign Fr-181|(1549-50) half sovereign, crowned bust right]]
 
* [[England (1549-50) 1/2 sovereign Fr-181|(1549-50) half sovereign, crowned bust right]]
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* [[England (1549-50)-Y 1/2 crown Fr-183|(1549-50)-Y gold half crown, Southwark mint, crowned bust of Edward VI]]
 
* [[England (1549) crown Fr-182|(1549) gold crown, "Y" mintmark, Southwark mint]]
 
* [[England (1549) crown Fr-182|(1549) gold crown, "Y" mintmark, Southwark mint]]
 
* [[England (1549-50) 1/2 sovereign Fr-181a|(1549-50) half sovereign, uncrowned bust right]]
 
* [[England (1549-50) 1/2 sovereign Fr-181a|(1549-50) half sovereign, uncrowned bust right]]

Latest revision as of 12:44, 10 June 2025

Sincona sale 75, lot 66

This specimen was lot 66 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 7,000 CHF (about US$8,497 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Edward VI. 1547-1553. Half sovereign n. d. (1547-1549), Southwark. First period. Mintmark E. Lombardic E below shield. Sehr selten. NGC XF45. (Very rare.)" The half sovereign was tariffed at ten shillings. This issue featured the king's name; the previous type (Fr-174) was struck in the name of the deceased Henry VIII. The young king was governed by regents throughout his reign, whose bungling of a war with Scotland caused unrest and economic distress. The coinage was debased to pay for the war, a practice continued from Henry's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 90 grains (5.82 g), gold, this specimen 6.04 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2430. Fr-177.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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