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[[Image:S79-01134.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1134]] | [[Image:S79-01134.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 79, lot 1134]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1134 in Sincona sale 79 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1134 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,637 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]] | Königreich, Charles I. 1625-1649. Gold crown of 5 shillings n. d. (1644-1645), Tower Mint under Parliament. Group D. Fourth bust, bust 5, jewelled crown. Mintmark (R). NGC AU58." The gold of the early part of Charles's reign comprised of angels (11 shillings), unites (20 shillings), double crowns (ten shillings) and crowns (five shillings). By 1644, Charles no longer controlled the Tower Mint and coins were made there under the authority of Parliament. Milled coinage finally superseded the hammered coinage in 1664. However, the old hammered coin was not called in and melted until 1696-97. |
''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 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. |
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
* [[Great Britain (1643-44) crown Fr-251|(1643-44) gold crown, (P) mintmark, Tower mint]] | * [[Great Britain (1643-44) crown Fr-251|(1643-44) gold crown, (P) mintmark, Tower mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain (1644) farthing|(1644) "rose farthing", Oxford mint]] | * [[Great Britain (1644) farthing|(1644) "rose farthing", Oxford mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1644 3 pence KM-278|1644 threepence, Exeter mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1644 3 pence KM-275|1644 threepence, Oxford mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644 4 pence KM-288|1644 groat, Exeter mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 4 pence KM-288|1644 groat, Exeter mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644-OX 4 pence KM-283.1|1644-OX 4 pence (groat), Oxford mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644-OX 4 pence KM-283.1|1644-OX 4 pence (groat), Oxford mint]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain (1644-45) 1/2 crown KM-303.1|(1644-45) half crown, Exeter mint]] | * [[Great Britain (1644-45) 1/2 crown KM-303.1|(1644-45) half crown, Exeter mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain (1644-45)-R 1/2 crown|(1644-45) halfcrown, (R) mintmark, Tower mint]] | * [[Great Britain (1644-45)-R 1/2 crown|(1644-45) halfcrown, (R) mintmark, Tower mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain (1644)-CHST half crown|(1644)-CHST half crown, Chester mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3765|1644 silver crown, Exeter mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3765|1644 silver crown, Exeter mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3771|1644 "Rawlins’" crown, Oxford mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3771|1644 "Rawlins’" crown, Oxford mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:21, 23 September 2025
This specimen was lot 1134 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,637 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Charles I. 1625-1649. Gold crown of 5 shillings n. d. (1644-1645), Tower Mint under Parliament. Group D. Fourth bust, bust 5, jewelled crown. Mintmark (R). NGC AU58." The gold of the early part of Charles's reign comprised of angels (11 shillings), unites (20 shillings), double crowns (ten shillings) and crowns (five shillings). By 1644, Charles no longer controlled the Tower Mint and coins were made there under the authority of Parliament. Milled coinage finally superseded the hammered coinage in 1664. However, the old hammered coin was not called in and melted until 1696-97.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen is 2.31 g.
Catalog reference: KM 139, Spink 2716, Schneider coll. 257, Fr-251.
- 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.
Link to:
- (1643-44) gold crown, (P) mintmark, Tower mint
- (1644) "rose farthing", Oxford mint
- 1644 threepence, Exeter mint
- 1644 threepence, Oxford mint
- 1644 groat, Exeter mint
- 1644-OX 4 pence (groat), Oxford mint
- 1644 sixpence, Bristol mint
- (1644-45) shilling
- 1644-BR shilling, Bristol mint
- 1644-BR half crown, Bristol mint
- (1644-45) half crown, Exeter mint
- (1644-45) halfcrown, (R) mintmark, Tower mint
- (1644)-CHST half crown, Chester mint
- 1644 silver crown, Exeter mint
- 1644 "Rawlins’" crown, Oxford mint
- 1644 pound, Oxford mint
- (1644-45) unite, Tower mint
- 1644 unite, Oxford mint, "·RELIG·PRO·"
- 1644 triple unite
- Coins and currency dated 1644