England (1505-09) 1/2 angel Fr-152

Sincona sale 79, lot 1055

This specimen was lot 1055 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$3,835 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Henry VII. 1485-1509. 1/2 Angel n. d. (1505-1509), Tower Mint. Class V. Mintmark pheon. NGC AU55. Scratch on obverse." The half angel was one-sixth of a pound or three shillings four pence. The denomination was introduced in the reign of Edward IV to replace the gold noble and was struck until the reign of Charles I. Many varieties and mintmarks exist for Henry VII.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 40 grains or 2.57 g, 0.995 fine gold, this specimen is 2.55 g.

Catalog reference: Spink 2192, Schneider coll. 546, Fr-152.

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 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

Link to:

• (1504-09) halfgroat
• (1505-09) groat
• (1507-09) angel, pheon mintmark
• (1508-09) halfgroat, York mint
• Coins and currency dated 1505