Great Britain 1664 crown

Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 7198

This specimen was lot 7198 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown, 1664. London Mint. Charles II. PCGS VF-30. A pleasing, original looking coin with even, honest wear, gray toning throughout, and the normal light circulation marks expected for the grade." Altho Charles I, in his desperate hunt for cash, struck a few silver crowns, this denomination was normally struck in gold during the hammered era. The introduction of milling machinery in 1662 allowed the mint to strike silver crowns on a regular basis for the first time. This, the second bust, was struck 1664-67 and 1664 is the commonest date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 30.10 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3355; KM-422.1; Dav-3775.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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