Great Britain (1644-45)-R crown Fr-251

Sincona sale 79, lot 1134

This specimen was lot 1134 in Sincona sale 79 (Zurich, 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 Milled coinage finally superseded the hammered coinage in 1664.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.

Source:

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, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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Great Britain (1644-45)-R crown Fr-251

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