Great Britain (1609-10) unite Fr-234
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This specimen was lot 81 in Sincona sale 75 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$14,566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. James I. 1603-1625. Unite of 20 Shillings n. d. (1609-1610), Tower Mint. Second coinage. Fourth bust. Mintmark key. NGC MS62. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Magnificent condition.)" The unite was twenty shillings and was the largest denomination struck by the Stuarts before the Civil War. It was last struck in 1660 under the Commonwealth. It was superseded by the milled guinea.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 9.98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 46, Spink 2619. Fr-234.
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- 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, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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