England 1561 6 pence
This specimen was lot 2207 in Goldberg sale 110 (Los Angeles, June 2019), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Sixpence, 1561. Elizabeth I, 1558-1601. Mint mark pheon. Obverse: Crowned portrait of [the] queen left, rose behind. Reverse: Quartered shield of arms, date above. Practically as struck, and with a superb sharply detailed portrait, this is handsome example of a (normally) crudely made Tudor coin. NGC graded AU-55. Elizabeth I was the only surviving child of King Henry VII and Anne Boleyn. She was a disappointment to her father, who had wanted a son, and she scarcely knew her mother who was executed when Elizabeth was 32 months old. Mary, her sister, was her bitter rival, and nearly cost Elizabeth her life. Despite all this, Elizabeth went on to become one of England's greatest monarchs, providing peace and a relatively stable religious background for a weary nation. The beautiful portrait on this small coin is a reminder of the first great Elizabethan age." This type was struck during the third and fourth issue during 1561-66. Specimens of average quality are quite affordable.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 96 grains (6.22 g), .925 fine silver; this specimen 3.7 grams.
Catalog reference: S.2561.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 110: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.
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