Great Britain (1644-45) unite Fr-249

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Sincona sale 75, lot 101

This specimen was lot 101 in Sincona sale 75 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,352 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Grossbritannien | Königreich. Charles I. 1625-1649. Unite of 20 Shillings n. d. (1644-1645), Tower Mint under Parliament. Group F. Sixth bust. Mintmark R in brackets. Selten. NGC MS60. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Rare, Extraordinary condition.)" Even after the king broke with Parliament and fled to Oxford, the Tower mint (controlled by Parliament) continued to strike silver and gold coinage of the pre-Civil War types. This unite is an expensive type but is more available than the Royalist issues.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.02 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 9.02 g.

Catalog reference: KM 250, Spink 2695, Fr-249.

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 75, SINCONA British Collection - Part 2, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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