Great Britain 1656 crown Dav-3772
This specimen was lot 2502 in Goldberg sale 117 (Los Angeles, September 2020), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Crown, 1656/4. Great Britain. Crown, 1656/4. Commonwealth period, 1649-1660. Mint mark, Sun. Shield of England enclosed within a wreath. Legend; THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND. Reverse: Shields of England and Ireland conjoined, with date above and legend GOD WITH VS. Mark of v[al]ue (V Shillings) above shields. NGC graded Extremely Fine, Details (Smoothed)." This type was struck 1649-56. It is the first English crown to bear English legends.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 30.1 g, .925 silver.
Catalog reference: KM 392, S.3214; ESC-9; Dav-3772.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 117: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- 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.
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