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Auction 40 11 January 2017
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WORLD COINS, GREAT BRITAIN, Elizabeth I, (1558-1603), Gold Pound of Twenty Shillings, undated, Sixth issue (1583-1600). Ornate crowned bust left, beaded circle surrounding, initial mark cypher (1600) both sides, pellet and comma stops on obverse, ELIZABETH. D'. G'. ANG'. FRA'. ET. HIB'. REGINA. Rev. Crowned quartered shield of arms, E to left, R to right, beaded circle surrounding, pellet stops on reverse, SCVTVM. FIDEI.PROTEGET. EAM., outer beaded circle surrounding both sides. (cf Schneider 804; B&C F22; N 2008; S 2534). Lightly toned, usual raised die flaws on face and beaded circles. A rare mintmark.PCGS graded EF-40.
Brown and Comber only record one variety of initial mark cypher in their BNJ article in 1989, though there are clearly two obverses, one with the mintmark at the start of the legend and the other, as in the Schneider example, with the mark at the end of the legeundated.
Estimate: $ 15,000
Brown and Comber only record one variety of initial mark cypher in their BNJ article in 1989, though there are clearly two obverses, one with the mintmark at the start of the legend and the other, as in the Schneider example, with the mark at the end of the legeundated.
Estimate: $ 15,000