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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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Charles II gold Unite of 20 Shillings ND (1660-1662) XF45 NGC, S-3304, North-2754 (R). 2nd Issue with mark of value "XX" (20 Shillings) behind the portrait, Crown mm. Obvious doubling of strike is seen on the king's face. This piece is somewhat lustrous with pleasing fields and bold legends; the reverse design is sharp in all details with much of the outer beaded border in evidence. Reddish gold toning adds to the eye-appeal. Altogether, a desirable example of the short-lived, hammered coinage struck for only two years, after which the mill machinery began turning out a kind of English money seen before only in a few experiments. The very end of the hammered coinage era may be seen right on this very coin.
Estimate: 6500-7500 USD
Charles II gold Unite of 20 Shillings ND (1660-1662) XF45 NGC, S-3304, North-2754 (R). 2nd Issue with mark of value "XX" (20 Shillings) behind the portrait, Crown mm. Obvious doubling of strike is seen on the king's face. This piece is somewhat lustrous with pleasing fields and bold legends; the reverse design is sharp in all details with much of the outer beaded border in evidence. Reddish gold toning adds to the eye-appeal. Altogether, a desirable example of the short-lived, hammered coinage struck for only two years, after which the mill machinery began turning out a kind of English money seen before only in a few experiments. The very end of the hammered coinage era may be seen right on this very coin.
Estimate: 6500-7500 USD