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Commonwealth (1649-60), gold Crown, 1652. English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun without stops, THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND, rev. English and Irish shields, value .V. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, smaller lettering than obverse, GOD. WITH. VS. (Schneider 360; N 2719; S 3212; Fr 271; KM 393.1). Fully round and lightly toned, in NGC holder graded AU 58, Pop 1; the only piece graded at NGC and the finer one of the only 2 graded examples at both services. very rare with the small lettering on reverse. We feel this coin should be regraded to mint state. Lots of mint luster visable. Estimated Value $10,000

Ex Ira and Larry Goldberg, Los Angeles, USA, Auction 48, 14th September 2008, lot 2082.

NGC certification 2124323-001. All gold coins of this period are struck in 22 carat gold and are the first British coins to have legends in plain English.