Anne (1702-14), silver Crown, 1707. Draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA. rev. Pre-Union type crowned cruciform shields, garter star at center, roses and plumes in alternate angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding.MAG BR. FRA ET. HIB REG: edge inscribed in raised letters, +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. SEXTO. weight 29.98g (Bull 1343; ESC 102; S 3578; KM 519.3). Toned with light haymarking, in PCGS holder graded AU 55. Estimated Value $4,000
Ex Spink Coin Auction, 6th October 2004, lot 730.
PCGS certification 34313083. The old claim to the French Kingdom dating back to the time of the Wars of the Roses, when King Henry VI had regnal jurisdiction over a portion of France, and a number of Mints including Paris. Subsequently the last French possession of Calais had been physically lost in the time of Mary Tudor on January 7th 1557/8.