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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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Charles I (1625-49) gold Unite ND (1636-38) MS62 NGC, Tower mint. 9.06g, S-2692, N-2153. Tun mm. This brilliant selection simply flares with ethereal luster, transforming the sunny disk of gold to near-white when tilted in the light. Huge amounts of coinage were produced during Charles I's reign, and this mass-production led to many coins appearing misshapen, poorly-engraved or as weakly struck as the contemporary Spanish cobs. It is all the more significant thus that the present offering has been so well-struck, Charles's bold portrait of a fine style and remarkably prominent, the legends almost entirely readable on both sides; some light doubling on the reverse regnal cypher and shield seems to be the only element detracting from what is otherwise, in all regards, an outstanding and beautiful specimen. A premium Unite, hailing from the late 1630s 'calm before the storm' preceding the Short and Long Parliaments, and the English Civil War.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Charles I (1625-49) gold Unite ND (1636-38) MS62 NGC, Tower mint. 9.06g, S-2692, N-2153. Tun mm. This brilliant selection simply flares with ethereal luster, transforming the sunny disk of gold to near-white when tilted in the light. Huge amounts of coinage were produced during Charles I's reign, and this mass-production led to many coins appearing misshapen, poorly-engraved or as weakly struck as the contemporary Spanish cobs. It is all the more significant thus that the present offering has been so well-struck, Charles's bold portrait of a fine style and remarkably prominent, the legends almost entirely readable on both sides; some light doubling on the reverse regnal cypher and shield seems to be the only element detracting from what is otherwise, in all regards, an outstanding and beautiful specimen. A premium Unite, hailing from the late 1630s 'calm before the storm' preceding the Short and Long Parliaments, and the English Civil War.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD