Watch List notes:

BRITISH COINS. AN OLD COLLECTION OF GOLD ANGELS, HALF-ANGELS AND QUARTER-ANGELS. Edward IV (second reign, 1471-1483), Gold Angelet or Half-Angel, with obverse legend each side, St Michael slaying dragon, lower leg reaches legend, tail nearly touches lower left wing feathers, head touches right wing tip, roped circle, initial mark Annulet (1471-1472) on obverse only, EDWARD' DI GRA REXANGL', rev ship sailing right, indistinct bowsprit reaches legend, rose very distant from mast, obverse type legend on reverse, one sea crescent in hull, EDWARD' DI GRA.REX'ANGLZFR, 2.49g (Schneider 472; N 1629; S 2095). Struck from rusty dies and some die flaws on the reverse, otherwise very fine and a very unusual variety with obverse legend on both sides, extremely rare.
ex Sir John Evans collection, sold to John Pierrepont Morgan
ex John Pierrepont Morgan collection, dispersed by his son from 1915 – a large portion sold to R C Lockett
ex R C Lockett collection, English part II, Glendinings, 11 October 1956, lot 1627 (catalogued as cracked but is merely die flawed)
bought October 1992

Estimate: £2000-2500