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Charles I gold Unite ND (1631-1632) AU53 NGC, Briot's mint at the Tower, Daisy above B mm, Briot's first milled issue, KM171, S-2719, N-2294, Schneider-275, Brooker-707 (same dies). A coin which can quite easily be seen as a proponent for the advantages of milled over hammered coin production, this gorgeous unite by Briot manages to straddle the line between an aged appearance and admirable quality of preservation. Struck on a full flan, the details of the strike are lavishly expressed to an extent that even the light wear present keeps from blending the features together. While the flan at first appears somewhat uneven, a look over Brooker's collection suggests that this may be more of a virtue of imperfections in the dies themselves, number 707 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles catalog of his collection showing the same precise areas of unevenness. The first example of the issue we have offered and one of only a very few certified, with an esteemed pedigree to wit, we do not doubt that it will come fiercely contested.
Ex. Irving Goodman Collection (Superior June 1996, Lot 1282)
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 14000-16000 USD
Charles I gold Unite ND (1631-1632) AU53 NGC, Briot's mint at the Tower, Daisy above B mm, Briot's first milled issue, KM171, S-2719, N-2294, Schneider-275, Brooker-707 (same dies). A coin which can quite easily be seen as a proponent for the advantages of milled over hammered coin production, this gorgeous unite by Briot manages to straddle the line between an aged appearance and admirable quality of preservation. Struck on a full flan, the details of the strike are lavishly expressed to an extent that even the light wear present keeps from blending the features together. While the flan at first appears somewhat uneven, a look over Brooker's collection suggests that this may be more of a virtue of imperfections in the dies themselves, number 707 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles catalog of his collection showing the same precise areas of unevenness. The first example of the issue we have offered and one of only a very few certified, with an esteemed pedigree to wit, we do not doubt that it will come fiercely contested.
Ex. Irving Goodman Collection (Superior June 1996, Lot 1282)
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-charles-i-gold-unite-nd-1631-1632-au53-ngc-/a/3089-31166.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 14000-16000 USD