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Long Beach Signature Sale 3035 3-5 September 2014
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Henry VIII gold 1/2 Sovereign ND (1547-51) XF45 NGC, S-2391, North-1865 (R), Posthumous Coinage of 1547-51, Tower mint, Arrow mm. A gleaming coin, more bright than lustrous, on a broad flan with very minor cracks at the edge. The central motifs are much clearer than normally encountered, with well-defined legends and most of the outer beaded rim on each side showing. These curious and doubtless sentimental issues retain the designs of the Half Sovereigns of the last (3rd) coinage period of Henry VIII but were struck after his death; they feature a youthful small portrait, said to be that of Edward VI as a boy, with a different background to his throne. The legends employ Roman-style lettering, and the traditional trefoil stops have been replaced by open square-shaped "lozenge" stops. Perhaps these were meant to be annulets of a new shape so as to distinguish the posthumous coins. The Arrow initial mark points downward, is sharply pointed, and has two feathers. This piece was minted under Edward VI in honor of his recently deceased, famous father.
Estimate: 3750-4250 USD
Henry VIII gold 1/2 Sovereign ND (1547-51) XF45 NGC, S-2391, North-1865 (R), Posthumous Coinage of 1547-51, Tower mint, Arrow mm. A gleaming coin, more bright than lustrous, on a broad flan with very minor cracks at the edge. The central motifs are much clearer than normally encountered, with well-defined legends and most of the outer beaded rim on each side showing. These curious and doubtless sentimental issues retain the designs of the Half Sovereigns of the last (3rd) coinage period of Henry VIII but were struck after his death; they feature a youthful small portrait, said to be that of Edward VI as a boy, with a different background to his throne. The legends employ Roman-style lettering, and the traditional trefoil stops have been replaced by open square-shaped "lozenge" stops. Perhaps these were meant to be annulets of a new shape so as to distinguish the posthumous coins. The Arrow initial mark points downward, is sharply pointed, and has two feathers. This piece was minted under Edward VI in honor of his recently deceased, famous father.
Estimate: 3750-4250 USD