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Rare Date Gold Double Crown of the Commonwealth Period
Commonwealth (1649-60), gold Half-Unite or Double Crown of Ten Shillings, 1650. Variety without
stops by mint mark, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial
mark sun, THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND, Rev. English and Irish shields, value .X. above,
beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, legend surrounding.GOD. WITH. VS., weight 4.48g
(Schneider 349; N 2717; S 3210; Fr .270; KM 394.1). Attractively toned, plenty of red color, old hairline
scratch on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, in PCGS holder graded AU Details (Tooled).
$13,500
Ex Clarendon Collection, part 2, Bonhams, 17th October 2006.
PCGS certification 34313122. All gold coins of this period are struck in 22 carat gold and are the first British coins to have
legends in plain English.
The Smallest Gold Denomination of the Commonwealth Period
Commonwealth (1649-60), gold Crown, 1652. English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in
English language, initial mark sun without stops, THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND, Rev.
English and Irish shields, value .V. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, smaller letter-
ing than obverse, GOD. WITH. VS. (Schneider 360; N 2719; S 3212; Fr 271; KM 393.1). Fully round and
lightly toned, in NGC holder graded AU 58, Pop 1; the only piece graded at NGC and the finer one of
the only 2 graded examples at both services.
very rare
with the small lettering on reverse. We feel this coin
should be regraded to mint state. Lots of mint luster visable.
$10,000
Ex Ira and Larry Goldberg, Los Angeles, USA, Auction 48, 14th September 2008, lot 2082.
NGC certification 2124323-001. All gold coins of this period are struck in 22 carat gold and are the first British coins to have
legends in plain English.