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World Gold Coins
3748
Great Britain. Gold Crown, ND
. S.2624. A superb coin, care-
fully struck on a large round flan with an exceptional portrait of
the king.
Usually the gold crowns and half crowns of this reign are unim-
pressive and badly struck items. This has been well produced
and as well preserved, with little or no wear, and lots of eye
appeal.
PCGS graded Genuine, About Uncirculated
Details (Damaged)
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,750 - 2,000
G
REAT
B
RITAIN
. U
NITE
, ND
3749
Great Britain. Unite, ND
. S.2687; Fr-246. Charles I,
1625-1649. Tower mint under the King. Class B, Class 1a.
Mint mark anchor A / anchor B (obverse/reverse) (1628/
1629) bust 2a. Obverse, King's portrait left, XX (Twenty
shillings) to right. Reverse, crowned coat of arms within a
scrolled frame. Type as Schneider 124. Very attractive.
Struck on a large round flan, nicely centered and glowing
with full original luster. All lettering well struck up, and a
superb portrait of England's most ill-fated monarch. Virtu-
ally as made, for what was a crudely produced coin.
NGC
graded About Uncirculated, Details (Surface Hair-
lines)
.
* This specimen was produced in the 1628-1629 period, a
time of turmoil in England. Writs were issued in March 1618
requiring every county in England (not just seaport towns)
to pay the despised ship tax. Later in the same month Oli-
ver Cromwell made his first appearance in the English Par-
liament as the new Member for Huntingdon.
In June 1628 the King reconvened Parliament and accepted
the Petition of Rights as a concession so that he could gain
the subsidies he required to finance his foreign wars. The
document, nearly as important as the Magna Carta, laid
down basic rights for the citizen and restricted the powers
of the monarch. Sadly, Charles later rejected the document.
In August 1628, the Duke of Buckingham (a court favourite
of King Charles and his father James I) was assassinated in
the Greyhound tavern in Portsmouth by a disaffected army
officer, John Felton. In March 1629 England granted a royal
charter to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Also in March that
year, the King dissolved Parliament and only recalled it 11
years later, thus setting in motion the events which led to
the English Civil War, and his death in 1649!
Estimated Value ........................................ $4,000 - 4,500
3750
Great Britain. ½ Guinea, 1696
. S.3467; Fr-316; KM-487.2.
William III. Elephant and castle below bust. Severe edge and
field damage. Scarce type.
Very Good, Details
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
3751
Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1710
. S.3575; Fr-323; KM-527.
Anne. Obverse, draped bust of Queen. Reverse crowned cruci-
form shields. This coin has seen practically no circulation, and is
unusually sharply struck and free from any planchet problems
or striking flaws. Lovely lustrous surfaces.
PCGS graded MS-
61
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$4,500 - 5,000
3752
Great Britain. ¼ Guinea, 1718
. S.3638; Fr-331; KM-555.
George I. One year type.
Very Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $225 - 275
3753
Great Britain. Guinea, 1745
. S.3679; Fr-343; KM-577.4.
George II. Lima below bust. Ex jewelry with heavy surface han-
dling marks. Rare one year type.
Very Good, Details
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $400 - 500
3754
Great Britain. ½ Guinea, 1759
. S.3685; Fr-349; KM-587.
George II. Old head left. Slightly bent with surface porosity.
Uncirculated, Details (Altered Surface)
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 700
