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Session Seven - Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:00 am
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VI 1551 C
ROWN
4193
Great Britain. Crown, 1551
. S.2478; Dav-8245. Edward
VI, 1547-1553. Third period. Fine issue. EF and nicely
toned. King crowned and in armour with a sword over his
shoulder, galloping right on a richly caparisoned horse.
Date 1551 below. Reverse, long cross fourchee over royal
shield. A beautiful specimen with an attractive old cabinet
tone. Struck on a large flan, well centered, and with superb
detail on the portrait of the king and the ornamental trap-
pings of the horse. This is the Dr Robert Hesselgesser Col-
lection specimen offered for sale in the fall of 2007. The
first dated English coin, Edward VI crowns are very rare in
high grade and this specimen compares well with the
Cheshire Collection piece, also graded XF45, which fetched
$23,000 in 2005. One of the finest extant examples of a
truly historic coin.
NGC graded EF-45
.
* Edward VI was the son of his more famous father Henry
VIII, and Jane Seymour. He became king on the death of
Henry in 1547 aged ten. The government was entrusted to
his uncle the Duke of Somerset (who fell from power in
1549) and then to the Earl of Warwick, later created Duke
of Northumberland. Edward was a staunch Protestant and
during his brief reign the Reformation progressed. He died
from tuberculosis in 1553, and was succeeded by his Cath-
olic sister Mary I ('Bloody'Mary). One of Edward's legacies
is a fascinating series of coins, and this, the first English sil-
ver crown.
Estimated Value .................................... $12,000 - 14,000
4194
Great Britain. Sixpence, ND
. S.2483. Edward VI, 1547-1553.
Fine issue (1551-3). Mint mark, tun. A few surface marks.
Toned.
ANACS graded VF-35
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 350
4195
Great Britain. Sixpence, 1568
. S.2562. Elizabeth I, 1558-
1603. Mint mark, Coronet. Well defined example with nice sur-
faces and attractive toning.
NGC graded EF-45.
WINGS
APPROVED
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $300 - 400
4196
Great Britain. Threepence, 1576
. S.2566. Elizabeth I. Mint
mark, Eglantine. A great portrait on this small but nicely
detailed Tudor coin.
Estimated Value ................................................... $200 - 250
