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Session Six - Tuesday, January 27, 2015 5:00 pm
3424
Gibraltar. ½ Crown, 1998
. KM-732. Weight 0.5000 ounce.
Peacocks. Interesting "hologram" peacock. 3500 struck of this
one year type. Finest grade possible.
NGC graded Proof 70
Ultra Cameo
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $700 - 750
3425
Great Britain. ½ Noble, ND
. S.1494; Fr-90. Edward III,
1327-1377. Forth coinage/pre-treaty period (1351-61). Ruler in
ship.
PCGS graded AU-53.
WINGS APPROVED
.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,600 - 1,800
U
NCIRCULATED
H
ENRY
VI N
OBLE
3426
Great Britain. Noble, ND
. S.1803; Fr-112. Henry VI,
1422-1461. First reign annulet issue CALAIS mint. Obverse:
King standing in ship facing, holding sword and shield. Flag
at stern denotes Calais mint. Reverse, floriated cross with
lis at ends and h in center. This is a handsome mint state
example of this rare coin. Struck on an unusually large and
imposing flan the coin has an exquisitely detailed portrait of
the king, well centered and with original luster intact. The
2014 catalogue price is around $5300 (£3250) in Very Fine.
There is no price given for XF or uncirculated specimens.
Uncirculated, damaged PCGS. We do not think that this
coin has been mounted. It was a discovery coin unearthed
recently in Europe and it seems unlikely it would have been
mounted in mediaeval times.
PCGS graded Genuine,
Uncirculated, Details (Damage)
.
* Henry VI was a baby when he came to throne after the
sudden death of his father King Henry V in 1422. Neverthe-
less, the minting of coins under the new infant king contin-
ued as before, and new dies were prepared for gold Nobles,
half Nobles and quarter Nobles which were minted in Lon-
don and Calais, where the mint had re-opened just before
the death of Henry V. The Calais coins are rarer than their
London- made siblings, and the Calais mint was finally
closed in 1440.
Estimated Value ...................................... $9,000 - 10,000
E
DWARD
IV G
OLD
R
YAL
3427
Great Britain. Ryal, ND
. S.1952; Fr-133. Edward IV,
1461-1470. Light coinage (1461-64). Flemish version. King
standing in ship, holding sword and shield, rose at side of
ship. Reverse, rose in center surrounded by alternating
crown/lion and lis. Remarkably round and struck on a large
flan, with no discernible evidence of wear. A crisp portrait,
and free from the usual creases, flan undulations and other
problems associated with medieval gold coins. An attractive
coin with good eye appeal.
PCGS graded AU-58.
WINGS
APPROVED
.
Estimated Value ........................................ $5,000 - 5,500
