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TYRANT COLLECTION
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SILVER SHILLING (1551-1553)
Edward VI, Tudor King, 1547-1553
London mint. Third period of 1551-1553, made of fine silver. Facing portrait, crowned. A lovely exam-
ple with deep gray toning and, importantly, an excellent portrait.
S-2482. N-1937. PCGS-graded XF40.
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GOLD FINE SOVEREIGN 1553
Mary, Tudor Queen, 1553-1554
London. Pomegranate mintmark (located after MARIA). Crowned, facing, full-length image of the
queen enthroned, holding golden orb and scepter, a portcullis at her feet; reverse, full-blown Tudor rose
with the royal shield at its center. Very rare. Henry VIII’s eldest daughter, who married a Catholic Span-
ish prince shortly after this coin was made, and died in the second year of her monarchy without an heir,
is shown here replacing her father on the throne as sole monarch. A beautiful example of this very rare
coin, worth 30 silver shillings when created, struck on a full flan, well detailed with a sharp image of the
queen’s figure and face, legends sharp and complete, and exhibiting lovely gold color.
S-2488. N-1956. PCGS-graded AU55.
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GOLD ANGEL (1554-1558)
Philip & Mary, Tudor Queen & Spanish Consort, 1554-1558
London. Lis mintmark on each side. Very rare. Exceptionally fine, struck on a full broad flan, only slight-
ly wavy, the legends complete and bold, importantly with the royal names especially sharp, exhibiting
beautiful old-gold color. A very rare denomination in one of the finest grades known.
S-2496B (beaded inner circle). N-1965. PCGS-graded AU58.