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Sale 31
Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction
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Lot 2146 |
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Great Britain. James I (1603-25) silver Half Groat. S-2649. First coinage. Thistle mm (struck 1603-04). An excellent example of this scarce type, sharper than the Spink plate coin. Especially pleasing surfaces with a charming portrait of the king. Unusual amount of detail shows in both the king's beard and dress, and on the shield. Lovely gray color! NGC graded EF-45.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
The Cheshire Collection.
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| Realized
$357 |
Lot 2147 |
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Great Britain. Silver Portcullis Halfpenny (1603-25). James I. S-2651. First issue of 1603-04. Thistle mm appears above the portcullis gate. Similar to the Elizabethan piece with a Moline cross on reverse but four sets of three unconnected pellets. An exceptional piece, two-tone gray in color, no problems, sharply struck with super detail including the triangular denticles of the rims. Specialists will want to bid on this one! NGC graded EF-45.
Estimated Value $125 - 175.
The Cheshire Collection.
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$196 |
Lot 2148 |
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Great Britain. James I (1603-25) silver Shilling (1605-06. S-2655. Second coinage of 1604-19. Rose mm, struck 1605-06. Seldom-seen 4th Bust, the king shown in smaller size with so-called plainer armour, which is actually detailed but cut short at the right arm/shoulder. The portrait here is unusually well detailed, among the best seen of this issue. Little wear but softly struck in many areas of the legends. The bust and shield are the best parts of this lovely coin, which has full original early 17th-century color, toned a handsome and slightly iridescent medium gray. The first quadrant of the shield has a long, old gash on it, suggesting this was a "dug piece," which is consistent with its overall lack of wear. Probably part of someone's "savings account," buried for security in very uncertain times, then lost for many years until recovered, possibly, by a metal "detectorist," as they are called in the UK. NGC graded AU-55.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
The Cheshire Collection.
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$1,150 |
Lot 2149 |
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Great Britain. Sixpence, 1605. S.2657. James I. Third bust, Mintmark, escallop. This coin was struck in the year of the Gunpowder Plot. Natural edge cracks. Well struck for issue, and nicely toned. NGC graded AU-55.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
The Cheshire Collection.
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$776 |
Lot 2150 |
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Great Britain. James I (1603-25) silver Thistle Penny. S-2661. N-2106. Famous ROSA SINE SPINA (rose without thorns) issue, the legend surrounding an open Tudor rose. Reverse: legend (translated as "May God Guard These United" kingdoms) within two beaded circles in the center of which is a Scottish thistle (James was son of Mary Queen of Scots, also King James VI of Scotland). A classic Stewart coin, paying homage to the clan's Welsh origins, the Tudor family. This is an impressive piece, showing no real wear and having a bold strike, the thistle particularly crisp. For the type, a lovely flan. Pleasing "Renaissance gray" toning adds to the exceptional quality of this little jewel. NGC graded AU-55.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
The Cheshire Collection.
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$299 |
Lot 2151 |
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Great Britain. Halfcrown, ND. James I, equestrian. S-2666. Third Coinage of 1619-25, thistle mm (struck 1621-23). An interesting link is what this coin is. The type was first used by Edward VI, a Tudor. Elizabeth did not have an equestrain coinage of any kind. Hers were all portrait pieces. Nor did Philip & Mary use the design. The type was resumed by James, a Stuart. An interesting study would be to trace the influence on each of these coinages, see if it could be determined why King James selected the equestrian style for his own. This specimen is lovely, deeply and evenly toned, well struck showing the design off exceptionally well, on an excellent mostly round flan. The toning is a classic purplish gray. By contrast, most of these were poorly made, and few nice ones appear on the market. At the top of its class! NGC graded AU-50.
Estimated Value $2,750 - 3,500.
The Cheshire Collection.
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$2,645 |
Lot 2152 |
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Great Britain. James I (1603-25) silver Shilling (1623-24). S-2668. Third coinage of 1619-25. Lis mm, struck 1623-24, at the very end of this reign. Sixth bust. A simply gorgeous specimen showing only the slightest wear, and on an almost perfectly round flan but the design struck slightly off-center, taking away a bit of detail on the left obverse. However, the strike itself is awesome for this period, with much crispness in the king's portrait showing deep details in most parts; the legends on both sides and the reverse shield are also particularly well struck, though some details are rounded and this is a combination of shallow die-work and a tad of weak strike. More than a little early 17th-century luster remains beneath handsome silvery gray toning. One of the nicest quality James shillings anyone could hope to own. Overall, a "picture of its age"! NGC graded AU-55.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
The Cheshire Collection.
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$719 |
Lot 2153 |
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Great Britain. Silver Sixpence, 1624. James I. S-2670. Third Coinage of 1619-25. Sixth bust. Trefoil mm. A wonderful contrast and companion to the 1603 sixpence above, this coin shows what the coinage looked like at the end of this reign, just before the first Charles. Except for the last few letters of the obverse legend, this coin almost leaps off its metal at the viewer's eye with an incredible sharpness of detail that is almost never seen in these sixpence issues. The lettering style is crude and classic, "of its age," but deeply cut. So are the inner and outer beaded circles, which offset a crisp portrait. Reverse qualities are similar, though the letters are somewhat filled in, less deeply cut, but still exceptionally clear and readable. The shield is balanced in strike, with some soft or rounded parts; the date is bold. It's all enhanced by lovely medium gray toning of the finest kind. In fact there is so little actual wear that details of the die-work are easily studied. One of the most pleasing late-issue silver coins of this reign the cataloguer has seen. NGC graded EF-45.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,400.
The Cheshire Collection.
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$1,093 |
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