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Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             

             
            Lot 2151Great 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. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $2,300
             


          








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