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

             
            Lot 2153Great 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. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $950
             


          








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