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Auction: 20005 - The Stratos Sale of Spectacular English Gold Coins
Lot: 14

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Half-Pound, First Issue, 'Crown Gold', struck 1 January 1561 - 31 August 1565, Tower, + ELIZABETH : D .' G .' ANG .' FRA ' ET · HI .' REGINA, crowned bust 3C, rev. + SCVTVM : FIDEI : PROTEGET : EAM :, 5.59g, 10h, m.m. cross crosslet (Brown & Comber [1989] G5/- same obverse die, reverse unrecorded (colon after EAM); Schneider I, 738/-; N.1982; Spink 2520), some edge roughness at 10 and 2 o'clock and partial striking softness, otherwise lightly toned, good very fine, a pleasing coin

Provenance
From the Quinn Collection
Purchased M Bord (London), 7 June 1991 - £700



NGC AU-Details ~ Repaired (Certification #5879376-010)

https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5879376-010/NGCDetails/

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Sold for
£4,800

Starting price
£1500