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Auction: 22096 - The "St Albans" Collection of English Gold Coins
Lot: 10

The St. Albans Collection of English Gold Coins | NGC MS62 | James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Laurel of 20-Shillings, 1623-1624, Tower, (m.m.) • IACOBVS : D : G : MA : BRI : FRAN : ET : HI : REX, fourth laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, small ties, rev. FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM VNAM (m.m), crowned shield over cross fourchée, 9.01g, 8h, m.m. trefoil (Schneider I, -; North 2114; Spink 2638B), a pleasingly honest coin with natural, lightly toned and residually lustrous surfaces, the portrait struck soft, nevertheless good very fine, and highly sought after in present commerce, with NGC 'St Albans' Certification, graded MS62 (#6295553-010)

Provenance
'A Distinguished Collection', purchased en bloc via Spink, August 2018

Spink, by private treaty, 22 August 2011 - [SPK31062/64] - £2,200

A private collection from Chelmsford, Essex


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Sold for
£7,000

Starting price
£4800