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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 580

(x) NGC MS66 | Edward IV, First Reign (1461-1470), Heavy Coinage, Noble, EDWARD ' | DI | . GRA .' REX AnGL '. Z FRAn ' DnS . hB, king standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield, ropes 4/2, ornaments 1-1-1, quatrefoils 3/3[?], rev. (m.m.) Ih'C ' AVT .' TRANSENS PER MEDIVM ILORV .' IBAT, saltire stops, floriate cross, crowned leopards in angles, large E• in centre, trefoils in spandrels, 6.978g [107.70grns], 4h, i.m. lys (Blunt & Whitton -; Schneider I, 338; North 1527; S.1946), a faint trace of die shirt, nevertheless a SENSATIONAL Numismatic Treasure, practically flawless in the strike and undeniably choice mint state and fresh from the die, OF THE HIGHEST RARITY, with only four specimens documented in private hands, in NGC Black 'Carrington' holder, graded MINT STATE 66 (Cert. #8534361-001)

Provenance

The "Carrington" Collection of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins


Spink, by private treaty, 1982 - £19,250


Spink 4, 22 February 1979, lot 758* - "as struck, but slightly weak in places, extremely fine and extremely rare" - £15,000


Fishpool Hoard, Glendining, 17 October 1968, lot 75 - "in beautiful state and extremely rare" - £9,600.0.0



https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/8534361-001/66/

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Sold for
£75,000

Starting price
£35000