This week’s fresh listings:
This page is to be updated every
Tuesday and will contain all the latest Coin,
Medal & Token listings for that particular week.
The more observant of you may have realised that I no longer
keep previous "Fresh Listings" coins on this page.
All for sale coins can be
found via the category grid on the front page.
Most sold
coins are now accessible via a
new link on that same category grid.
Additions to www.HistoryInCoins.com
for week commencing
Fresh research on this listing making it an
extremely important, not to mention UNIQUE coin. The books need to be re-written!
WMH-8126:
Henry 1st Norman
Hammered Silver PAX Penny. B.M.C.
III, PAXS type1103 only: +GO[DPI]NE ON GLEAL – Godwine of £2,725
Additions:
WI-9135:
1690 Irish Gun
Money Full Crown. James
II emergency Civil War coinage of 1689-91. Spink 6578. Overstruck on the large Gun Money halfcrowns
as by 1690, these were obsolete; replaced by the small size halfcrowns. The obverse of the Gun Money crown (and it is
just the crowns) has similarities to the earlier Charles 1st
halfcrowns and crowns, which I’m sure was far from accidental. It won’t have escaped readers’ attention that
Gun Money coinage is currently riding high in terms of popularity. After fleeing from England to France in 1688 –
an effective abdication from the English throne – James II landed in Ireland
March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something we are perhaps
still living with today?! He had
insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise money by
issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been silver
issues. This was a less subtle example
of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago. This coinage was set up with an intention for
them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled. This never happened. The metal for these coins came from old
cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”. The underlying halfcrown detail can be seen
in places, especially around the date which, incidentally, reads 169. £325
Provenance:
ex
John Noel Simpson collection
ex
Spink
WI-9136:
1690 Irish Gun
Money Full Crown. James
II emergency Civil War coinage of 1689-91. Spink 6578. Overstruck on the large Gun Money halfcrowns as
by 1690, these were obsolete; replaced by the small size halfcrowns. The obverse of the Gun Money crown (and it is
just the crowns) has similarities to the earlier Charles 1st
halfcrowns and crowns, which I’m sure was far from accidental. It won’t have escaped readers’ attention that
Gun Money coinage is currently riding high in terms of popularity. After fleeing from England to France in 1688
– an effective abdication from the English throne – James II landed in Ireland
March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something we are perhaps
still living with today?! He had
insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise money by
issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been silver
issues. This was a less subtle example
of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago. This coinage was set up with an intention for
them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled. This never happened. The metal for these coins came from old
cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”. The underlying halfcrown detail can be seen
in places, especially around the outer areas - see below the horse. A very different metal composition from
WI-9135, which is perhaps not so surprising considering these were made from
whatever scrap metal they could get their hands on at the time. £325
Provenance:
ex
John Noel Simpson collection
ex
Spink
WI-9137: March 1689 Irish Gun Money
Half Crown. A unique example of an
Irish coin dated by year AND month! After fleeing from England to France
in 1688 – an effective abdication from the English throne – James II landed in
Ireland March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something we are
perhaps still living with today?! He had
insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise money by
issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been silver
issues. This was a less subtle example
of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago. This coinage was set up with an intention for
them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled. This never happened. The metal for these coins came from old
cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”. £155
WI-9138: March 1689 Irish Gun Money
Half Crown. A unique example of an
Irish coin dated by year AND month! After fleeing from England to
France in 1688 – an effective abdication from the English throne – James II
landed in Ireland March 1689 in order to promote his Catholic cause, something
we are perhaps still living with today?!
He had insufficient funds to prosecute this war so the plan was to raise
money by issuing base metal coinage in place of what would previously have been
silver issues. This was a less subtle
example of the Quantitative Easing that we all witnessed a few years ago. This coinage was set up with an intention for
them to be exchanged for sterling coinage once the dust had settled. This never happened. The metal for these coins came from old
cannon, bells and various other scrap metals that were termed “Gun Money”. A particularly nice
example. £185
WTH-9139:
Edward VI
Hammered Silver Shilling. Second
debased issue, initial mark Arrow, dated 1549.
Tower
mint. Spink
2466. Tall
narrow bust with a small crown. Second period, bust 5.
A ridiculously large W in EDWARD with a very small RD
to boot. Excellent
grade for issue. Well centre,
full flan and good edges. £650
Provenance:
Ex Tim
Owen
WSax-9140:
Harthacnut
Hammered Silver Saxon Penny. In the
name of Harthacnut (+HARDECNVT), Danish voided long cross issue: +SV ME RLE LON
- £1,765
Provenance:
ex US
collection, purchased from ...
Pegasi
Numismatics for $2,750
ex
Spink