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[2118] Great Britain. 'Fine' Sovereign of 30 Shillings,

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
[2118] Great Britain. 'Fine' Sovereign of 30 Shillings,
<Our item number 79510><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> &#39;Fine&#39; Sovereign of 30 Shillings, 1553.</B> S.2488; Fr-192. Mary, 1553-1554. Mintmark, pomegranate. Queen on throne. <I>Reverse:</I> Arms on large Tudor rose. The daughter of King Henry VIII who reigned for a brief five years before her premature death in 1558, all Mary&#39;s gold coins are rare. This, the largest of the gold coins of the period, is unusually nice for issue. Good portrait and detail. Although the Sovereigns are often creased or mishandled, this is well centered and struck on a remarkably straight flan. A lovely, light reddish gold toning enhances this especially nice piece. A true rarity in English numismatics, and very rare so fine! <B>NGC graded AU-58.</B> <BR><BR>Now valued at 30 shillings, and of larger and finer style than preceding types, the impressive &#34;fine gold&#34; sovereign of Queen Mary I &#40;1553-54, with Philip to 1558&#41; shows the Tudor queen enthroned and holding the implements of state, a l arge portcullis &#34;stop&#34; at her feet. Reverse shows an open Tudor rose, royal shield within it. Dated in Roman numerals. Biblical inscription in Latin as reverse legend which translates as &#34;This is the Lord&#39;s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes.&#34; An excellent example of this important rarity, made possible as a large and evenly struck gold piece of high purity by improvements at the mint which included, for the first time, crude <I>mechanical</I> methods for rolling metal, cutting the blanks from sheets of gold, and striking them using techniques introduced by Italian artisans. This improvement in technology may be seen here in the sharpness of the small details in the portrait, the overall clarity of impression of the dies, and the centering. Not all gold of this period claims these fine qualities, and it is evident that improvements were not consistent at the mint in the early 1550s. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;20,000-25,000. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR>< BR>Our item number 79510<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/079510.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/079510N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $5000 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. </P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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