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[2164] Great Britain. Silver Briot Sixpence (1631-32)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:875.00 USD Estimated At:1,750.00 - 2,000.00 USD
[2164] Great Britain. Silver Briot Sixpence (1631-32)
<Our item number 77694><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Silver Briot Sixpence &#40;1631-32&#41;.</B> Charles I. S-2855. Nicholas Briot, another French import to the Royal Mint, evidently was not put off by Mestrelle&#39;s misfortune working for the Crown under Elizabeth. Or possibly he did not know of the earlier experiment in machine-made coinage. His own work was clearly a departure from the sad state of affairs of a typical working day at the Mint. The coinage was ragged, and most of the engraving disgraceful. Blanks were poorly prepared, split and broken and always oddly shaped. At some point the mint wardens had had enough, and called upon Briot to try his hand. This he did twice, the first time for this First Issue of 1631-32, where he marked his dies with a tiny capital &#34;B&#34; and a flower which resembles a sun&#39;s face. The second effort produced, instead, an anchor and &#34;B and appeared 1638-39. The later coins in particular tend to exist with lots of adjustments across their faces, as well as partially weak in strike, evidence that the minting equipment was not perfected, advanced as it was against the hammered-die process. Once again, the hammerers, surely jealous of the new coins, forced the Frenchman from his post, and they continued in their employment, even through the Civil War, for another two decades, when experiments like Briot&#39;s finally led to new, satisfactory, and fast minting machinery. Thus coins like this one are from the end of an era, pointing to the next. Here is one of the prettiest examples to be found, with handsome gray toning, very clean surfaces, and the bold appearance that was Nicholas Briot&#39;s goal. <B>NGC graded MS-63.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,750-2,000. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77694<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077694.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077694N2.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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