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[2166] Great Britain. Briot Halfcrown (1638-39)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
[2166] Great Britain. Briot Halfcrown (1638-39)
<Our item number 77562><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Briot Halfcrown &#40;1638-39&#41;.</B> Charles I. 2nd Milled issue. S-2858. Anchor and &#34;B&#34; mintmark on each side. King on horseback. A gleaming, Mint State example of the famous roller-dies produced early experiment in machine-made coinage by Nicholas Briot. This wonderful coin possesses somewhat prooflike fields and is darkly toned in rich silver-gray, with some iridescent highlights. The extraordinary obverse is fully struck, while the shield shows some softness of strike in the top two quadrants &#40;but this is typical&#41;. The flans, or planchets, for these tend to show some porosity but this coin has little of that, and its overall impression is stunning! Not quite so fine as the example in our Terner 2 auction a year ago &#40;which in the cataloguer&#39;s opinion was undergraded by PCGS at least two points&#41;, but no other specimen examined by this writer has equaled the present coin. Extremely rare in this outstanding st ate of preservation. This coin is so fine that an estimate of its value is difficult; Spink does not price it over VF grade &#40;about &#36;1600&#41;. The magnificent example in our Terner 2 sale &#40;lot 1925&#41; realized an astonishing &#36;12,650 but was doubtless the finest known example. This coin has a similar eye-appeal and is distinctly Mint State, and seems to be second in line in terms of quality for the type, which is both elegant and highly historical, so we believe our estimate to be realistic. <B>NGC graded MS-63.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;7,000-7,500. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77562<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077562.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077562N2.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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