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[2176] Great Britain. Broad, or 20 shillings gold, 1656

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 22,500.00 USD
[2176] Great Britain. Broad, or 20 shillings gold, 1656
<Our item number 79526><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Broad, or 20 shillings gold, 1656.</B> Oliver Cromwell. S-3225. Fr-273. WR-39. Reeded edge. Designed by Thomas Simon. Reverse features a finely engraved Shield of the Protectorate. A fascinating denomination which looks both backwards in time to its origin &#40;same value as the gold Pound of Elizabeth&#41; and forward to the coming centuries &#40;for it is in effect the very first Guinea, though technically valued at one shilling less&#41;. Its appearance introduced a new style of gold coin to England, a gorgeously engraved, smartly minted, fully round and technically superb presentation of wealth. Cromwell never allowed himself to be called or crowned King, and his coins broke with an ancient tradition of having each monarch look in a direction opposite to that shown on the previous ruler&#39;s coinage. Charles I was always shown looking left. Cromwell faced the same direction. It was a subtle defiance but also a way of saying he was not a king. However, his portrait was certainly regal, and in fact he looks more a Roman emperor than a &#34;mere&#34; English king. His Gold Broad is one of his rarest coins, surely his most impressive in gold. It rates R2 overall, Very Rare, but that is merely Wilson & Rasmussen&#39;s summary of the coin as a type. Truth be told, most are not very attractive, most show a fair bit of abuse &#40;scratches, marks, cleaning&#41;, some of it probably intentional after Cromwell fell from glory. This delightful specimen is such a happy example! It&#39;s highly prooflike, gleaming with luster and virtually as made, and is adorned by a most fetching old-gold reddish toning in its lettering. Few others can compare to this excellent specimen, <I>one of the finest known.</I> Only the Terner #1 specimen was finer, in the cataloguer&#39;s experience. <B>NGC graded MS-64.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;20,000-22,500. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 79526<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN= "CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/079526.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/079526N2.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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