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[2178] Great Britain. Silver Crown by Tanner, 1658

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:8,000.00 USD Estimated At:16,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
[2178] Great Britain. Silver Crown by Tanner, 1658
<Our item number 77583><B><FONT COLOR="#FF0000">Great Britain.</FONT> Silver Crown by Tanner, 1658.</B> Famed copy of the Cromwell portrait crown, by J.S. Tanner &#40;1706-75&#41;, engraver at the Royal Mint under the reign of George II. S-3226B. ESC-13. Edge not viewable in the slab but the consignor notes there is no die flaw on its edge. Much rarer than the Simon crown &#40;which is &#34;scarce&#34; while the Tanner coin is rated R4 by ESC, <I>extremely rare</I>, just 11 to 20 known&#41;. Prospective bidders should take this rare opportunity to compare the two 1658 crowns in this auction. Simon&#39;s engraving on the original shows a brooding, unpleasant pseudo-king, somehow evincing his war-like disposition in the aspect of his jowls and the &#34;anger&#34; in his eye. This was the work of a supreme artist, and Cromwell in life was Simon&#39;s model. By contrast, the wonderful &#34;copy&#34; by Johann Sigismund Tanner, a marvelously talented engraver in his own right but the product of a later century, s hows Cromwell as a figure along the order of that of a Roman emperor. There is no mood in his face now. But rather, the engraving is altered to give a finer quality, calmer and statuesque. It is not lesser; it is different. What Tanner in fact did was locate the puncheons used by Simon, re-engrave them, and create new dies that almost duplicated Simon&#39;s. Almost. Certainly it was by intention, not error, that he made the date a sharp, singular 1658, not 8/7. Certainly he paid homage to the great Thomas Simon by respecting the minute differences in engraving of the earlier piece. At the same time, Tanner imparted intimate detail in Cromwell&#39;s hair &#40;but left his laurels less pronounced&#41; and gave an extraordinary clarity to the details of the reverse shield. Tanner also substituted rounded, slightly more even beading to the rims. The Cheshire Collection specimen of this great rarity is one of the very finest extant, a gorgeous coin with ancient gray toning, almost identical in appearance to the Simon crown which is its complement. <B>NGC graded Proof 64.</B> <BR>Estimated Value &#36;16,000-20,000. <I><BR>The Cheshire Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 77583<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077583.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/31jpegs/077583N2.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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