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Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             

             
            Lot 2145Great Britain. Silver Sixpence, 1603. James I. S-2647. First 
            issue of 1603-04. First bust. Thistle mm on each side. An 
            extraordinary example of this early coinage, seldom found so nice. 
            Boldly struck on a broad flan with a sharply detailed portrait! 
            Lovely medium "Renaissance gray" toning showing luster beneath. 
            Slight blundering and some doubling of the letters of the king's 
            name in the obverse legend, but the remainder of both legends is 
            bright and clear, as is the shield, which shows only a touch of 
            weakness of strike on the harp. The flan is also nearly round, which 
            is most exceptional. The Cheshire collector comments that he feels 
            this coin has all the hallmarks of a specimen or presentation strike 
            (especially as it was minted during the first year of James's 
            reign), and notes that it was once part of one of the finest 
            collections of British hammered coins formed in the early part of 
            the 20th century. NGC graded AU-58. 
            Estimated Value $1,650-1,850. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $1,650
             


          








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