Spink Offers NGC-certified English Coins from the St. Albans Collection

Dozens of gold English coins from the St. Albans Collection that are certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) are available to bidders in a Spink auction on December 8, 2022. The coins cover a period of more than 500 years, from King Edward III in the 14th century to Queen Victoria in the 19th century.

Topping the auction is an England 1684/3 5 Guineas graded NGC AU 58 (lot 52) with an estimate of £40,000 to £60,000 (about $48,000 to $72,000). This gold coin from late in the reign of Charles II shows the king on the obverse and crowned shields cruciform on the reverse. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Charles II ruled England, Scotland and Ireland until his death in 1685. This coin is one of only five such examples in the NGC Census, with only one exceeding it in grade.

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Other NGC-certified coins available in this auction include:

• an England (1605-06) James I Ryal graded NGC AU 58 (lot 9) with an estimate of £30,000 to £40,000 (about $36,000 to $48,000)
• an England 1668 Elephant 5 Guineas graded NGC UNC Details (lot 51) with an estimate of £25,000 to £35,000 (about $30,000 to $42,000)
• a Great Britain 1831 2 Sovereign graded PF 62 Ultra Cameo (lot 50) with an estimate of £24,000 to £30,000 (about $29,000 to $36,000)
• an England (1544-47) Henry VIII Southwark Sovereign graded AU Details (lot 6) with an estimate of £20,000 to £30,000 (about $24,000 to $36,000)
• an England (1592-95) Elizabeth I Sovereign graded NGC AU Details (lot 8) with an estimate of £15,000 to £25,000 (about $18,000 to $30,000)
• an England 1678/7 2 Guineas graded NGC AU 58 (lot 42) with an estimate of £16,000 to £20,000 (about $19,000 to $24,000)
• a Great Britain 1714 Anne Guinea graded NGC MS 63+ (lot 21) with an estimate of £14,000 to £20,000 (about $17,000 to $24,000)
• a Great Britain 1726 2 Guineas graded NGC UNC Details (lot 48) with an estimate of £14,000 to £20,000 (about $17,000 to $24,000)

Estimates are provided by the auction house.