NGC-graded Coin of Henry VIII Featured in Spink Sale

Posted on 7/2/2021

The NGC-certified rarity is the top lot in an auction of English coinage.

A nearly 500-year-old English coin certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) is the top lot in a Spink sale of British Hammered and Milled Coins. Bidding is already underway for the sale, which ends July 7, 2021.

The England (1526-44) Sovereign graded NGC AU 55 (lot 105) dates to the reign of Henry VIII, the monarch known for his six wives and the launch of the English Reformation. This rare coin has an estimate of £40,000 to £50,000 (about $55,000 to $69,000 USD).

(1526-44) England Sovereign graded NGC AU 55
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Other NGC-certified highlights in this sale include:

  • an England 1689 Elephant and Castle Guinea graded NGC AU 58+ (lot 261) with an estimate of £9,000 to £12,000 (about $12,000 to $17,000 USD)
  • a Great Britain 1818 LVIII Crown graded NGC PF 64 (lot 409) with an estimate of £8,000 to £12,000 (about $11,000 to $17,000 USD)
  • a Great Britain 1826 Sovereign graded NGC PF 63 Cameo (lot 427) with an estimate of £10,000 to £12,000 (about $14,000 to $17,000 USD)
  • a Great Britain 1847 UNDECIMO Crown graded NGC PF 62 (lot 447) with an estimate of £10,000 to £12,000 (about $14,000 to $17,000 USD)
  • an England 1697 Crown graded NGC VF 35 and pedigreed to the Roy Francis Collection (lot 272) with an estimate of £6,000 to £8,000 (about $8,000 to $11,000 USD)

All estimates are provided by the auction house.


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