1663 'Petition Crown' of Charles II
- Maker
- Royal Mint (Great Britain), engraved by Thomas Simon
- Year
- 1663
- Rank
- 76 of 100
1663 'Petition Crown' of Charles II
1663 'Petition Crown' of Charles II by Royal Mint (Great Britain), engraved by Thomas Simon (1663) is ranked 76 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $960,000 in January 2024. Engraver Thomas Simon's masterpiece, with a famous edge inscription petitioning Charles II; the most celebrated British pattern.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Engraver Thomas Simon's masterpiece, with a famous edge inscription petitioning Charles II; the most celebrated British pattern.
Silver pattern crown, edge inscription petitioning the King, NGC MS62
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $960,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- January 2024
Heritage Auctions, NYINC World & Ancient Coins, January 2024. Charles II Petition Crown, NGC MS62, realized $960,000 — a record, leading the sale to nearly $16M. (A second example brought ~$1M at NAC/CNG, May 2024.)
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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