'Petition Crown' of Charles II Sells for World Record $1 Million
A Petition Crown of Charles II has sold for CHF 949,375 ($1 million) to become the most expensive British silver coin ever sold at auction.
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A Petition Crown of Charles II has sold for CHF 949,375 ($1 million) to become the most expensive British silver coin ever sold at auction.
One of the rarest and most valuable British coins in existence will soon be going under the hammer and could fetch as much as $750,000.
The first in the trio was a King Charles II silver pattern crown designed by Thomas Simon in 1663, valued at £400,000. It achieved almost double its sum, going for £754,000.
The first in the trio is a King Charles II silver Pattern crown, which has been valued by auctioneers at £400,000.
The Royal Mint has remastered one of the rarest coins produced in its 1,100-year history, the Petition Crown created by renowned engraver Thomas Simon