Lot 60
Edward VI (1547-1553), AV Sovereign, Third Period, Crown Gold, Tower (London) mint, mm. Y (1551-3). PCGS AU53

British, Ancient & World Coins - Auction 132 | C26007
Auction: 12 October 2026, 10:30 BST
Description
Half-length, crowned, figure of King right, resting upright sword on shoulder, holding orb, Rev. Crowned square-topped shield supported by lion to left, dragon to right, E R below in rectangular compartment, 11.16g. (Schn. 690; N. 1927; S. 2450). Good very fine or better with delightful red toning. Encapsulated by PCGS as AU53.
Footnote
Ex. Dr. Paul Broughton (Spink 235, 22 March 2016), lot 434. Ex. Spink 181 (30 March 2006), lot 1028. Ex. Glendining (6 June 1991), lot 841. Ex. Glendining (17 June 1962), lot 20. Ex. C.H.B. Morton, Earl of Ducie (Glendining, 5 October 1949), lot 16. AU53 is the finest graded mm Y by PCGS. A very similar example, encapsulated by NGC as AU55*, hammered in a Swiss auction house for 80,000 CHF (70,677 GBP) in October 2022. Two mintmarks exist for the Edward VI Sovereign mm Tun and mm Y. The Y mintmark is by far the rarer of the two.

