NGC MS62 | Henry VI, First Reign (1422-1461), Annulet Issue, Noble, 1422-1427, London, hENRIC (lis) DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC DNS hYB, King standing in ship, annulet by sword arm, ropes 2/1, quatrefoils 3/3, ornaments 1-1-1, (F type 1, N type 3), rev. (p.m.) IhC * AVT TRANSIENS MEDIVM ILLORV IBAT, annulet stops, floriate cross, h at centre, annulet in second spandrel (N type 3; P type 1), 7.03g, 2h, p.m. lis (Whitton, Heavy 6c; Schneider I, 281; North 1414; Spink 1799), some partial striking softness to centres, otherwise beautifully honest with handsome original surfaces accentuated by subtle golden-orange tone, a pleasing extremely fine and the nicest technical coin this cataloguer has seen for the assigned third-party grade, in NGC holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #5919332-002) Provenance CNG Triton XXIV, 19-20 January 2021, lot 1384 CNA VIII, 27 September 1989, lot 790
