1 Crown - Edward VI 2nd period, uncrowned bust

Edward VI's second coinage (1549–1550) marked a deliberate debasement policy inherited from his father's final years, with the gold crown reduced in fineness from the traditional 23-carat standard down to 20 carats. The Crown's financial administrators were still liquidating Henry VIII's debasement debts while simultaneously funding Edward's Protestant reforms and ongoing military commitments in Scotland.

Spink 2441 is among the scarcer types of the reign. The uncrowned bust was used only during this narrow window before the third coinage introduced further changes.