Catalogue
Charles I, (1625-1649), Aberystwyth Mint, silver fourpence, Thomas Bushell's mint, mm book, issued 1638/9-1642, (1.97 g), (S.2891, N.2337). Round, bright, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Charles I, (1625-1649), Aberystwyth Mint, silver twopence, Thomas Bushell's mint, mm book, issued 1638/9-1642, (1.03 g), obv. bust with lace collar, (S.2901, N.2343). Round, toned, very fine, die flaw at edge, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $270
Charles I, (1625-1649), Oxford Mint, pattern silver crown by Rawlins, made as a cast copy (29.80g) of the £ specimen. Flan crack at 2 o'clock, grey toned, edge filed, one test cut line, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,500
Charles I, (1625-1649), Oxford Mint, silver half pound, 1643, with three Oxford plumes above, mm plume/-, (59.86 g), (S.2945, N.2404). Attractive grey tone, very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $7,400
Charles I, (1625 - 1649), Oxford Mint, silver crown, mm plume with band, dated 1643, Morrieson B-1, (28.88 g), obv. Oxford horseman on groundline, plume with band in field, rev. three plumes with bands in field, four pellets in legend after INIMICI, N over retrograde N in INIMICI, (S.2947, N.2406, SCBI Brooker 873). Toned, struck on a broad flan, attractive, nearly fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Charles I, (1625-1649), Oxford Mint, silver fourpence, 1644, mm floriated cross, stuck from Aberystwyth obverse die, (1.74 g), rev. Shrewsbury plume and two lis, (S.2985, N.2461). Toned, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,100
Charles I, (1625-1649), Oxford Mint, threepence, 1646 (S.2995). Toned very fine.
Estimate $280
SOLD $340
Charles I, (1625-1649), silver halfcrown, 1644, mm plume and Br, Bristol Mint, with Shrewsbury plume behind king, Br below horse, (14.66 g), rev. Br below date, (S.3009, N.2492). Toned, nearly extremely fine with uneven flan, very scarce.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Charles I, (1625-1649), silver shilling, 1644, mm cross of five pellets, Bristol Mint, with rev. Br monogram as initial mark, (6.18 g), (S.3015, N.2499). Toned, very fine, full flan, very scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Charles I, (1625-1649), Bridgnorth-on-Severn Mint, silver fourpence, 1646, mm flumelet on obverse, rev. scroll above declaration, (2.02 g), (S.3042, N.2525). Toned, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,500
Charles I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, silver halfcrown, 1645, obv. large crown between CR, below XXX, rev. OBS/NEWARK 1645, (14.09 g), (S.3140, N.2638). Toned, nearly extremely fine from the same dies as the Spink, Coins of England (p321).
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $5,000
Charles I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, silver shilling, 1646, obv. large crown between CR, below XII, rev. OBS/NEWARK 1646, (5.78 g), (S.3143, N.2640). Toned, good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600
Charles I, (1625-1649), Newark besieged, silver ninepence, 1645, obv. large crown between CR, below IX, rev. OBS/NEWARKE 1645, (4.21 g), (S.3145, N.2641). Toned, very fine, scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,800
Charles I, (1625-1649), Pontefract besieged, silver shilling, 1648 octagonal shape, in name of Charles II, (5.19 g), obv. centre three lines HANC:DE/VS:DEBIT/1648, rev. gateway with flag, (S.3151, N.2649), Toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $9,300
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver crown, 1656/4, (29.93 g), mm sun, rev. with date 1656 with last 6 over 4, (S.3214, N.2721, ESC 9a[R]). Attractive dark grey tone, round, good very fine, and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,400
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver halfcrown, 1656/4, (14.66 g), mm sun, rev. with date 1656 with last 6 double struck, (S.3215, N.2722, ESC 437). Dark grey tone, weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $460
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver shilling, 1654, mm sun, (6.09 g), (S.3217, N.2724, ESC 990). Toned, round and extremely fine, very rare in this condition.
Estimate $800
SOLD $2,700
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver sixpence, 1651, 51 of date over 49, mm sun, (2.88 g), (S.3219, N.2726, ESC 1485). Toned, round with a slight bend in the flan, otherwise good very fine, rare.
Estimate $350
Passed in
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver twopence, (0.97 g), (S.3221, N.2728, ESC 2160). Toned, round nearly as struck, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $300
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver penny, (0.39 g), (S.3222, N.2729, ESC 2263). Toned, round nearly as struck, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Commonwealth, (1649-1660), silver halfpenny, (0.21 g), (S.3223, N.2730, ESC 2363). Toned, round nearly as struck, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Oliver Cromwell, silver crown, 1658, (30.00 g), (S.3226). Normal stage of die break, attractive dark blue and reddish grey toning with golden peripheral highlights, good extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $12,500
Oliver Cromwell, silver halfcrown, 1658, (15.02 g), (S.3227A). Attractive dark blue and reddish grey toning with golden peripheral highlights, about as struck, good extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $7,500
Oliver Cromwell, halfcrown, 1658 (S.3227A). Blue grey toned with golden highlights, nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,200
Oliver Cromwell, silver shilling, 1658, (6.00 g), (S.3228, N.2747, ESC 1005) by Thomas Simon. Golden red peripheral patination, overall a grey tone, delightful extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,600
Charles II, first hammered coinage, issued 1660-2, silver shilling, (5.98 g), no stop on top of reverse, (S.3308, N.2762, ESC 1010). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $5,000
Charles II, hammered coinage, 1660-2 third issue, halfcrown, mm crown (S.3321). Very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Charles II, machine made coinage, issued after 1662, silver penny, (0.56 g), single arched crown, (S.3320, ESC 2271). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Charles II, third hammered coinage, issued 1660-2, silver twopence, (0.96 g), with inner circles and mark of value, (S.3326, N.2772, ESC 2165). Attractively toned, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Charles II, pattern broad, struck in silver, 1660, by Thomas Simon, (7.80 g), (S.-, N.2776, KM.Pn28). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,700