CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Commonwealth of England
C2 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SIXPENCE - 1643 - OXFORD mint
mm. book
obv. bust left;
rev. 3 Oxford plumes, 1643 below, 2.75 g
Spink 2980A [£800 in VF]
Superb full round example - probably better than the Spink plate coin?
nEF/aEF £1750
C1 OLIVER CROMWELL [1649-58]
Silver SHILLING - 1658 - by Thomas Simon
obv. Bust left;
rev. crowned shield. 6.00 g
Spink 3228 [£4750 in EF]
Provenance: Spink 1964; Hepburn-Wright collection.
A very nice coin
EF £4850
C3 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver HALFCROWN - 1644 - EXETER mint - mm. rose
obv. Horseman left with sword upright;
rev. Round shield - date to left of mm.
Spink 3076 [£1650 in VF].
Ex - Tim Owen coins.
RARE - reasonably full and round
F-GF £850
C4 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - PONTEFRACT Siege Piece - 1648
Type 11 on lozenge flan
obv. large crown over CR;
rev. Castle with X11 to right and date under. 4.27g
Spink 3149 [£6000 in VF], Hird 276-8 [same dies], Brooker 1232 [same dies].
Provenance: Spink 117, 19 November 1996 [lot 382]; Mark Rasmussen 29/62. Some double-striking
VF £4750
C5 CHARLES 11 [1660-85]
Silver SHILLING - 3rd hammered issue - 1660-2
obv. bust left;
rev. shield with mm. crown above.
Spink 3322 [£525 in VF].
Ex - Tim Owen coins
weakly struck in centre, as usual
Full and round
nVF/VF for issue £595
C6 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - 1644 - Bristol mint - mm. Br
obv. bust left;
rev. declaration with 1644 below. 5.07 g
Spink 3015 [£1100 in VF], North 2499, cf. Brooker 996.
Provenance: Spink, October 1978; John Coombs collection.
somewhat short of flan.
RARE
VF £895
C7 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver HALF-GROAT - WORCESTER mint - mm. lis
obv. bust left;
rev. oval shield with lis in legend.
Spink 3118 [£1000 in VF]; Brooker 1167
Provenance: Mark Rasmussen.
weakly struck in places
VERY RARE
aVF for issue £850
C8 COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND [1649-60]
Silver CROWN - 1653
mm. sun
29.62 g
Spink 3214 [£2850 in VF]; ESC 6 [6].
small stain on obv. shield and somewhat mottled rev. field.
GF/aVF £1750
C9 OLIVER CROMWELL
Silver HALFCROWN - 1658 - milled - Thomas Simon
obv. bust left, lettered edge;
rev. crowned shield, 1658.
Spink 3227a [ £2750 in VF]
GF £1950
C10 CHARLES 11 [1660-85]
Silver SIXPENCE - 3rd hammered issue - mm. crown
obv. bust left;
rev. shield with mm. crown above.
Spink 3323 [£475 in VF].
weakly struck in places, edge a bit ragged with 2 small striking cracks and patchy toning
nEF £375
C11 CHARLES 11 [1660-85]
Earl of Southampton - 1664 - medallion by A & T Simon
Silver British Museum electrotype
obv. bust left; 35.66 g
rev. inscription with date below in Roman numerals..
cf. Platt 11, pp. 326-7, type A; MI I, 502/137.
Provenance: Baldwin auction, 10.5.2013, lot 3031
RARE
VF £150
C12 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver 'PATTERN HALFCROWN' - c.1649
mm. lozenge between pellets.
obv. raised bust of Charles 1 facing left;
rev. engraved shield with garter between lion and unicorn. 35 mm diameter.
Bull 696, M.I.I. 373/267 - cf. 'patterns' by Vanderdort
Ex - St James's auction, 27 September 2011, lot 71
RARE
nVF £850
C13 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver HALFPENNY - TOWER mint
Rose on each side
Spink 2851 [£60 in VF]
nEF £70
C14 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY
in the style of Tower mint Group E, 4.1 - false dies
mm. tun
cf. Sharp F1; Brooker 1199; 'Daedalus' collection of Charles 1 contemporary forgeries, Spink auction, 24.3.2020, lot 278 [sold £645].
Provenance: Studio Coins, Dec. 1998; Spink; 'Daedalus' collection.
Full and round
VERY RARE
VF or better £950 R
C16 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SIXPENCE - BRISTOL mint [1643-5] - 1644
mm. BR. 2.41g
Spink 3020 [£900 in VF], North 2503, Brooker 1001
Ex - Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin, May 1978, E313
weakly struck in places.
RARE
VF £795
C17 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver 'FINE WORK' shilling - TOWER mint
Plume over shield - Group C, bust 3, mm. plume. 5.76g
Spink 2788 [£750 in VF for normal type, this an extremely rare 'fine work' example], North 2222, Brooker 467, Sharp C3/5.
Ex - DNW auction, 26 September 2007, lot 53 [with ticket]; Lyall collection of Charles 1 coins. Raised dots on ruff and adjustment marks on beard, hair and ruff + weakly struck portrait
EXTREMELY RARE - Piece of Fine Work
nVF/VF £975
C18 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
HALFCROWN - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY - mm. lion
YORK mint - type 1V - base metal - false dies
Spink 2866 [£400 in VF]; Bull F18; Brooker 1080; 'Daedalus' collection of Charles 1 contemporary forgeries, Spink auction, 24.3.2020, lot 292.
Provenance: 'Daedalus' collection.
VF £385 R
C19 COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND [1649-60]
SIXPENCE - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY
1652 - base metal - mm. sun
Provenance: Private collection, Canada; 'Daedalus' collection.
weakly struck
VERY RARE - you rarely see Commonwealth contemporary forgery 6ds
£95 R
C20 COMMONWEALTH of ENGLAND [1649-60]
HALFCROWN - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY
1653 - base metal [?]
Provenance: Colin Adams collection; 'Daedalus' collection.
weakly struck
£150 R
C21 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver 'FINE WORK' shilling - TOWER mint
Group F, bust 1, mm. tun
Spink 2794 [£300 in VF for normal issues - this MUCH rarer], North 2228, Brooker 514a, Sharp F1/1. 5.36g
Ex - DNW auction, 24 September 2008, lot 3532 and the
Lyall collection of Charles 1 coins.
bust weakly struck
EXTREMELY RARE - piece of FINE WORK
GF-nVF £475
C22 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - TOWER mint
Group E, bust 5, large X11, mm. anchor with flukes to the right on obv. and flukes to the left on rev. 6.01g
Spink 2794 [£300 in VF, for common types, this much rarer and not in Brooker].
bust weakly struck and small old hairline in front of forehead - better than photo
RARE - Full and round
aVF/nEF £135
C23 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver HALFPENNY - TOWER mint
rose on each side
Spink 2851 [£60 in VF]
a nice example
nEF £85
C24 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - TOWER mint
Group D, type 3b, mm. crown - PLUME over SHIELD
Spink 2793 - £450 VF
Ex - private collection [with ticket]
mottled dark tone and some porosity
VERY RARE
VF or near £65
C25 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - YORK mint - mm. lion
Type 3 5.55 g
obv. bust left;
rev. round shield with lion mm. above.
Spink 2872 [£800 in VF]; North 2318; Besly 1E
Provenance: Rolland collection, 1923; C E Blunt collection; Lord Stewartby collection.
RARE
VF or better £750
C26 CHARLES 1
Silver CROWN - TRURO mint
mm. rose - 28.84g
Spink 3045 - £1250 in VF, Brooker 1008-9
Ex - J D D Brown collection
some areas of weak striking, but better than photos
F-GF £495 sold
C27 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - OXFORD mint - 1642
Oxford bust, mm. Oxford plume
Spink 2971 [£800 in VF], Morr. D3
Ex - Lloyd Bennett Coins, 1995 [with ticket]
large full flan, weakly struck on face and on rev.
RARE
nEF £785
C28 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - OXFORD mint - 1643
Oxford bust, mm. plume. 6.31g
Spink 2972 [£800 in VF], Morr. D7
Ex - Lloyd Bennett coins [with ticket]
weakly struck in places and patchy toning on rev.
GVF £650
C29 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
HALFCROWN - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY
in the style of YORK mint type 1V - mm. lion
Base metal - false dies
cf. Bull F18; Brooker 1080; Besly pl. 8, no. 7
Provenance: 'Daedalus' collection.
ragged edge and patchy toning etc.
£95 R
C30 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY
in the style of Tower mint group E - false dies - mm. anchor
cf. Sharp F4; Brooker 1202; 'Daedalus' collection of Charles 1 contemporary forgeries, Spink auction, 24.3.2020, lot 283.
Provenance: 'Daedalus' collection.
weakly struck
£195
C31 COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND [1649-60]
SHILLING - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY
1652 - silver ? - false dies
Provenance: 'Daedalus' collection
weakly struck
£95 R
C32 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver HALFPENNY - TOWER mint
Rose on each side
Spink 2851 [£60 in VF]
a nice example
nEF £85
C33 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver HALFPENNY - TOWER mint
Rose on each side
Spink 2851 [£60 in VF]
a nice example
nEF £75
C34 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver HALFPENNY - TOWER mint
Rose on each side
Spink 2851 [£60 in VF]
GVF or better £70
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C15 CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver SHILLING - CONTEMPORARY FORGERY
in the style of Tower mint group E - false dies
cf. Sharp F4; Brooker 1202; 'Daedalus' collection of Charles 1 contemporary forgeries, Spink auction, 24.3.2020, lot 283.
Provenance: Lloyd Bennett, April 1993; 'Daedalus' collection.
RARE
VF or near £375
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