CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Commonwealth of England
C2 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN
OXFORD mint - 1643
Oxford horse with groundline - mm. plume - 14.67g
Spink 2954 - £850 in VF, Morr.A3, Bull 596/3c
Ex - Mark Rasmussen coins; Lloyd Bennett
struck on a large flan and reasonably round - weakly struck in centre
A nice example - better than photo
VF or better £685
C1 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN
TOWER mint under Parliament
Group 111, type 4, mm. [P] 14.98g
Spink 2778 - £200 in VF; Brooker 256
Ex - Dr Cedric Raine collection
reasonably full and round, but weakly struck in places
VF £165
C3 COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND [Cromwell]
Silver SHILLING - 1658 - mm. anchor
obv. shield of England with palm and laurel wreath;
rev. conjoined shields of England & Ireland. 6.02g
Spink 3218 - £2500 in VF, North 2725, ESC 161, R2.
striking edge split
VERY RARE
VF £1850 sold
C4 CHARLES 1
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 - £6250 in VF, Hird 276-8 [same dies], Brooker 1232 [same dies]. Ex - Spink 117, 19 November 1996 [lot 382]; Mark Rasmussen 29/62. Some double-striking
VF £4750
C5 COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND [Cromwell]
Silver HALFCROWN - 1653 - mm. sun, 14.93g
Spink 3215 - £750 in VF, North 2722, ESC 36..
Ex - Spink auction, 10 October 1984, lot 278.
weakly struck in centre
nVF £585 sold
C6 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN - CHESTER mint - mm. 3 gerbs and sword. CHST below horse, 13.76g
Spink 3130 - £3750 in VF, North 2627/1, Brooker 1111.
Ex - Baldwins
weakly struck in centre
VERY RARE - VF/aVF £ sold
C7 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN - EXETER mint - 1643-6 - mm. rose
Round shield with 5 short and 2 long scrolls. 13.28g
Spink 3065 - £800 in VF
Ex - Lloyd Bennett
RARE
weakly struck in places, flan a bit irregular and somewhat mottled toning
nEF/GVF £675
C8 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN - YORK mint [1643-4] - Group 7.
mm. lion
obv. EBOR below horse; rev. oval garnished shield. 14.50g
[Spink 2869 - £950 in VF, Bull 558, Besley 2c - BNJ 54, 1984]
Ex - Baldwins
nVF/VF for issue £575 R
C9 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN - NEWARK Siege piece - 1645
obv. crown with CR at sides and XXX below;
rev. OBS:NEWARK:1645
14.55g
Spink 3140 - £2750 in VF, Brooker 1221, North 2638
weakly struck in places £895 R
C10 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN - NEWARK Siege piece - 1646
obv. crown with CR at sides and XXX below;
rev. OBS:NEWARK:1646. 14.84g
Spink 3140A - £2500 in VF
Ex - Lloyd Bennett
weakly struck at bottom
around nVF for issue £1200 R*
C11 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN - NEWARK Siege piece - 1646
Unusual with 1646 counter-mark above and below NEWARK
Spink 3140A - £2500 in VF
weakly struck in places £395 sold
C12 CHARLES 1
Silver 'PATTERN HALFCROWN' - 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
Similar to the 'patterns' by Vanderdort
Ex- St James's auction, 27 September 2011, lot 71
RARE
nVF £750
C13 CHARLES 1
Silver HALF POUND - SHREWSBURY mint [1642] - 1642
mm. plume. 59.86g
[Spink 2924 - £3500 in VF]
Ex - Baldwins
striking split at top edge
VF or near £1975
C14 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - OXFORD mint [1642-6] - Oxford bust
1642. mm. plume. 5.64g
[Spink 2971 - £900 in VF]
sharp details and some lustre, but weakly struck near centre of rev.
RARE
nEF with some lustre £675
C15 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - OXFORD mint [1642-6] - 1646
Crowned bust left - annulets at date. 5.83g
[Spink 2978 - £1050 in VF, Brooker 947, North 2454]
Ex - Spink
weakly struck in places
VERY RARE
VF £850
C16 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFCROWN - BRISTOL mint [1643-5] - !644 BR
mm.plume. 14.50g
[Spink 3008 - £1250 in VF, Morr. B-2]
Ex - Dawson coins - 1997 [with tickets]
VERY RARE
GVF/VF £950 R
C17 CHARLES 1
Silver FINE WORK shilling - TOWER mint
Plume over shield - Group C, bust 3, mm. plume. 5.76g
cf. Spink 2788 - £675 in VF for normal type, not this extremely rare 'fine work' example, North 2222, Brooker 467, Sharp C3/5. Ex - DNW auction, 26 September 2007, lot 53 [with ticket]. Raised dots on ruff and adjustment marks on beard, hair and ruff + slight hairlines behind bust
EXTREMELY RARE - Piece of Fine Work - aVF/VF £1500
C18 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - NEWARK Siege Piece - 1645
OBS:NEWARKE - 5.82g
[Spink 3142 - £2500 in VF]
Ex - Vosper coins, 2013
weakly struck a 9 o'clock, but better than photos.
VF £1250
C19 CHARLES 1
Silver GROAT [4d] - ABERYSTWYTH mint - mm. book
Spink 2893 - £200 in VF, North 2258.
1.93g
Ex - Spink
bust weakly struck, nice reverse, striking edge split
nVF/VF £135
C20 COMMONWEALTH of ENGLAND [Cromwell]
Silver SIXPENCE - 1660 - mm. anchor - 3.05g
Spink 3220 - £1750 in VF, North 2727, ESC 215 - R3.
cf. DNW auctions, 17 March 2010, lot 496
Ex - P Wallwork collection, 1995. rev. date double-struck
A nice example for issue with clear anchor mint mark and better than photos [not as blotchy].
EXTREMELY RARE
GVF £1575
C21 CHARLES 1
Silver FINE WORK shilling - TOWER mint
Group F, bust 1, mm. tun
Spink 2794 - £275 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
bust weakly struck
EXTREMELY RARE - piece of FINE WORK
GF/aVF £850
C22 CHARLES 1
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 - £275 in VF, for common types, this much rarer and not in Brooker. Full and round, bust weakly struck and small old hairline in front of forehead - better than photo
RARE
GVF/nEF £175
C23 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - TOWER mint
Group F, 6th bust, mm. triangle
Spink 2799 - £145 in VF
weakly struck in centre
GVF £40 sold
C24 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - TOWER mint
Group D, type 3b, mm. crown - PLUME over SHIELD
Spink 2793 - £425 in VF
Ex - private collection [with ticket]
mottled dark tone and some porosity
VERY RARE
VF or near £65
C25 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - TOWER mint
Group F, bust 6, mm. triangle
Spink 2799 - £145 in VF
GVF £45 sold
C26 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - BRIOT 2nd HAMMERED ISSUE
Nicholas Briot coinage, 1638-9, mm. triangle over anchor
Spink 2862A - £900 in VF
Ex - Lloyd Bennett Coins [with tickets]
some surface marks on obv. - obv. lighter than photo
RARE
GF £195 R*
C27 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - OXFORD mint - 1642
Oxford bust, mm. Oxford plume
Spink 2971 - £900 in VF, Morr. D3
Ex - Lloyd Bennett Coins, 1995 [with ticket]
large full flan, weakly struck on face and on rev.
RARE
nEF £750
C28 CHARLES 1
Silver SHILLING - OXFORD mint - 1643
Oxford bust, mm. plume. 6.31g
Spink 2972 - £900 in VF, Morr. D7
Ex - Lloyd Bennett coins [with ticket]
weakly struck in places and patchy toning on rev.
GVF £585
C29 CHARLES 1 - Silver 'SHILLING'
'PATTERN SHILLING or UNITE' by Abraham Vanderdort
mm. lis
obv. armoured bust left;
rev. crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield. 5.23g
Brooker 1240, North 2655, MI 374/269
Ex - Christopher Foley collection
RARE
GF/nVF £575
C30 CHARLES 1
Silver SIXPENCE - TOWER mint - 1627
Group B, mm. castle - 2.87g
Spink 2807 - £500 in VF, North 2236, Brooker 584
Ex - Bohr collection, Bonhams auction, 17 October 2006, lot 1343 [with tickets]
weakly struck in places
VERY RARE - nVF/GF £150 sold
C31 CHARLES 1
Silver SIXPENCE - TOWER mint - Group C, small bust
mm. rose - PLUME OVER SHIELD. 2.68g
Spink 2810 - £500 in VF, North 2239, Brooker 602
Great provenance: E C Carter collection; R Carlyon-Britton collection; Seaby 1959, J M Ashby collection; Spink auction, 12 July 2000, lot 2293 [with tickets]. Reasonably full and round, weakly struck in places, unusual raised dots before mintmark on rev. and surface flaws in front of bust
VERY RARE - GF/nVF - £150 R*
C32 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFGROAT [2d] - TOWER mint
Group D, 4th bust, type 3a2. 0.95g
Spink 2832 - £85 in VF
weakly struck in places
VF £45
C33 CHARLES 1
Silver SIXPENCE - BRIDGENORTH-ON-SEVERN mint
1646 - mm. B - 2.85g
Spink 3041 - £900 in VF
Ex - Lloyd Bennett coins [with tickets]
RARE
VF/aVF £750 sold
C34 CHARLES 1
Silver SIXPENCE - EXETER mint - 1644 - mm. rose
Spink 3087A - £950 in VF. 2.68g
Ex - Lloyd Bennett coins [with tickets]
weakly struck
RARE
aF/F £165 sold
C35 CHARLES 1
Silver GROAT [4d] - WORCESTER or SALOPIA mint
Crude bust, mm. lis / helmet. 1.87g
Spink 3116 - £1650 in VF, North 2622, Brooker 1176
Ex - Lingford collection; Baldwins 1996, Lloyd Bennett, 2010 [with tickets]. Weakly struck as usual and pierced
VERY RARE
VF/GVF £575
C36 CHARLES 1
Silver GROAT [4d] - ABERYSTWYTH mint
smaller bust, mm. book - 1638-42
Spink 2893 - £200 in VF
VF £150 sold
C37 CHARLES 1
Silver GROAT [4d] - ABERYSTWYTH mint - mm. book
1638-42
Spink 2892 - £225 in VF
old dent on face
GF/nVF £75
C38 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFGROAT [2d] - ABERYSTWYTH mint
1638-42, mm. book - 0.77g
Spink 2901 - £150 in VF
Ex - DNW auctions, 21 June 2012, lot 672
face weakly struck
VF £120
C39 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFGROAT [2d] - ABERYSTWYTH mint
1638-42, mm. book
Spink 2901 - £150 in VF
creased with surface crack
GF-nVF £40 R*
C40 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFGROAT [2d] - ABERYSTWYTH mint
1638-42, mm. book
Spink 2901 - £150 in VF
bust weakly struck and double-struck
nVF/VF £85
C41 CHARLES 1
Silver HALFGROAT [2d]
WORCESTER or SALOPIA [Shrewsbury] mint - 1643-4
bust right, mm. lis - 0.76g
Spink 3118 - £900 in VF
Ex - Lyall collection [Oct 2003 - £325][ Lloyd Bennett, 2010. [with ticket]. Ceased and cracked VERY RARE
nVF for issue £395
C42 CHARLES 1
Silver PENNY - ABERYSTWYTH mint
Reads CARO, with ics, mm. book, 1638-42
Spink 2904 - £250 in VF
Ex - Lloyd Bennett [with ticket]. Sight creasing in front of bust
RARE
VF £135 sold
C43 CHARLES 1
Silver MEDAL - Birth of Charles 11 - 1630
30 mm diameter
Probably by Nicholas BRIOT
Elmer 116
GVF £120
C44 CHARLES 1
Silver MEDAL - Tribute to Henrietta Maria [wife of Charles 1]
1628 - by Nicholas BRIOT - signed NB
27 mm diameter
Elmer 110
VF or near £95
C45 CHARLES 1
Silver MEDAL - Tribute to Henrietta Maria [wife of Charles 1]
1628 - by Nicholas BRIOT, signed NB, 27 mm
Elmer 110
GVF £135 sold
C46 CHARLES 1
Silver MEDAL - Tribute to Henrietta Maria [Charles 1 wife]
1628 - by Nicholas BRIOT, signed NB
Elmer 110, 27 mm
EF or near £180 sold
C47 COMMONWEALTH of ENGLAND [Oliver Cromwell]
Silver SHILLING - 1653
Reads: COMMONWEALH [no T] and no stop after THE
ESC 130 [old version 988B], R4 - only 11 to 20 examples known. Ex - Christies auction, 12 July 2001, lot 31 [£415]
weakly struck in places and some marks on rev.
EXTREMELY RARE
GF £495 sold
C48 CHARLES 1 silver GROAT [4d]
EXETER mint - 1644 - mm. rose
obv. crowned bust left; rev. round garnished shield. 1.71g
Spink 3088 - £450 in VF, North 2579, Brooker 1071.
Ex - Baldwin coins
RARE
Superb bust
EF or near £900
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