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FM18975

Charles I Halfcrown Tower Mint under Parliament, mm (P), MS61 finest

Regular price £1,250
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Charles I (1625-49), silver Halfcrown, Tower under Parliament Mint, group 3a, armoured King on horseback left, with sword and cloak, beaded borders with abbreviated Latin legend surrounding, initial mark P in brackets (1643-44), .CAROLVS D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET HIB: REX, rev. oval quartered shield of arms, beaded borders with abbreviated Latin legend surrounding, .CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO. weight 15.30g (Bull 490k/36; Brooker 354-356; N.2213; S.2778). Weakly struck in parts with a light hoard tone and considerable brilliance, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as MS61 the finest so far graded.

NGC certification 6318179-009 - as of June 2023 this coin is by far the finest graded at NGC with two more graded lower. There are three inferior pieces graded at PCGS.

The Latin legends translates on obverse as "Charles by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" and on the reverse "I reign under the auspice of Christ."

This coins appearance reminds the cataloguer of how the Middleham Hoard coins looked when sold at Spink on 4th July 1995 - Spink Auction 109, see lot 739 for a group of these.

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