Great Britain (1643-46) crown Dav-3765

Stack's Bowers 2026 NYINC sale, lot 42047

This specimen was lot 42047 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown, ND (ca. 1643-46). Exeter Mint; mm: Rose. PCGS VF-35. A lovely Crown, providing only modest handling and rich original tone across the surfaces." Charles' conflicts with Parliament erupted into open war in 1642. One of Parliament's first acts after Charles fled London was to seize the Tower Mint. In response, Charles opened branch mints to provide coin to pay his forces. Some of the mints were shortlived, as an army stopped for a few weeks to reequip but Oxford, Shrewsbury and Bristol operated for several years. This is one of several struck at Exeter.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 30.1 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: S-3055; N-2532; KM 334.2, Dav-3765.

Sources:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2026 NYINC Showcase Auction, Ancient and World Coins, featuring the Kazmier Wysocki Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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Great Britain (1643-46) crown Dav-3765

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