Great Britain 1645 crown Dav-3765A

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Stack's Bowers 2022 NYINC sale, lot 1258
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Sincona sale 79, lot 1137. This may be the plate coin in the SCWC for KM 334.4.
Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 33072
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The first specimen was lot 1258 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown, 1645. Exeter Mint. Charles I. NGC EF-40. Crudely produced as it commonplace, however completely original, with deep brown tone atop the damage-free surfaces. Pleasing rendering of the date and legends that are near complete should entice the collector seeking an example of this Civil War era coinage." The second specimen was lot 1137 in Sincona sale 79 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,038 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN | Königreich, Charles I. 1625-1649. Crown 1645, Exeter Mint. Mintmark castle. NGC XF40. Double struck." The third specimen was lot 33072 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $3,720. The catalog description[3] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Crown, 1645. Exeter Mint; mm: Castle. Charles I. PCGS AU-53. Far finer than typically found for the issue, with only minor friction to speak of; the recessed areas of the fields have essentially escaped wear, with the raking die lines bold and intact. The strike is additionally fairly strong, with some facial features even evident upon Charles I and his rather chunky horse. An overall admirable representative. From the Richard August Collection. Ex: John Jay Pittman Collection; sold by David Akers (8/1999) Lot #3723. Ex: Spink & Son (sold 1/1952)." While Charles had issued crowns in silver and gold prior to the Civil War, his urgent need for cash led him to open several provisional mints and issue crowns in a large variety of types. This is one of several struck at Exeter. The last gold crown was part of Charles II's hammered issue of 1660-62, after which the denomination was struck exclusively in silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 30.10 g, 0.925 fine silver. The second specimen is 28.38 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-3765A, S-3062; KM-334.4.

Source:

  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 79, British Collection, Part 3, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
  • [3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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