Pontefract 1648 shilling KM-378

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Heritage sale 3081, lot 30716
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30716 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $4,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: Charles I octagonal Pontefract Besieged Shilling 1648-Dated (1649) VF35 PCGS. A wonderful type struck in 1649 after the execution of king Charles I and bearing the name of his son, Charles II. Produced during the siege of Pontefract castle in the dying throes of the English Civil War, this type represents a coinage of necessity produced from silver plate either given to or taken by the king's forces. The crude production, limited specie and heavy-circulation impacting this type renders the finding of a well-struck and scarcely handled example very difficult indeed. The present piece has seen some moderate circulation but was clearly produced to a high standard, its detail still sharp and its planchet handsomely toned to a gray-gold with hints of original luster. Certainly a piece for the discerning collector of British siege coins." The royalists also issued several other shillings (KM 380, KM 381, KM 383.2), a unite and a half crown.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 4.42 g.

Catalog reference: KM 378, Brooker-1234 (same dies), S-3150, N-2648.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Korchnak, Lawrence C., Siege Coins of the World, 1453-1902, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2021.
  • 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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