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This specimen was lot 72320 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. 1/2 Crown, ND (1644-45). London Mint: mm: (R). Charles I (in name only). NGC EF-45. Struck under Parliament. Obverse: Charles, holding sword and reins, on horse trotting left; Reverse: Garnished oval coat-of-arms. Somewhat irregularly shaped as is often the case, this lightly handled example from a fraught period offers an enchanting overall appearance." Half crowns were struck in numerous varieties, some dated, some with round shields, some with oval shields and many variations in scrollwork. None of these are photographed in the SCWC. Up until the time the king was tried and executed, Parliament continued to use pre-Civil War designs on the coinage produced at the Tower mint. When milled coinage was introduced in the 1670's, much of the hammered coin was called in and melted.
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This specimen was lot 72320 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. 1/2 Crown, ND (1644-45). London Mint: mm: (R). Charles I (in name only). NGC EF-45. Struck under Parliament. Obverse: Charles, holding sword and reins, on horse trotting left; Reverse: Garnished oval coat-of-arms. Somewhat irregularly shaped as is often the case, this lightly handled example from a fraught period offers an enchanting overall appearance." Half crowns were struck in numerous varieties, some dated, some with round shields, some with oval shields and many variations in scrollwork. None of these are photographed in the SCWC. Up until the time the king was tried and executed, Parliament continued to use pre-Civil War designs on the coinage produced at the Tower mint. Milled coinage finally superseded the hammered coinage in 1664. However, the old hammered coin was not called in and melted until 1696-97.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:44, 24 January 2025

from Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72320
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This specimen was lot 72320 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Crown, ND (1644-45). London Mint: mm: (R). Charles I (in name only). NGC EF-45. Struck under Parliament. Obverse: Charles, holding sword and reins, on horse trotting left; Reverse: Garnished oval coat-of-arms. Somewhat irregularly shaped as is often the case, this lightly handled example from a fraught period offers an enchanting overall appearance." Half crowns were struck in numerous varieties, some dated, some with round shields, some with oval shields and many variations in scrollwork. None of these are photographed in the SCWC. Up until the time the king was tried and executed, Parliament continued to use pre-Civil War designs on the coinage produced at the Tower mint. Milled coinage finally superseded the hammered coinage in 1664. However, the old hammered coin was not called in and melted until 1696-97.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver, this specimen 15.26 g.

Catalog reference: S-2778; KM-122; N-2213. Group II, type 3a3.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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