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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. | + | 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 Milled coinage finally superseded the hammered coinage in 1664.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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| + | * [[Great Britain (1644) farthing|(1644) "rose farthing", Oxford mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1644 3 pence KM-278|1644 threepence, Exeter mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1644 3 pence KM-275|1644 threepence, Oxford mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644 4 pence KM-288|1644 groat, Exeter mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 4 pence KM-288|1644 groat, Exeter mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1644-OX 4 pence KM-283.1|1644-OX 4 pence (groat), Oxford mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1644 6 pence KM-241.2|1644 sixpence, Bristol mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1644-OX shilling|1644-OX shilling, Oxford mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain (1644-45) shilling|(1644-45) shilling]] | * [[Great Britain (1644-45) shilling|(1644-45) shilling]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644-BR shilling|1644-BR shilling, Bristol mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644-BR shilling|1644-BR shilling, Bristol mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644-BR 1/2 crown|1644-BR half crown, Bristol mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644-BR 1/2 crown|1644-BR half crown, Bristol mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain (1644-45) 1/2 crown KM-303.1|(1644-45) half crown, Exeter mint]] | * [[Great Britain (1644-45) 1/2 crown KM-303.1|(1644-45) half crown, Exeter mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain (1644)-CHST half crown|(1644)-CHST half crown, Chester mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain (1644-45) half crown KM-320|(1644-45) half crown, roses in legend, Worcester mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3765|1644 silver crown, Exeter mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3765|1644 silver crown, Exeter mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3771|1644 "Rawlins’" crown, Oxford mint]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 crown Dav-3771|1644 "Rawlins’" crown, Oxford mint]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1644 unite Fr-259|1644 unite, Oxford mint, "·RELIG·PRO·"]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 unite Fr-259|1644 unite, Oxford mint, "·RELIG·PRO·"]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1644 triple unite Fr-258|1644 triple unite]] | * [[Great Britain 1644 triple unite Fr-258|1644 triple unite]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1646 half crown KM-214.24|1646 half crown, Bridgnorth-on-Severn mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Great Britain 1646 half crown KM-214.14|1646 half crown, Oxford mint]] | ||
* [[Great Britain (1646)-HC 1/2 crown|(1646) half crown, Hartlebury Castle mint]] | * [[Great Britain (1646)-HC 1/2 crown|(1646) half crown, Hartlebury Castle mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1644]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1644]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:57, 4 February 2026
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.
- 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.
Link to:
- (1644) "rose farthing", Oxford mint
- 1644 threepence, Exeter mint
- 1644 threepence, Oxford mint
- 1644 groat, Exeter mint
- 1644-OX 4 pence (groat), Oxford mint
- 1644 sixpence, Bristol mint
- 1644-OX shilling, Oxford mint
- (1644-45) shilling
- 1644-BR shilling, Bristol mint
- 1644-BR half crown, Bristol mint
- (1644-45) half crown, Exeter mint
- (1644)-CHST half crown, Chester mint
- (1644-45) half crown, roses in legend, Worcester mint
- 1644 silver crown, Exeter mint
- 1644 "Rawlins’" crown, Oxford mint
- (1644-45) gold crown, (R) mintmark, Tower mint
- 1644 pound, Oxford mint
- (1644-45) unite, Tower mint
- 1644 unite, Oxford mint, "·RELIG·PRO·"
- 1644 triple unite
- 1646 half crown, Bridgnorth-on-Severn mint
- 1646 half crown, Oxford mint
- (1646) half crown, Hartlebury Castle mint
- Coins and currency dated 1644