CHARLES 1
and
Commonwealth of England
Cromwell
Charles 11 [hammered]
coins
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1. A collection of Charles 1 threepences
c1
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR over shield on rev.
1.41 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
Ex - Davissons auction [USA], 30 Jan. 2014, lot 182, graded EF.
aEF £ sold
c2
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR over shield on rev.
1.48 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
obv. struck slightly off-centre + some small dark marks.
Ex - CNG
A nice example
GVF £ sold
c3
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR above shield on rev.
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
obv. struck slightly off-centre.
GVF £ 425 sold
c4
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR over shield on rev.
1.28 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
Provenance: CNG;
Noonans auction,
18 September 2019, lot 1334.
tiny scratch below beard.
GVF/nEF £ sold
c5
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR above shield on rev.
1.39 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF]
nEF £ 435 sold
c6
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
S 2894 [£275 in VF].
slightly ragged edge.
nEF £ 275
c7
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
1.51 g
Spink 2894 [£275 in VF].
Ex - Leodis Coins, 2014.
A nice full round coin.
GVF £ sold
c8
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
Spink 2894 [£275 in VF]
Provenance: Alan Morris;
Lloyd Bennett coins, 2014.
weakly struck + slightly creased.
VF £ sold
c9
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSYTWYTH mint
mm. book.
bust left and oval shield on rev.
Spink 2894 [£275 in VF]
Provenance: Alan Morris;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2014.
slightly chipped edge.
GVF £ sold
c10
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
Crown cuts inner circle.
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
S 2895 [£325 in VF]
Provenance: Alan Morris;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2014.
slightly irregular flan + pierced
GF/VF £ 75
c11
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1646/4
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.38 g
Spink 2995 [£550 in VF].
Ex - Baldwins.
A nice full round coin
nEF £ sold
c12
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.33 g
S 2994 [£525 in VF].
slightly weakly struck in centre.
Ex - Baldwins
VF £ 495
c13
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev. with date below
Spink 2994 [£525 in VF]
weakly struck in parts.
VF/GVF £ sold
c14
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1646/4
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev.
Spink 2995 [£550 in VF].
weakly struck in parts.
nVF/VF £ sold
c15
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev. and date below
1.20 g
Spink 2994 [£525 in VF]
weakly struck on obv. + parts of rev. legend.
nF/ aVF £ 195 sold
c16
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644 ox
Large date
bust left - declaration on rev. with 1644 ox below.
1.31 g
S 2992 [£900 in VF]
slight crease on obv.
EXTREMELY RARE - only 3 examples are known [including this] - one in the British Museum collection.
nVF/VF £875
c17
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1646/4
mm. lis
Crown breaks inner circle
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.33 g
S 2995 [£550 in VF]
edge striking crack at 5 o'clock.
Full and round.
nVF/VF £ 375
c18
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev. with 1644 below.
1.42 g
Spink 2994 [£525 in VF].
creased + slight scratching in front of bust.
GF/VF £ sold
c19
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH - FURNACE mint
mm. crown
bust left - crowned oval shield on rev.
Spink 2912 [£1350 in VF]
Provenance: Baldwins, 1995; Alan Morris collection;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2011.
portrait a bit weakly struck.
Full and round
VERY RARE
GF/aVF £ sold
c20
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRISTOL mint
1644
mm. pellet
Bristol die
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.33 g
Spink 3025 [£1500 in VF]; not in Brooker.
Ex - Mark Rasmussen.
obv. slightly double-struck.
VERY RARE
GVF £ sold
c21
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRISTOL mint
1644
mm. book
bust left, declaration on rev.
1.26 g
S 3024 [£1250 in VF].
surface striking crack under III
Provenance:
Alan Morris collection [with ticket]; Lloyd Bennett coins.
RARE
aEF £ 850
c22
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRIDGNORTH-ON-SEVERN mint
1646
mm. plumelet
bust left - declaration on rev.
Spink 3043 [£850 in VF].
A very nice example
VERY RARE
GVF-nEF £ sold
c23
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRIDGNORTH-ON-SEVERN mint
1646
mm. plume
bust left - declaration on rev. with date below.
1.40 g
Spink 3043 [£850 in VF]; Brooker 1134.
Provenance: Baldwins [VF].
some small deposits.
Reasonably full.
VERY RARE
VF £ sold
c24
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
EXETER mint
1644
mm. rose
bust left - square shield on rev.
1.30 g
S 3089 [£650 in VF].
Ex - Baldwins.
Nice portrait
nEF/GVF £ 975
c25
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
EXETER mint
1644
mm. rose
bust left - square shield on rev.
1.29 g
S 3089 [£650 in VF].
weakly struck in part of legends.
Excellent portrait
aEF £ 950
c26
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
EXETER mint
1644
mm. rose
bust left - square shield on rev.
Spink 3089 [£650 in VF].
mark in front of bust.
slightly weakly struck near centre.
GVF £ sold
c27
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust left - oval shield on rev.
1.27 g
S 3117 [£1100 in VF].
Provenance:
Alan Morris collection;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2010
double-struck and weakly struck in places, as usual
VERY RARE
£ 585
c28
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust left - oval shield on rev.
Spink 3117 [£1100 in VF].
Ex - Tim Owen Coins, 2017.
weakly struck in places, as usual.
Good portrait.
VERY RARE
VF for issue £ 985 sold
c29
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust left - oval shield on rev.
1.31 g
S 3117 [£1100 in VF]; Brooker 1178.
Ex - Glendinings auction,
18 June 1975.
weakly struck in parts of legend.
good portait for issue.
VERY RARE
GF £ 650
c30
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust right - oval shield on rev.
S 3117 [£1100 in VF].
pierced.
Quite a good portrait for issue.
VERY RARE
NVF for issue £395
c31
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver threepence
PATTERN
1634
by E Greene
mm. bell
bust left with rose behind - oval shield on rev.
1.36 g
Brooker 1267.
Ex - Noonans, 24 September 2008, lot 744.
VERY RARE
Very nice coin - perhaps the best we have seen - better than Brooker's.
nEF £ sold
2. Other Charles 1 coins, etc.
c101
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
EXETER MINT
Horse over arms
Halfcrown
obv. King on horse galloping over arms;
rev. oval shield with 1642 below.
14.45 g
S 3071 [£15000 in VF];
Provenance:
Colin Adams collection - Spink auction
1 December 2005, lot 220 [sold £8000 total];
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2016 [sold £12000];
Private collection, UK.
One of the most sought after Charles 1 coins
EXTREMELY RARE
£ 9500
c102
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
TOWER CROWN
Silver crown
Tower mint
Group 111 - type 3b
Plume over shield
mm. portcullis
obv. 3rd horseman left, sword vertical;
rev. oval garnished shield, plume above.
29.52 g
S 2759 [£3750 in VF]; Hawkins 3b; Francis 24; FRC X1V/XV111; Brooker 253 [same dies]
Provenance: Spink.
some striking weakness to left of shield, edge knock and possibly cleaned in the past.
RARE
aVF/VF £2750
c103
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver sixpence
OXFORD mint
1643
mm. book
bust left - declaration on rev. with date below.
3.07 g
Spink 2980a [£900 in VF];
cf. Brooker 952.
Provenance: Miller collection;
Spink auction, 19 Feb. 1970.
A very nice full round example - better than the Spink plate coin.
aEF £ sold
c104
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Scottish Rebellion Extinguished struck silver medal by THOMAS SIMON
1639
obv. King galloping over arms - very similar to Exeter mint halfcrown - Spink 3071 - no scarf.
rev. hand issuing from clouds holding cord linking rose and thistle.
Platt 1, type c, p.151;
MI I, 283/92; Eimer 134a.
cf. similar example - Motcomb collection, Morton & Eden, 26 April 2024, lot 189 [graded GVF-EF and sold for £3225]
some striking weakness in centre [front of horse], as usual.
RARE
GVF-nEF £ 1250
c105
CROMWELL 2/6d [1649-58]
Silver halfcrown
1658
Thomas Simon - milled issue
obv. bust left, lettered edge;
rev. crowned shield - 1658 above.
S 3227a [£2750 in VF].
GF £1500
c106
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver twopence
TOWER mint
Group D
mm.crown
bust left - crowned oval shield on rev.
1.08 g
Spink 2828 [£120 in VF]
bust weakly struck.
Reasonably full.
GVF £ sold
c107
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
CONTEMPORARY
FORGERY
Silver shilling
Contemporary forgery in the style of:
Tower mint - group E, 4.1 [false dies]
mm. tun
cf. Sharp F1; Brooker 1199; 'Daedalus' collection of Charles 1 contemporary forgeries, Spink auction, 24 March 2020, lot 278 [sold £650] - ours is far better than lot 278.
Provenance: Studio Coins, Dec. 1998; Spink auction, 24 March 2020.
weakly struck in centre.
VERY RARE
VF £785
c108
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
BRISTOL SIXPENCE
Silver sixpence
BRISTOL mint
1644
mm. BR
obv. bust left with plume in front and V1 behind.
rev. declaration with date below.
2.41 g
S 3020 [£1350 in VF]; North 2503; Brooker 1001.
Provenance: Seaby Coin & Medal bulletin, May 1978, E313.
dark tone and weakly struck in places.
RARE
VF £650
c109
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
OXFORD SHILLING
Silver shilling
Oxford mint
1643
Oxford bust
mm. plume
obv. bust left with X11 behind;
rev. declaration with date below.
6.31 g
S 2972 [£1500 in VF]; Morr. D7
Provenance: Lloyd Bennett Coins [with ticket]
some striking weakness and patchy toning
RARE
GVF £675
c110
CHARLES 1 [1625-49] 'PATTERN HALFCROWN'
Charles 1
c. 1625
by Rawlins or Vanderdort [opinions divided]
mm. lozenge between pellets
obv. raised bust left;
rev. shield with garter between lion and unicorn.
35 mm diameter
cf. Bull 696; MI 373/267; MH Coins sold archives.
Provenance: St James's auction, 27 September 2011, lot 71.
EXTREMELY RARE
nVF £ sold
c111
CHARLES 11 [1660-85]
Hammered issue [1660-2]
silver shilling
First issue
Spink 3308 [£2750 in VF]
Ex - Spink.
portrait weakly struck, as usual
A nice example, particularly the rev.
VERY RARE in this condition
GVF £ sold
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