A Collection of English Silver Coins, 1272-1662

Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury plume behind horseman, rev. Declaration reads prot, three plumes above, date and br below, pellet before legend, 15.46g/10h (Bull 640/3; Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 975-980a, same obv. die; Hutchings 1087, same obv. die; N 2490; S 3008). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, toned over mint bloom, most attractive; perhaps the finest known of this die-pairing £3,000-£5,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of English Silver Coins, 1272-1662.

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H. Webb Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 9-14 July 1894, lot 483 (part); bt Lincoln.

The coin cost Webb 6 guineas