Charles I, Scarborough, One Shilling and Sixpence, Slaney type II [North type I], an electrotype copy by R. Ready, uniface, incuse impression of castle, incuse s 1 vi below, octagonal flan, edge stamped rr, 19.81g (Nelson, BNJ 1905, fig. 22, for the original; cf. N 2650k; cf. S 3162). Very fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: ‘Bobly’ Collection, SNC March 2010 (HB 04) [from Baldwin 1970].


Robert Cooper Ready (1811-1901), modeller and electrotypist employed at the British Museum, 1859-97, customarily marked his copies rr on the edge