Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Shilling, 1645, tall crown with pearls and jewels on band, reads newarke, 5.83g/12h (Hird 252-3, same dies; SCBI Brooker 1224, same dies; N 2640; S 3142). Usual die marks, good very fine and toned, rare £2,000-£2,400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Michael Gietzelt Collection of British and Irish Coins (1625-1660).

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Provenance: Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 40, 19 November 2019, lot 49 [from Baldwin April 1955]