Important British and World Coinsxx

Charles I (1625-1649), Richmond issues, Type 2 (10), mm. large crescent, 0.25g/12h (E 68a; BMC 145; Cooke 1155-7; S 3183); mm. small crescent, 0.43g/6h (E 68b; BMC 146; Cooke 1158-61; S 3183); mm. small crescent, R of FRA over A, 0.55g/12h (E 68d, this coin, and p.29, this coin illustrated; BMC 146 variant; Cooke –; S 3183); mm. small crescent, R of FRA over F, 0.50g/6h (E 68 variant; BMC 146 variant; Cooke –; S 3183); mm. cross and pellets, 0.41g/12h (E 69a; BMC 147; Cooke 1162-4; S 3183); mm. cross calvary, 0.29g/12h (E 70d; BMC 148; Cooke 1165-7; S 3183); mm. cross pattée, 0.77g/12h (E 71c; BMC 150; Cooke 1170-2; S 3183); mm. cross pattée, 0.22g/12h (E 71f; BMC 151; Cooke 1173-4; S 3183); mm. cross pattée fitchée, 0.52g/12h (E 72a; BMC 152; Cooke 1175-6; S 3183); mm. cross patonce, 0.39g/12h (E 73b; BMC 154; Cooke 1179-81; S 3183) [10]. E 71c about extremely fine with green patina, E 68 variant, 72a and 73b fine, others generally about very fine and better but E 68a and 71f chipped and somewhat fragile £120-150

Provenance: E 68a, 68b and 72a bt September 1998; E 68d A.E. Entwisle Collection, Spink Auction 75, 29 March 1990, lot 279 (part); E 68 variant bt Lockdales July 2005; E 69a Dr E.A. Johnstone Collection, C. Allerton Collection, C.D. Cooke FPL 20, February 1993; E 70d bt M. Veissid 1996; *E 71c bt 1997; E 71f G.A. Entwisle Collection, C. Allerton Collection, bt C.D. Cooke 1994; E 73b bt M.C.S. Rasmussen February 2006