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8 October 1999
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, First horseman, mm. lis, obverse rose on housings, with ground line, reverse long cross fourchée over square shield (N 2200; S 2761), pierced (officially ?) at 9 o’clock, fine and rare; Second horseman (2), with reverse garnished oval shield between C - R., mm. harp and mm. portcullis, R of C - R over retrograde C ? (N 2207; S 2769), both a little corroded, fair [3] (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £85
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Second horseman, with sword on King’s right shoulder, obverse mm. tun (?), garnished oval shield between C-R, g of regno retrograde (as N 2207 and 2769). A contemporary forgery in pewter, horseman very weak, otherwise nearly very fine, interesting (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £15
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrowns, Third horseman (3), with scarf from King’s waist (N 2209; S 2771), mm. bell, mm. crown, both with corrosion at edges, nearly very fine and fine, and mm. tun, full and round but smoothed with edge split (11 o’clock), but fine [3] (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £110
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrowns, Third horseman (3), with ground below horse, mm. triangle (N 2212; S 2774), very fine, and without ground (2), both mm. anchor, upright and obverse to right and reverse to left (N 2211; S 2773), both fair [3] (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £120
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrowns, Third horseman (4), of rough work (N 2213; S 2840), mm. (P), mm. (R), mm. eye and mm. sun [4]. Mainly nearly very fine (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £200
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrowns, Fourth horseman (2), foreshortened horse with tail between legs (N 2214; S 2775), mm. star and mm. triangle-in-circle, fine and better; Fifth horseman, with tall spirited horse (N 2215; S 2842), mm. sun, obverse smoothed, fine [3] (£100-120)
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, First milled issue (1631-1632), mm. obverse flower and B, reverse B (N 2299; S 2853; JGB 715). Trace of old gilding (?), very fine (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £330
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Second milled issue (1638-1639), mm. anchor and B (N 2304; S 2858; JGB 724). Very fine (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £320
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1642, obverse mm. plume without bands, King on horseback left with horse’s left hind leg raised, ground-line below (a Shrewsbury die), reverse mm. two pellets, Declaration with three plumes with bands above, date below (N 2409; S 2949; Morr B-2). A little short of flan, almost very fine, rare (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £260
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1643, obverse mm. plume with bands, horse with right hind leg raised, plume with bands behind King, reverse mm. four pellets, similar to last, dated 1643 (N 2413; S 2953; Morr D-5 var). Reverse with flaw in left plume and L of LIBER, very fine (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £280
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1643, obverse mm. plume, Briot’s horse with ground below and plume behind, reverse mm. rosette, similar to last, but OX below date (N 2416; S 2955; Morr I-24; JGB 898). Obverse slightly double struck and figure of King weak, otherwise nearly very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £240
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1644, obverse mm. plume, Briot’s horse with lumpy ground line below and plume behind, diamond stops, reverse no mm., Declaration with large central plume above, 1644 OX below, six pellets in field and as stops (N 2425; S 2958; Morr G-13). Horseman woolly (worn die ?), otherwise very fine (£200-250)
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1645, obverse mm. plume, large clumsy Briot style horse, pebbly ground below and plume behind, treble pellet stops (upper and lower small) after dg mag bri, reverse mm. five pellets, Declaration with three even plumes, 1645 OX below within pellets (N 2432; S 2967; Morr E-7). Ragged with two edge splits, a weak striking, fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £190
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1644, obverse mm. small plume, King on horseback left, small plume behind, reverse mm. Br mono., Declaration in two lines, three lumpy plumes with bands above and date below (N 2489; S 3007; Morr B-1 var.). Full, good very fine (£400-450)
Hammer Price: £360
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1644, obverse mm. plume, same die as last, reverse without mm., but with Br mono below date (N 2490; S 3008; Morr B-2, Pl. II, 29, this coin). Horseman woolly (worn die ?), almost very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £150
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1645, similar to last but dated 1645 (N 2491; S 3009; Morr A-2; JGB 989). Slightly double struck both sides, almost very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £300
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Type 3, mm. lion, obverse King on horseback left, no ground line, reverse round garnished shield, christo legend (as on Tower issues), pellet stops both sides (N 2311; S 2856; JGB 1079; Besly 1F). Segment missing from flan (when punched out) and usual large flaw on reverse, two minor edge splits, good fine, rare (£200-250)
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Type 4, mm. lion, types similar with ebor below horse, pellet stops both sides (N 2312; S 2866; JGB 1080; Besly pl. 8,7). Good very fine, a good example of this base late Eighteenth Century forgery (Besly p 232) (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £130
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Type 5, mm. lion, obverse tall horse with mane in front, ebor below, diamond stops, reverse crowned square-topped shield between C-R crowned, floral sprays as stops (N 2313; S 2867; JGB 1081; Besly 3A). Extremely fine (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £980
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Type 6, mm. lion, obverse similar to last, reverse crowned oval garnished shield, fleur stops (to right inverted) (N 2314; S 2868; JGB 1083; Besly 3B). Extremely fine (£400-450)
Hammer Price: £580
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, Type 7, mm. lion, obverse similar but horse’s tail between legs, reverse crowned oval shield with lion’s skin garniture (no C-R), pellet stops both sides (N 2315; S 2869; JGB 1086; Besly 2G). Usual flaw in a A of AVSPICE, extremely fine and toned (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £470
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1644, mm. three gerbs with sword between (arms of Chester), obverse King on horseback left, plain below and behind, reverse Declaration in two lines, three plumes above, date between pellets below (N 2930 (p. 189); S 3133; JGB 1112). Off-centre and with edge split (12 o’clock), but fine, very rare (£800-1000)
Hammer Price: £700
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1646, obverse large crown between C - R, value xxx below, reverse obs : newark 1646 in three lines, beaded border both sides (N 2638; S 3146; JGB 1222). Trace of undertype on obverse (lower right side), some flatness at top both sides, almost extremely fine (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £750
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfcrown, 1651, Pattern by Peter Blondeau, types as the currency issue, mm. sun, edge in the third yeare of freedome by gods blessing restored 1651 in large letters (ESC 443; N 2731). Slight tarnishing but good extremely fine, very rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £1,500
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, First Hammered Coinage, without mark of value or inner circles, mm. crown on obverse only (ESC 448; N 2759; S 3307). Fine and very rare (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £500
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, Third Hammered Coinage, with mark of value and inner circles, mm. crown, reads mag br fr (ESC 456; N 2761; S 3321). Almost very fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £160
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1663, 1st bust, xv (ESC457; SC 5; S 3361). Good very fine (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £370
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1664, 2nd bust, xvi (ESC 460; SC 45; S 3662). Old cleaning with traces of tarnish/corrosion, otherwise fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1666/4, 3rd bust with elephant below, xviii (ESC 462; SC 55; S 3364). Fine and rare, the overdate obvious (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £270
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1668/4, 3rd bust, vicesimo (ESC 464; SC 70; S 3365). Scored down obverse field in front of face, but fine and rare (£120-150)
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1670, 3rd bust, vicesimo secvndo (ESC 467; SC 90; S 3365). Slight tarnishing/corrosion, otherwise very fine (£150-200)
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1671, 3rd bust variety, vicesimo tertio (ESC 468; SC 105; S 3366).Very fine (£150-200)
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1672, 3rd bust variety, vicesimo qvarto (ESC 471; SC 125; S 3366). Almost very fine (£80-100)
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1673, 4th bust, vicesimo qvinto (ESC 473; SC 135; S 3367). Grafitti in front of face, good fine (£50-70)
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1676, 4th bust, vicesimo octavo (ESC 478; SC 190; S 3367). Very fine with good profile (£250-350)
Hammer Price: £210
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1677, 4th bust, vicesimo nono (ESC 479; SC 205; S 3367). Almost extremely fine (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £350
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1679, 4th bust, tricesimo primo (ESC 481; SC 215; S 3367). Marks on obverse, almost very fine (£80-100)
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown,1682/79, 4th bust, tricesimo qvarto (ESC 489B; SC 295; S 3367). Pitted surfaces, only fair, but rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown,1683, 4th bust, tricesimo qvinto (ESC 492; SC 300; S 3367). Some pitting, more so on obverse, fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £30
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown,1684/3, 4th bust, tricesimo sexto (ESC 492; SC 310; S 3367). Fair but very rare (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £65
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