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Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II/I mule, mm heart, second horseman left, rose on housing, no ground line, plume above square-topped shield, 14.67g/5h (Bull 76/7; SCBI Brooker 295-6; N 2204; S 2768). Some circular scratch marks in obverse field, otherwise nearly very fine, extremely rare; one of a few surviving examples of this brief transitional issue £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2a, mm. plume, second horseman, oval scroll-garnished shield, small lis between c r above, six pellets in field, 14.71g/2h (Bull 96/13, this coin; SCBI Brooker 297; N 2205; S 2769). Good very fine, toned £600-£800
Hammer Price: £750
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2b, mm. rose (over plume on obv.), plume between c r above scroll-garnished shield, 14.87g/8h (Bull 132a/17 (2-5-40), this coin; SCBI Brooker 304; N 2206; S 2770). Obverse very fine with some old marks in field, reverse better, toned £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £850
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2b, mm. rose over plume, plume between c r above scroll-garnished shield, 15.00g/4h (Bull 135a/19 (0-13-3), this coin; SCBI Brooker 304; N 2206; S 2770). Better than very fine, toned £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £900
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, mm. cross Calvary (over lis on rev.), 5.88g/5h (Sharp B2/1; SCBI Brooker –; N 2218; S 2784). Nearly extremely fine and toned, the type rare with this mint-mark £500-£600
Hammer Price: £700
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Tower mint, Sixpence, Gp A, 1625, mm. lis (to right of cross limb on rev.), 2.90g/9h (SCBI Brooker 574; N 2235; S 2805). Good very fine, dark tone, scarce £600-£800
£600–£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Tower mint, Halfpenny, no mm., rose both sides (SCBI Brooker 704; N 2274; S 2851). Extremely fine or better £100-£120
Hammer Price: £100
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s First Milled issue, Penny, no mm., signed b below bust, 0.42g/9h (SCBI Brooker 722; N 2303; S 2857). Extremely fine or better £200-£260
Hammer Price: £300
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Second Milled issue, Shilling, mm. anchor to right, signed b both sides, 5.89g/6h (SCBI Brooker 725-6, same dies; N 2305; S 2859). Tiny edge split, otherwisenearly extremely fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Hammered issue, Halfcrown, muled with Tower rev., mm. triangle (over anchor to right on obv.), Briot’s lozenge stops on obv., oval garnished shield, 15.00g/3h (Bull 471/23 (4-9), this coin; SCBI Brooker 734, this coin; N 2307; S 2861/2773). Good very fine, reverse better, with old cabinet tone; one of the best examples the cataloguer has seen, extremely rare £5,000-£6,000
£5,000–£6,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Shilling, mm. book, large bust, small mark of value, no inner circle, plume over shield, beaded inner circle, 6.00g/4h (Morr. A-2; cf. SCBI Brooker 750-1; N 2329; S 2882). Good very fine with a well-detailed portrait, rare £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Shilling, mm. book, smaller bust, inner circles, plume over shield, beaded inner circle, 5.82g/10h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 756, same obv. die; N 2330; S 2884, this coin). Good very fine, dark tone, rare; the Standard Catalogue plate coin £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £1,700
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Sixpence, mm. book, double-arched crown, no inner circles, 3.00g/9h (Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 758-9; N 2333; S 2886). A few corrosion spots, otherwise very fine, rare £1,000-£1,200
£1,000–£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Crown, 1642, no mm., Shrewsbury horseman, Shrewsbury plume behind, ground line below, rev. Declaration in two lines, three Shrewsbury plumes and mark of value between pellets above, date below, 27.40g/10h (Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker 806, same dies; N 2370; S 2926, this coin). Small edge irregularity, otherwise good very fine with old cabinet tone, rare; the Standard Catalogue plate coin £4,000-£4,600
Hammer Price: £4,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Crown, 1642, no mm., Shrewsbury horseman, Shrewsbury plume behind King, rev. Declaration in two lines, three Oxford plumes and mark of value between pellets above, date below, 29.44g/2h (Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 869, same obv. die; N 2405; S 2946). Small metal flaw below horse, otherwise good very fine and lightly toned, rare £4,000-£4,600
Hammer Price: £4,400
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, no ground line below, Oxford plume in field, rev. Declaration, three Oxford plumes above, date below, 13.38g/10h (Bull 594/3 (Ox 1-6-1f, this coin); Morr. F-3; SCBI Brooker 882; N 2411; S 2952). Very fine, reverse a little better, rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,400
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rosette and Oxford plume on obv., rosette on rev., Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, grassy ground line below, rev. Declaration, large Oxford plume between two smaller above, date in large script figures between lozenges, ox below, between rosettes, 14.95g/9h (Bull 611/22; Morr. B-11; cf. SCBI Brooker 905; N 2426; S 2968). Very fine, reverse better with old cabinet tone, the variety extremely rare £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, grassy ground line below, triple pellet stops, rev. Declaration, three plumes above, date and ox below, both between pellets, five pellets at start of legend, 13.65g/4h (Bull 626/7; Morr F-7; N 2436; S 2959A). Very fine or better with old cabinet tone, probably much as struck £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Sixpence, 1643, mm. book on obv. only, obv. from an Aberystwyth die, rev. three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, two pellets at start of legend, 3.01g/12h (Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 952; N 2458; S 2980A). Edge slightly irregular but struck on a full flan, nearly extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. plume on obv., Br on rev., small Bristol plume behind horseman, rev. Declaration in two lines, three Bristol plumes above, date below, pellet at start of legend, 14.43g/1h (Bull 640/1; Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker 976; N 2489; S 3007). About extremely fine with most attractive old cabinet tone £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Shilling, 1644, mm. Shrewsbury plume on obv., Br monogram on rev., crude bust with stellate collar, rev. Declaration, three Bristol plumes above, date below, 6.30g/2h (Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker 995, same dies; N 2496; S 3014). Flan flaw from 3 to 4 o’clock, otherwise good very fine and toned, extremely rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £1,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Shilling, 1644, mm. br monogram on rev. only, plume in front of bust, cruciform pellets in front of legend, rev. Declaration with three Bristol plumes above, date below, reads pro, 5.76g/12h (SCBI Brooker 996, same dies; Morr. C-1; N 2499; S 3015). Good very fine and attractively toned, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Late Declaration issues, Ashby-de-la-Zouch (?) mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv., A on rev., King riding left, small plume behind, a below horse, rev. Declaration in two lines, three small plumes above, date below, 14.20g/5h (Bull 648/A3b, this coin; Morr. A-3; SCBI Brooker 1119, this coin; N 2514; S 3030). Very fine and toned, extremely rare £7,000-£9,000
Hammer Price: £14,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Late Declaration issues, Bridgnorth-on-Severn (?) mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. plumelet, plumelet behind horseman, plumelet over a below, rev. plume between two plumelets and scroll above Declaration, date below, 15.67g/12h (Bull 650/3; Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 1123a; N 2516; S 3037). Small striking split, otherwise better than very fine and toned, very rare £5,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on walking horse left, rev. oblong scroll-garnished shield, c r at sides, 14.48g/4h (Bull 657/5; Besly G5; SCBI Brooker 1019a; N 2539; S 3048, this coin). Good very fine and rare; the Standard Catalogue plate coin £5,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on trotting horse left, rev. oblong scroll-garnished shield, c r at sides, 14.90g/1h (Bull 658/7; Besly H7; SCBI Brooker 1018; N 2538; S 3052). Flat in places, otherwise about extremely fine with an exceptional portrait £4,400-£5,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Crown, 1645/4, mm. castle on obv., Ex on rev., king’s sash with two loose ends, 29.63g/12h (Besly D17; SCBI Brooker 1038; N 2532; S 3055). Very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, undated, mm. rose, large equestrian portrait, walking horse, rev. oval garnished shield, 13.89g/7h (Bull 660/12; Besly J12; SCBI Brooker 1028; N 2549; S 3064). On an irregular flan (typical of this issue), good very fine, lightly toned £1,200-£1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, King leaning backwards on walking horse, rev. oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 13.83g/4h (Besly M25; SCBI Brooker 1047, same obv. die; N 2565; S 3074). Very fine and extremely rare £4,400-£5,000
£4,400–£5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, horse with twisted tail, rev. oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 13.57g/2h (Bull 665/34; Besly N34; SCBI Brooker 1052A; N 2568; S 3076). Better than very fine, dark tone, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Shilling, 1644, mm. rose, 5.28g/12h (Besly C9; SCBI Brooker 1063, same dies; N 2575; S 3085). Slight weakness in legends, otherwise nearly extremely fine with attractive tone, very rare £2,000-£2,600
£2,000–£2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Sixpence, 1644, mm. rose, large bust and lettering, date to left of initial mark, 2.92g/12h (Besly A1; SCBI Brooker 1070; N 2578; S 3087). Legends a little weak in places, centres nearly extremely fine, dark tone, rare £2,000-£2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, 1644/3, mm. castle on obv. only, w below horseman, rev. Declaration in two lines, three crude Bristol plumes above, date below, 12.67g/3h (Bull 666/1, this coin; Allen A-1; SCBI Brooker 1139; N 2598; S 3093). Small split and double-strike at 7 o’clock, otherwise very fine for issue, lightly toned, very rare £5,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, undated, no mm., large well-centred horseman, no ground line or w below, rev. crowned oval shield, rampant lions in legend, 14.44g/6h (Bull 669/18, this coin; Allen C-18; SCBI Brooker 1149; N 2592; S 3100). Flan split, otherwise very fine or better for issue, very rare £3,400-£4,000
£3,400–£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. leopard’s head (?) on obv. only, Briot-style horseman left, grass below, rev. crowned oval garnished shield, rosettes in legend, 14.60g/10h (Bull 670/22; Allen D-22; SCBI Brooker 1152, this coin; N 2594; S 3103). Good very fine or better and toned, probably much as struck, very rare £5,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester or Shrewsbury mint, Shilling, mm. small lis on obv., three small lis on rev., crude bust left, rev. oval garnished shield, tiny lis stops in legend, 5.57g/11h (Allen C-13; SCBI Brooker 1174, same dies; N 2619; S 3112). Nearly very fine, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis on obv. only, tall horseman left, sword and crown breaking inner circle, nothing below, rev. crowned garnished oval shield, florent concordia regna, 14.82g/11h (Bull 676/50; Allen J-50; SCBI Brooker –; N 2607; S 3126). Good very fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £9,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Hereford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, King on horseback left, rev. oval shield within Garter, supported by lion and unicorn, crown and small crowned c r above, date below, 13.30g/4h (Bull 683/62; N 2359; S 2915). On an approximately octagonal flan, better than fine but officially holed through centre, very rare £3,400-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 1 [type 1], mm. lion, rev. sqaure-topped shield, c r at sides, 14.49g/12h (Bull 550; Besly 1A; SCBI Brooker 1076, same dies; N 2309; S 2863). Neatly struck, good very fine and toned, an exceptional specimen £2,400-£3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 2 [type 2], mm. lion, grass ground line, rev. oval garnished shield, 14.36g/3h (Bull 551; Besly 1B; SCBI Brooker 1077, same dies; N 2310; S 2864). Slightly bowed from the rocker press employed to strike it, some edge and surface flaws and obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,500-£2,000
£1,500–£2,000
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