CHARLES 1
                       and
     Commonwealth of England
                  Cromwell
         Charles 11 [hammered]
                      coins

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          1.    A collection of Charles 1 threepences

c1
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR over shield on rev.
1.41 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
Ex - Davissons auction [USA], 30 Jan. 2014, lot 182, graded EF.
aEF                          £  sold            

c2
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR over shield on rev.
1.48 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
obv. struck slightly off-centre + some small dark marks. 
Ex - CNG
A nice example
GVF                          £ sold            
 

c3
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR above shield on rev.
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
obv. struck slightly off-centre.
GVF                       £ 425   sold

 

c4
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR over shield on rev.
1.28 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF].
Provenance: CNG; 
Noonans auction, 
18 September 2019, lot 1334. 
tiny scratch below beard.
GVF/nEF               £ sold

c5
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
YORK mint
mm. lion
bust left - EBOR above shield on rev.
1.39 g
Spink 2877 [£300 in VF] 
nEF                          £ 435   sold

c6
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
S 2894 [£275 in VF].
slightly ragged edge.
nEF                         £ 275   sold

c7
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
1.51 g
Spink 2894 [£275 in VF].
Ex - Leodis Coins, 2014.
A nice full round coin.
GVF                          £ sold

c8
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
Spink 2894 [£275 in VF]
Provenance: Alan Morris;
Lloyd Bennett coins, 2014.
weakly struck + slightly creased.
VF                      £ sold

c9
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSYTWYTH mint
mm. book.
bust left and oval shield on rev.
Spink 2894 [£275 in VF]
Provenance: Alan Morris;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2014.
slightly chipped edge.
GVF                        £ sold

c10
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH mint
Crown cuts inner circle.
mm. book
bust left - oval shield on rev.
S 2895 [£325 in VF]
Provenance: Alan Morris;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2014.
slightly irregular flan + pierced
GF/VF                       £ 75
 

c11
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1646/4
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.38 g
Spink 2995 [£550 in VF].
Ex - Baldwins.
A nice full round coin
nEF                        £ sold

c12
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.33 g
S 2994 [£525 in VF].
slightly weakly struck in centre.
Ex - Baldwins
VF                          £ 475

c13
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644
mm. lis 
bust left - declaration on rev. with date below
Spink 2994 [£525 in VF]
weakly struck in parts.
VF/GVF                 £ sold

c14
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1646/4
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev.
Spink 2995 [£550 in VF].
weakly struck in parts.
nVF/VF                 £ sold 

c15
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint 
1644
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev. and date below
1.20 g
Spink 2994 [£525 in VF]
weakly struck on obv. + parts of rev. legend.
nF/ aVF                  £ 195   sold

c16
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644 ox
Large date
bust left - declaration on rev. with 1644 ox below.
1.31 g
S 2992 [£900 in VF]
slight crease on obv.
EXTREMELY RARE - only 3 examples are known to exist [including this] - one in the British Museum collection.
nVF/VF                    £795

c17
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1646/4
mm. lis
Crown breaks inner circle
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.33 g
S 2995 [£550 in VF]
edge striking crack at 5 o'clock.
Full and round.
nVF/VF                  £ 375   sold
 

c18
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
OXFORD mint
1644
mm. lis
bust left - declaration on rev. with 1644 below.
1.42 g
Spink 2994 [£525 in VF].
creased + slight scratching in front of bust.
GF/VF                     £ sold

c19
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
ABERYSTWYTH - FURNACE mint
mm. crown
bust left - crowned oval shield on rev.
Spink 2912 [£1350 in VF]
Provenance: Baldwins, 1995; Alan Morris collection;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2011.
portrait a bit weakly struck.
Full and round
VERY RARE
GF/aVF                 £ sold

 

c20
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRISTOL mint
1644
mm. pellet
Bristol die
bust left - declaration on rev.
1.33 g
Spink 3025 [£1500 in VF]; not in Brooker.
Ex - Mark Rasmussen.
obv. slightly double-struck.
VERY RARE
GVF                     £ sold

c21
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRISTOL mint
1644
mm. book
bust left, declaration on rev.
1.26 g
S 3024 [£1250 in VF].
striking crack under III on obv + possible signs of repair on obv. ?
Provenance:
Alan Morris collection [with ticket]; Lloyd Bennett coins.
RARE
GVF                          £ 395     R     

c22
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRIDGNORTH-ON-SEVERN mint
1646
mm. plumelet
bust left - declaration on rev.
Spink 3043 [£850 in VF].
A very nice example
VERY RARE
GVF-nEF               £ sold

c23
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
BRIDGNORTH-ON-SEVERN mint
1646
mm. plume
bust left - declaration on rev. with date below.
1.40 g
Spink 3043 [£850 in VF]; Brooker 1134.
Provenance: Baldwins [VF].
some small deposits.
Reasonably full.
VERY RARE
VF                          £ sold

 

c24
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
EXETER mint
1644
mm. rose
bust left - square shield on rev.
1.30 g
S 3089 [£650 in VF].
Ex - Baldwins.
Nice portrait
nEF/GVF                  £ 785

c25
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
EXETER mint
1644
mm. rose
bust left - square shield on rev.
1.29 g
S 3089 [£650 in VF].
weakly struck in part of legends.
Excellent portrait
aEF                      £ 795     sold
 

c26
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
EXETER mint
1644
mm. rose
bust left - square shield on rev.
Spink 3089 [£650 in VF].
mark in front of bust.
slightly weakly struck near centre.
GVF                        £ sold

c27
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust left - oval shield on rev.
1.27 g
S 3117 [£1100 in VF].
Provenance:
Alan Morris collection;
Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2010
double-struck and weakly struck in places, as usual
VERY RARE      
                              £ 495     sold

c28
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust left - oval shield on rev.
Spink 3117 [£1100 in VF].
Ex - Tim Owen Coins, 2017.
weakly struck in places, as usual.
Good portrait.
VERY RARE
VF for issue            £ 985    sold

c29
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust left - oval shield on rev.
1.31 g
S 3117 [£1100 in VF]; Brooker 1178.
Ex - Glendinings auction, 
18 June 1975.
weakly struck in parts of legend.
good portrait for issue.
VERY RARE
GF                         £ 575     sold
 

c30
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
WORCESTER mint
mm. lis
bust right - oval shield on rev.
S 3117 [£1100 in VF].
pierced.
Quite a good portrait for issue.
VERY RARE 
NVF for issue            £395

c31
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver threepence
PATTERN
1634
by E Greene
mm. bell
bust left with rose behind - oval shield on rev.
1.36 g
Brooker 1267.
Ex - Noonans, 24 September 2008, lot 744.
VERY RARE
Very nice coin - perhaps the best we have seen - better than Brooker's.
nEF                        £ sold

                   2.    Other Charles 1 coins, etc.

c101           
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
     EXETER  MINT 
     Horse over arms  

Halfcrown

obv. King on horse galloping over arms;

rev.  oval shield with 1642 below.

14.45 g

S 3071 [£15000  in VF]; 

Provenance:

Colin Adams collection - Spink auction

1 December 2005, lot 220 [sold £8000 total];

Lloyd Bennett Coins, 2016 [sold £12000];

Private collection, UK.

One of the most sought after Charles 1 coins

EXTREMELY RARE

                                                                          £  9750

c102
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
   TOWER CROWN

Silver crown

Tower mint

Group 111 - type 3b

Plume over shield

mm. portcullis

obv.  3rd horseman left, sword vertical;

rev.   oval garnished shield, plume above.

29.52 g

S 2759 [£3750 in VF]; Hawkins 3b; Francis 24; FRC X1V/XV111; Brooker 253 [same dies]

Provenance: Spink.

some striking weakness to left of shield, edge knock and possibly cleaned in the past.

RARE

aVF/VF                                                       £2275      R    

c103   
CHARLES 1 [1625-49]
Silver sixpence
OXFORD mint 
1643
mm. book
bust left - declaration on rev. with date below.
3.07 g
Spink 2980a [£900 in VF]; 
cf. Brooker 952.
Provenance: Miller collection;
Spink auction, 19 Feb. 1970.
A very nice full round example - better than the Spink plate coin.
aEF                      £ sold

c104
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Scottish Rebellion Extinguished 
struck silver medal by THOMAS SIMON
1639
obv. King galloping over arms - very similar to Exeter mint halfcrown - Spink 3071 - no scarf.
rev.  hand issuing from clouds holding cord linking rose and thistle.
Platt 1, type c, p.151; 
MI I, 283/92; Eimer 134a.
cf. similar example - Motcomb collection, Morton & Eden, 26 April 2024, lot 189 [graded GVF-EF and sold for £3225]
some striking weakness in centre [front of horse], as usual.
RARE
GVF-nEF                   £ 1250

c105    
CROMWELL  2/6d  [1649-58]

Silver halfcrown

1658

Thomas Simon - milled issue

obv.  bust left, lettered edge;

rev.  crowned shield - 1658 above.

S 3227a [£2750 in VF].

GF                                                     £1500     sold

c106 
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
Silver twopence
TOWER mint
Group D
mm.crown
bust left -  crowned oval shield on rev.
1.08 g
Spink 2828 [£120 in VF]
bust weakly struck.
Reasonably full.  
GVF                      £ sold      
 

c107            
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
CONTEMPORARY
        FORGERY

Silver shilling

Contemporary forgery in the style of:

Tower mint - group E, 4.1 [false dies]

mm. tun

cf. Sharp F1; Brooker 1199; 'Daedalus' collection of Charles 1 contemporary forgeries, Spink auction, 24 March 2020, lot 278 [sold £650] - ours is far better than lot 278.

Provenance: Studio Coins, Dec. 1998; Spink auction,  24 March 2020.

weakly struck in centre.

VERY RARE

VF                                                                   £785  

c108            
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
BRISTOL SIXPENCE

Silver sixpence

BRISTOL mint

1644

mm. BR

obv.  bust left with plume in front and V1 behind.

rev.  declaration with date below.

2.41 g

S 3020 [£1350 in VF]; North 2503; Brooker 1001.

Provenance: Seaby Coin & Medal bulletin, May 1978, E313.

dark tone and weakly struck in places.

RARE

VF                                                                          £595                                                          

 

 

c109           
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]
OXFORD SHILLING

Silver shilling

Oxford mint

1643

Oxford bust

mm. plume

obv.  bust left with X11 behind;

rev.   declaration with date below.

6.31 g

S 2972 [£1500 in VF]; Morr. D7

Provenance: Lloyd Bennett Coins [with ticket]

some striking weakness and patchy toning

RARE

GVF                                                                   £575

c110         
CHARLES 1  [1625-49]     'PATTERN HALFCROWN'

Charles 1

c. 1625

by  Rawlins or Vanderdort [opinions divided]

mm. lozenge between pellets

obv.  raised bust left;

rev.   shield with garter between lion and unicorn.

35 mm diameter

cf. Bull 696; MI 373/267; MH Coins sold archives.

Provenance: St James's auction, 27 September 2011, lot 71.

EXTREMELY RARE

nVF                                                                        £  sold 

c111
CHARLES 11  [1660-85]
Hammered issue [1660-2]
silver shilling
First issue
Spink 3308 [£2750 in VF]
Ex - Spink.
portrait weakly struck, as usual
A nice example, particularly the rev.
VERY RARE in this condition
GVF                    £ sold

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