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Auction 96  24 September 2015
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Lot 3526

Estimate: 6000 GBP
Price realized: 4800 GBP
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BRITISH COINS, Charles I, Silver Halfcrown, Bridgnorth on Severn Mint, 1646, king on horseback left, holding sword upright, plumes behind, plumelet below, beaded and linear circles and legend surrounding both sides, initial mark plumes both sides, rev declaration in two lines, three plumes above and scroll ornament, exurgal line below with date and plumelet below, 13.16g (Bull 650/6 (D33-1e); Brooker 1125; N 2517; S 3038). Attractively toned, the finest example recorded in Bull, a little weak and double struck in parts but superb for the issue, almost extremely fine and extremely rare.
ex V J E Ryan Collection, Glendining, 24 January 1952, lot 1211, sold for £16 (as Lundy Island)
ex Dr E Burstal Collection, Glendining, 16 May 1968, lot 395, sold for £200 (as Lundy Island)
ex Spink Numismatic Circular, vol LXXVIII, no.6, June 1970, item 7088, sold for £265 (as Lundy Island)
ex Glendining, May 1985, lot 69
ex Glendining, May 1992, lot 457
ex Peter Earthy Collection, sold anonymously through Patrick Finn, list 18, 2000, item 320
ex Alan Morris Collection, sold through Lloyd Bennett over the last decade
ex Spink Numismatic Circular, vol CXVIII, no.2, May 2010, item HS4146

Estimate: £6000-8000
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