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NYINC Signature Sale 3053 17-18 January 2017
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Charles I/II gold "Touch Piece" (Angel) ND, MI-477/86, 1.99g. Obv. Archangel Michael spearing Satan. Rev. Sailing ship. Symbolically holed, these pieces were used in "touching" ceremonies where the King placed these coins around the necks of the infirmed to cure scrofula.
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD
Charles I/II gold "Touch Piece" (Angel) ND, MI-477/86, 1.99g. Obv. Archangel Michael spearing Satan. Rev. Sailing ship. Symbolically holed, these pieces were used in "touching" ceremonies where the King placed these coins around the necks of the infirmed to cure scrofula.
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD