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Long Beach Signature Sale 3067 6-7 Sep 2018
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Charles I (1625-49) "Bridgnorth" Groat 1646 XF45 NGC, Bridgnorth-on-Severn mint (plumelet mm), KM286.3, S-3042, N-2525. A simply brilliant specimen, the surfaces have aged to an engaging slate-gray that darkens around the devices to produce bold and enticing accents. Every detail of the king's portrait is boldly rendered without signs of doubling, from the rivets in his shoulder plate to the links of his chain mail. The Oxford Declaration on the reverse is especially stunning, the fields pristine and free of marks, clearly produced from highly polished dies and with an indelible sharpness to each and every letter. The flan itself remains incredibly round for such a short-lived issue, not ragged in the slightest, though minor bits of the legends are slightly cut off. During the English Civil War, the king's army sought refuge at various fortresses and strongholds, often setting up on-the-spot mints in order to finance their efforts to maintain the monarchy. As the main mint and fort at Oxford began to fail, tenuous spots such as Bridgnorth, which was active for only about 2 months, saw temporary occupation. Next to no hard evidence exists about this location as an issuer of the king's money, but current scholarship places this groat, along with other denominations marked with a pellet in the reverse legend and a diminutive plume, or badge, to left of the portrait, as being the initial marks of this mint. A piece that certainly seems conservatively graded considering the typical state of these issues, we draw quick reference to the Eric P. Newman example auctioned by us in 2014 (Lot 30621), which contained a large edge chip and very ragged flan, and achieved just over $1400.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD
Charles I (1625-49) "Bridgnorth" Groat 1646 XF45 NGC, Bridgnorth-on-Severn mint (plumelet mm), KM286.3, S-3042, N-2525. A simply brilliant specimen, the surfaces have aged to an engaging slate-gray that darkens around the devices to produce bold and enticing accents. Every detail of the king's portrait is boldly rendered without signs of doubling, from the rivets in his shoulder plate to the links of his chain mail. The Oxford Declaration on the reverse is especially stunning, the fields pristine and free of marks, clearly produced from highly polished dies and with an indelible sharpness to each and every letter. The flan itself remains incredibly round for such a short-lived issue, not ragged in the slightest, though minor bits of the legends are slightly cut off. During the English Civil War, the king's army sought refuge at various fortresses and strongholds, often setting up on-the-spot mints in order to finance their efforts to maintain the monarchy. As the main mint and fort at Oxford began to fail, tenuous spots such as Bridgnorth, which was active for only about 2 months, saw temporary occupation. Next to no hard evidence exists about this location as an issuer of the king's money, but current scholarship places this groat, along with other denominations marked with a pellet in the reverse legend and a diminutive plume, or badge, to left of the portrait, as being the initial marks of this mint. A piece that certainly seems conservatively graded considering the typical state of these issues, we draw quick reference to the Eric P. Newman example auctioned by us in 2014 (Lot 30621), which contained a large edge chip and very ragged flan, and achieved just over $1400.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1200 USD