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Auction 157 21 Mar 2019
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The Collection of Halfcrowns Formed by Brian Dawson
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester or Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis, horseman left, sa below obliterated by large pellet ('cannonball'), crowned oval shield, 14.83g/1h (Bull 674/32 (96-8); Allen H-32; SCBI Brooker 1159; N 2602; S 3121). Sometime cleaned and rather double-struck on an irregular flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
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Provenance: Priorslee (Shropshire) Hoard, April 1982; Glendining Auction, 5 September 1984, lot 182.
The description and image in the Glendining catalogue suggests that the coin has been skilfully cleaned and re-toned at some time in the last 35 years
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester or Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis, horseman left, sa below obliterated by large pellet ('cannonball'), crowned oval shield, 14.83g/1h (Bull 674/32 (96-8); Allen H-32; SCBI Brooker 1159; N 2602; S 3121). Sometime cleaned and rather double-struck on an irregular flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
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Provenance: Priorslee (Shropshire) Hoard, April 1982; Glendining Auction, 5 September 1984, lot 182.
The description and image in the Glendining catalogue suggests that the coin has been skilfully cleaned and re-toned at some time in the last 35 years