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CSNS Signature Sale 3073 25-26 & 29 Apr 2019
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Charles I (1625-1649) Shilling ND (1638-1639) MS64 NGC, Briot's second milled issue, Anchor mm, S-2859, N-2305. The only example of this experimental milled issue to be certified as Mint State - and quite definitively Mint State at that, being near gem level grade! Nicholas Briot's milled coinage represented the second effort to introduce this sophisticated method of coining to Britain (after Mestrelle's failed attempts in the mid-16th century); produced alongside the crude hammered coins churned out by the Tower, this French engineer and medallist's pieces reflect an engraving skill and technical quality beyond anything else in Britain at that time. Clearly Briot struggled somewhat with regulating his planchets as they almost always bear adjustment marks, often in unsightly locations such as across Charles's bust or obscuring the legends. Accordingly, the present specimen is all-the-more notable for its absolutely unbeatable visual appeal and extraordinary preservation. This Shilling features what is perhaps the finest representation of Briot's portrait of Charles extant, sensitively rendered and with a realism absolutely absent from contemporary hammered issues; the legends are sharp and near-complete with only relatively minor adjustment marks at the peripheries. Already at the peak of eye appeal for the type, the planchet has gone on to develop an exquisite iridescent tone, forming a halo to the crisp devices and further accentuating their quality. With the next finest certified specimens of this type being three AU58s across NGC and PCGS, this is undoubtedly the finest of this type that one can hope to see and will surely attract those British collectors concerned solely with the best.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Charles I (1625-1649) Shilling ND (1638-1639) MS64 NGC, Briot's second milled issue, Anchor mm, S-2859, N-2305. The only example of this experimental milled issue to be certified as Mint State - and quite definitively Mint State at that, being near gem level grade! Nicholas Briot's milled coinage represented the second effort to introduce this sophisticated method of coining to Britain (after Mestrelle's failed attempts in the mid-16th century); produced alongside the crude hammered coins churned out by the Tower, this French engineer and medallist's pieces reflect an engraving skill and technical quality beyond anything else in Britain at that time. Clearly Briot struggled somewhat with regulating his planchets as they almost always bear adjustment marks, often in unsightly locations such as across Charles's bust or obscuring the legends. Accordingly, the present specimen is all-the-more notable for its absolutely unbeatable visual appeal and extraordinary preservation. This Shilling features what is perhaps the finest representation of Briot's portrait of Charles extant, sensitively rendered and with a realism absolutely absent from contemporary hammered issues; the legends are sharp and near-complete with only relatively minor adjustment marks at the peripheries. Already at the peak of eye appeal for the type, the planchet has gone on to develop an exquisite iridescent tone, forming a halo to the crisp devices and further accentuating their quality. With the next finest certified specimens of this type being three AU58s across NGC and PCGS, this is undoubtedly the finest of this type that one can hope to see and will surely attract those British collectors concerned solely with the best.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD