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Oliver Cromwell silver Pattern 1/2 Broad 1656 (1738) MS62 NGC, KM-PnA26, W&R-42 (silver). Plain edge, struck from a Dutch obverse die. The sole certified off-metal silver pattern of this extremely rare type, dated 1656 but likely struck c.1738; no Half-Broads were struck during Cromwell's reign. A reappreciation for Cromwell's portrait coinage, their engraving beauty and historical significance, resurged in the 1730s when some of Simon's dies were sold in the Netherlands and Crowns were struck. This spurred the preparation of new Dutch dies bearing Cromwell's portrait, some of which were sent back to the Royal Mint where the engraver John Tanner struck new Shillings, Sixpences, Crowns and the pattern Half Broads. Other patterns of this denomination exist, also struck in 1738 but bearing Tanner's own obverse die (distinguishable through the omission of '&' and the stop before OLIVAR). This piece is the only silver pattern to have appeared at auction for decades and is surely one of only a handful of extant specimens. A charming and dramatic aspect of this piece is its die cracks, at least ten spreading inwards from the obverse with the reverse showing even more severe splintering; indeed, this type has one gold counterpart struck from the same dies in which the reverse has entirely caved in at 1 o'clock, the outline of the afflicted area clearly visible on this specimen. Sharply detailed and handsomely toned, this extreme rarity is firmly befitting of placement within a top-tier collection of British patterns.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-oliver-cromwell-silver-pattern-1-2-broad-1656-1738-ms62-ngc-/a/3075-32205.s?type=CoinArchives3075
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Estimate: 10000-12000 USD
Oliver Cromwell silver Pattern 1/2 Broad 1656 (1738) MS62 NGC, KM-PnA26, W&R-42 (silver). Plain edge, struck from a Dutch obverse die. The sole certified off-metal silver pattern of this extremely rare type, dated 1656 but likely struck c.1738; no Half-Broads were struck during Cromwell's reign. A reappreciation for Cromwell's portrait coinage, their engraving beauty and historical significance, resurged in the 1730s when some of Simon's dies were sold in the Netherlands and Crowns were struck. This spurred the preparation of new Dutch dies bearing Cromwell's portrait, some of which were sent back to the Royal Mint where the engraver John Tanner struck new Shillings, Sixpences, Crowns and the pattern Half Broads. Other patterns of this denomination exist, also struck in 1738 but bearing Tanner's own obverse die (distinguishable through the omission of '&' and the stop before OLIVAR). This piece is the only silver pattern to have appeared at auction for decades and is surely one of only a handful of extant specimens. A charming and dramatic aspect of this piece is its die cracks, at least ten spreading inwards from the obverse with the reverse showing even more severe splintering; indeed, this type has one gold counterpart struck from the same dies in which the reverse has entirely caved in at 1 o'clock, the outline of the afflicted area clearly visible on this specimen. Sharply detailed and handsomely toned, this extreme rarity is firmly befitting of placement within a top-tier collection of British patterns.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-oliver-cromwell-silver-pattern-1-2-broad-1656-1738-ms62-ngc-/a/3075-32205.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 10000-12000 USD