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Auction 2 24 Sep 2019
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The Current Spink Standard Catalogue Plate Coin, ex Slaney Collection
Commonwealth (1649-60), silver Halfcrown, 1651, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, .THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., rev. English and Irish shields, value .II.VI. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, .GOD. WITH. VS., weight 15.12g (Bull 17 R2; ESC 426; N.2722; S3215 this coin illustrated). Toned, well centred and struck on a broad flan, some light flan striations on reverse from annealing of the blank before striking, small flaw at centre of obverse, hairline scratch to right of shields on reverse, otherwise very attractive, good very fine to almost extremely fine with a good provenance, illustrated as the current Standard Catalogue plate coin.
The total output of silver coins from 15th May 1649 until Christmas Day 1651 was £31,570, and coins actually dated 1651 may well have been struck into 1652 when the next accounting period shows a massive increase in production to £351,727 of silver until 30th November 1653.
Provenance:
Ex A. H. Baldwin, purchased 1943 for £5/5/-.
Ex Slaney Collection, part II, Spink Coin Auction, 14th May 2015, lot 361.
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2017, item 143.
Spink Standard Catalogue 2019, plate coin for type, illustrated page 328.
Commonwealth (1649-60), silver Halfcrown, 1651, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, .THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND., rev. English and Irish shields, value .II.VI. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, .GOD. WITH. VS., weight 15.12g (Bull 17 R2; ESC 426; N.2722; S3215 this coin illustrated). Toned, well centred and struck on a broad flan, some light flan striations on reverse from annealing of the blank before striking, small flaw at centre of obverse, hairline scratch to right of shields on reverse, otherwise very attractive, good very fine to almost extremely fine with a good provenance, illustrated as the current Standard Catalogue plate coin.
The total output of silver coins from 15th May 1649 until Christmas Day 1651 was £31,570, and coins actually dated 1651 may well have been struck into 1652 when the next accounting period shows a massive increase in production to £351,727 of silver until 30th November 1653.
Provenance:
Ex A. H. Baldwin, purchased 1943 for £5/5/-.
Ex Slaney Collection, part II, Spink Coin Auction, 14th May 2015, lot 361.
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Summer 2017, item 143.
Spink Standard Catalogue 2019, plate coin for type, illustrated page 328.