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Auction 77  27 September 2012
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Lot 2709

Estimate: 6000 GBP
Price realized: 8400 GBP
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BRITISH COINS. Other Properties. Charles I (1625-1649), Silver Half-Pound, 1643, Oxford mint, initial mark Oxford plume, king on horseback left with flowing sash, horse over arms and militaria, Oxford plume in field, CAROLVS: D:G: MAGN: BRIT: FRAN: ET: HIB: REX., colon stops with final pellet stop, rev initial mark four pellets, declaration in two straight lines, value and three Oxford plumes above, date below, colon stops in legend, 59.24g (Brooker -; N 2404; S 2945A). Lightly toned with original lustre, one tiny rim crack and flan flaw in obverse legend, some light pits on obverse, a little double-struck, otherwise extremely fine and a lovely example of the final type of silver Half-Pound ever produced, rare as such, no specimen present in Brooker.

Estimate: £6000-8000
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