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Auction 181 16 Sep 2020
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Charles I
Charles I (1625-1649), First coinage, Shillings (2), mm. thistle, first with c over i on obv., 0.44g/2h, 0.42g/12h (Murray pl. iv, 37; SCBI 35 –; B pp.443-4; S 5545) [2]. First obverse good fine, reverse nearly fine and double-struck, second better but chipped, extremely rare
£150-£200
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The obverses are definitely from the same die but unfortunately the reverses cannot be matched with certainty. The chip removes both mintmarks and the King's initial from the second specimen, meaning it could be struck in the name of James before the die was overcut. In 1887 Burns described the Pollexfen specimen as 'unique so far as I know'
Charles I (1625-1649), First coinage, Shillings (2), mm. thistle, first with c over i on obv., 0.44g/2h, 0.42g/12h (Murray pl. iv, 37; SCBI 35 –; B pp.443-4; S 5545) [2]. First obverse good fine, reverse nearly fine and double-struck, second better but chipped, extremely rare
£150-£200
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The obverses are definitely from the same die but unfortunately the reverses cannot be matched with certainty. The chip removes both mintmarks and the King's initial from the second specimen, meaning it could be struck in the name of James before the die was overcut. In 1887 Burns described the Pollexfen specimen as 'unique so far as I know'