Baldwin & Sons
Auction 104 10 Mar 2022
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Charles I (1625-49), Newark siege Halfcrown, 1645, issued on a lozenge shaped flan, large Royal crown with ten pearls either side, C to left, R to right, denomination XXX below in Roman numerals, beaded border both sides. Rev, three line inscription with date, reads OBS: / NEWARK / 1645, 13.95g (S.3140; N.2638; Brooker 1221, same dies). Handsome cabinet toning with a pleasing light slate grey tone, the obverse consistently well detailed and well centred. Rev, concise and legible with a slight weakness of strike presenting mainly in the WA of Newark. About very fine for issue, becoming more difficult to find in the open market.
Ex. C.N.G, E Auction 491, 5th May lot 807.
Ex. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.
Newark endured three sieges during the English Civil Wars. Logistically it was valuable, given there were two significant roads running through the town, the first being the Great North Way and the other the Fosse way. Royalists considered Newark as a hub for a smooth passage back to their headquarters in Oxford, it also acted as a connecting point the Royalist centres in the North-East. The third siege lasted from November 26th 1645 to May 1646, the period which covers our halfcrown. The siege pieces of Newark were offered in four key denominations (halfcrown, shilling, ninepence and sixpence), with either two dates on offer, 1645 and 1646. The 1645 date halfcrowns are considered the better date of the two, reflected with a higher book price in the Spink standard catalogue.
Ex. C.N.G, E Auction 491, 5th May lot 807.
Ex. From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.
Newark endured three sieges during the English Civil Wars. Logistically it was valuable, given there were two significant roads running through the town, the first being the Great North Way and the other the Fosse way. Royalists considered Newark as a hub for a smooth passage back to their headquarters in Oxford, it also acted as a connecting point the Royalist centres in the North-East. The third siege lasted from November 26th 1645 to May 1646, the period which covers our halfcrown. The siege pieces of Newark were offered in four key denominations (halfcrown, shilling, ninepence and sixpence), with either two dates on offer, 1645 and 1646. The 1645 date halfcrowns are considered the better date of the two, reflected with a higher book price in the Spink standard catalogue.