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Charles I silver Pound (20 Shillings) 1642 VF Details (Damaged, Tooled) NGC, Shrewsbury mint, S-2917, N-2396. 50mm. 119.37gm. Plume without band mm. Armored King on horseback left with upright sword, walking over arms and armor, plume behind King, beaded circles and legend surrounding, :CAROLVS: D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRA: ET: HIBER: REX:. On the reverse two line Latin motto at center, RELIG: PROT: LEG / ANG: LIBER: PAR, three plumes over value of XX above, date below, beaded circles and legend surrounding, legend commences at left, initial mark five pellets, EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI. The largest English silver coin ever produced, and a direct link to the British civil war of the 1640s. Due to their post-war curiosity value, many Pounds saw cleaning or tooling to keep them brilliant, as is the case here with conditional modifiers affecting the surfaces, still with plenty details remaining of the instantly recognizable motifs, and very rare thus.
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Charles I silver Pound (20 Shillings) 1642 VF Details (Damaged, Tooled) NGC, Shrewsbury mint, S-2917, N-2396. 50mm. 119.37gm. Plume without band mm. Armored King on horseback left with upright sword, walking over arms and armor, plume behind King, beaded circles and legend surrounding, :CAROLVS: D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRA: ET: HIBER: REX:. On the reverse two line Latin motto at center, RELIG: PROT: LEG / ANG: LIBER: PAR, three plumes over value of XX above, date below, beaded circles and legend surrounding, legend commences at left, initial mark five pellets, EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI. The largest English silver coin ever produced, and a direct link to the British civil war of the 1640s. Due to their post-war curiosity value, many Pounds saw cleaning or tooling to keep them brilliant, as is the case here with conditional modifiers affecting the surfaces, still with plenty details remaining of the instantly recognizable motifs, and very rare thus.
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HID02906262019
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