Watch List notes:

Charles I (1625-1649), Shilling, 1645, Civil War Issues, siege of Royalist Newark, arched shaped crown between CR, XII below, rev. OBS NEWARKE 1645, 6.03g, (N.2639, S.3142). Partial striking softness on RK of NEWARKE, deeply toned on a large flan, pleasingly very fine, scarce.

Provenance:
Ex B.A. Seaby