Auction Catalogue

24 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Important British and World Coins including Important Irish Coins from a Private Collection (Part II)

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 4437

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24 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£13,000

Colonial, Massachusetts, Oak Tree coinage, Shilling, 1652, from the same dies as previous, 4.61g/6h (Noe 1; Durst 16). Slight edge split and reverse struck from a rusty die, good very fine and toned, very rare (£4,000-6,000)

Provenance:
From an old British Collection, originally brought back from the USA in the late 17th century