Coins and Historical Medals

Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1b, mm. negro’s head, housings decorated, no ground line, rev. plume above square-topped shield, no stops, 14.72g/12h (Bull 62a/5, this coin; SCBI Brooker –; N 2203; S 2767). Fine, very rare
£240-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett.

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Provenance: H.M. Lingford Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-6 October 1950, lot 322 [from Baldwin February 1944]; B.R. Osborne Collection, Glendining Auction, 23 April 1991, lot 133