Coins and Historical Medals

Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Half-Pound, 1642, mm. nine pellets on obv., four on rev., King on horseback left, plume behind, rev. Declaration in two lines, three Shrewsbury plumes and mark of value above, date below, 57.56g/6h (Morr. B-4; SCBI Brooker 801, same dies; N 2364; S 2920). Small dig by date, otherwise fine, very rare £1,200-1,500

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: K.R. Wooster Collection, Spink Auction 85, 23 July 1991, lot 557; Croydon Coin Auction 96, 8 January 1992, lot 743