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14 & 15 November 2023

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Lot

№ 303

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14 November 2023

Hammer Price:
£200

Die Engraver’s Error

Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp D, type 3.1, mm. harp, bust 3, r in king’s name double-entered [reading ‘carrolvs’], 5.89g/9h (Sharp D3/1; SCBI Brooker 476; N 2223; S 2789). Struck on a folded flan with resulting metal flaws, otherwise nearly very fine; the error clear and presumably very rare £200-£260