Coins of Charles I From the Lyall Collection

Irregular issues, Double Crown (or Sixpence), an irregular striking in silver, mm. star (double-punched on rev.), 2.76g/1h (SCBI Brooker 1185, same dies and 174 for type; cf. Ν 2175; cf. S 2819). Nearly fine, reverse better but off-centre, an intriguing coin and very rare £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Coins of Charles I From the Lyall Collection.

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The vendor feels that the flan is that of a sixpence. Were gold and silver coins struck in the same room and the wrong pair of dies used when intending to strike sixpences? The Brooker specimen is described as cast but made from official dies. The current coin shows the same oddly off-centre reverse but is not the same specimen. The obverse mintmark is not visible on this coin but can be clearly seen on the Brooker specimen. Although the reverse mark looks like a sun, it is in fact a double-punched star; the style and lettering on the reverse most closely match the star-marked coins (cf. SCBI Schneider 212)