English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett

Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2b, mm. plume, plume between c r at top of scroll-garnished shield, no pellets in field, 14.09g/5h (Bull 113/18, this coin; SCBI Brooker –; Burstal 270, same dies; N 2206; S 2770). Fair to fine, the type extremely rare with this mintmark £120-150

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: Silver Coins of Charles I from a Private Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 75, 26 September 2007, lot 10; DNW Auction 82, 18 June 2009, lot 388

Dr Burstal acquired his specimen from the British Museum in exchange for a James I shilling, mm. book, then believed unique