Charles I (1625-1649), Richmond issues, Type 2 (12), mm. cross saltire, 0.35g/12h (E 75b; BMC 156; Cooke 1184-7; S 3183); mm. dagger, 0.31g/12h (E 76b; BMC 157; Cooke 1188; S 3183); mm. ermine, 0.59g/12h (E 77; BMC 159; Cooke 1192-5; S 3183); mm. fish hook, 0.32g/6h (E 80b; BMC 163; Cooke 1202-4; S 3183); mm. two fusils, 0.32g/12h (E 83a; BMC 167; Cooke 1207; S 3183); mm. halberd (2), 0.55g/12h, 0.52g/12h (both E 84b; BMC 171; Cooke 1215-17; S 3183); mm. harp, 0.55g/6h (E 85c; BMC 173; Cooke 1220-1; S 3183); mm. horseshoe, 0.53g/6h (E 87b; BMC 176; Cooke 1226-31; S 3183); mm. leaf, 0.47g/12h (E 89b; BMC 177; Cooke 1232-4; S 3183); mm. lion passant (2), 0.42g/12h (E 90a or b; BMC 178-9; Cooke 1235-41; S 3183), 0.37g/12h (E 90b; BMC 179; Cooke 1236-41; S 2183) [12]. Last two fair, others about very fine, some better £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Farthings, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: First bt C.D. Cooke December 1987; third and last bt M.J. Dickinson September 1988; fourth G.A. Entwisle Collection, bt C.D. Cooke August 1990; sixth bt M.J. Dickinson July 1988; seventh bt P. Elkins; eighth SNC March 1980 (2519)