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№ 111

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11 February 2015

Hammer Price:
£9,000

Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, groundline below, no plume in field, rev. three plumes above Declaration, date below, 15.20g/9h (Bull 588/4; Morr. F-4; SCBI Brooker 825; N 2378; S 2934). On a slightly irregular flan as usual, otherwise good very fine, toned and very rare £6,000-8,000

Provenance: H.W. Morrieson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-4 November 1933, lot 548.

A specimen of Morrieson F7 in similar condition fetched £19,000 hammer in these rooms, September 2014