Auction Catalogue

21 June 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British and World Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 142

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21 June 2011

Estimate: £1,500–£1,800

Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Crown, 1643, mm. plume (with bands) on obv. only, large equestrian portrait, group of six pellets on rev., 33.62g/12h (Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 873, same dies; N 2406; S 2947). About fine £1,500-1,800

The weight, at 33.62g is almost 10% heavier than most known specimens which weigh around 30 grams.