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Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plumelet on obv., Br monogram on rev., Bristol horseman, Bristol plume behind, br monogram below, rev. three square plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 15.00g/12h (Bull 645/1b; Morr. A-1b; cf. SCBI Brooker 989; N 2492; S 3010). Good very fine, very rare £2,000-2,600

Provenance: C. Adams Collection, Spink Auction 177, 1 December 2005, lot 207.

Bull lists this specimen as joint-finest of seven recorded examples from these dies