Coins, Historical Medals & Paper Money

Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. acorn on obv., Br on rev., horseman with flat crown, large Oxford plume behind, no groundline, rev. Declaration, three Bristol plumes above, date below, 13.58g/8h (Bull 639/1g, this coin; Morr. A-1g; SCBI Brooker –; N 2488; S 3006). Irregular flan and weak in places, otherwise good very fine and toned, extremely rare £800-1,000

Provenance: C. Adams Collection, Spink Auction 177, 1 December 2005, lot 202 [from M.C.S. Rasmussen November 2003]; DNW Auction 130, 13 May 2015, lot 1103