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21 February 2018

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№ 85

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21 February 2018

Hammer Price:
£3,000

James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Shilling, mm. book (over tun on obv.), fifth bust, 5.06g/12h (N 2101; S 2656). Obverse marks and surfaces waterworn, otherwise nearly very fine, excessively rare; probably the best of three or four known specimens £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett.

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Provenance: From the Thames (St Paul’s) Find, 1995; Baldwin Auction 14, 13-14 October 1997, lot 331