The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins & Tokens formed by Marvin Lessen

Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Shilling, 1642, mm. book on obv. only, from a late Aberystwyth obv. die, rev. Declaration, three thin plumes above, reads exvrgat, 5.65g/3h (Morr. A-1, and BNJ 1915, pl. iv, 46, this coin; SCBI Brooker 827-8, same obv. die; N 2379; S 2935). Irregular flan and last figure of date flat, otherwise fine to very fine and toned, very rare £2,000-£3,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: H.W. Morrieson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-4 November 1933, lot 624 (part); T.B. Clarke Thornhill Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-8 May 1937, lot 562; A Collection of Shillings, Glendining Auction, 15-16 April 1970, lot 263 [from Seaby]