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Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1b, mm. castle, housings decorated, no ground line, plume above square-topped shield, 14.46g/7h (Bull 72/3 (1-16), this coin; SCBI Brooker 292; N 2203; S 2767). About fine, reverse better, extremely rare with this mint-mark £400-£500
Hammer Price: £650
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint (under Parliament), Halfcrown, Gp V, type 5, mm. sceptre, 14.52g/5h (Bull 540a/33 (4-18), this coin; SCBI Brooker 378-9; N 2215; S 2780). About extremely fine and toned, scarce £240-£300
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s First Milled issue, Halfcrown, mm. daisy on obv. only, signed b on both sides, 14.56g/6h (Bull 468; SCBI Brooker 715, same dies; N 2299; S 2853). Good fine, rare £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. plumelet on obv., Br monogram on rev., Bristol horseman, Bristol plume behind, br monogram below, three square plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.06g/10h (Bull 643/5 (D29-2d); Morr. D-5; cf. SCBI Brooker 984; N 2492; S 3010). Trace of double-striking on obverse, otherwise about very fine £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1a3, mm. cross Calvary, first horseman, housings decorated, no ground line below horse, no cross over shield, heavy garniture, 14.57g/4h (Bull 55/2 (1-16), this coin; SCBI Brooker 283ff; N 2202; S 2766). Very fine, rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £700
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, no plume behind, high ground line below (a Shrewsbury die), three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, reads inimi, 14.26g/7h (Bull 590/4E (Ox.1-6-4r), this coin; Morr. B-4; SCBI Brooker 878; N 2409; S 2950). On a large flan, good fine, rare £500-£700
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Oxford horseman, Oxford plume behind, ground line below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, colon before legend, 14.76g/8h (Bull 603/2 (Ox.1-6-2c); Morr. E-2; SCBI Brooker 892; N 2415; S 2955). On an irregular flan, otherwise good very fine, toned £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, king’s sash tied in bow, 13.72g/6h (Bull 665/13 (45-35), this coin; Besly N13, and BNJ 1992, pl. 15, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1051-2; N 2551; S 3075). Nearly very fine, extremely rare £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 2 [type 7], mm. lion, horse with tail between legs, ebor below, crowned oval shield, tiny inverted e to right of crown, 14.25g/12h (Bull 557; Besly 2B; SCBI Brooker 1088A; N 2315; S 2869). Small flan defect at 9 o’clock, otherwise very fine or a little better £600-£800
Hammer Price: £750
Scotland, Charles I, Third coinage, Briot’s issue, Thirty Shillings, mm. flower on obv., thistle-head on rev., signed b both sides, 14.81g/6h (Bull 6; Murray pl. iii, 14; SCBI 35, 1427-9; B 6, fig. 1006; S 5553). Good very fine, grey tone £400-£500
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, pebbly ground below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date and ox below, 14.68g/2h (Bull 633/1a (Ox.2-14-1c); Morr. C-1; SCBI Brooker 921, this coin; N 2432; S 2960). On a small, irregular but good weight flan, good very fine with old cabinet tone £500-£700
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, Briot’s horseman, rough ground below, oval scroll-garnished shield, 13.83g/9h (Bull 661/21E (43E-35); Besly K21, and BNJ 1992, pl.14, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1050; N 2555; S 3068). Small flan split, otherwise good very fine, lightly toned, very rare £700-£900
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, Briot’s horseman, rough ground below, oval scroll-garnished shield, 13.83g/12h (Bull 662/31 (41-35), this coin; Besly K31, and BNJ 1992, p. 17, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1048-50, same obv. die; N 2566; S 3070). Fine or better, very rare; the only specimen of this die combination listed by Bull £300-£400
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1673, fourth bust, edge vicesimo qvinto (ESC 463 [473]; S 3367). Good very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1689, first shield, caul and interior frosted, pearls, edge primo (ESC 826 [503]; S 3434). Flan flaw on obverse, otherwise extremely fine £600-£800
Anne (1702-1714), Halfcrown, 1705, plumes, edge qvinto (ESC 1360 [571]; S 3581). Some flecking, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £800-£1,000
George II (1727-1760), Halfcrown, 1745, roses, edge decimo nono (ESC 1685 [604]; S 3694). Minor flecking, otherwise good extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Halfcrown, 1551, mm. tun, galloping horse, 14.50g/10h (N 1935; S 2480). Good fine £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. Oxford plume on obv., Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, grassy ground line below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date in small figures and ox below, both between pellets, 15.14g/7h (Bull 612/26 (Ox.5/18-19.5b); Morr. C-26; cf. SCBI Brooker 906; N 2425; S 2958/2965). On an irregular flan, very fine, reverse better, old cabinet tone, rare £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, grassy ground line below, colon stops, three plumes above Declaration, date and ox below, five pellets at start of legend, 15.13g/10h (Bull 623/10 (Ox.2-17-4a), this coin; Morr. C-10; SCBI Brooker 914, same obv. die; N 2428; S 2959). On an irregular flan and with small patch of corrosion at 12 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, toned £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. Bristol plume on obv. only, Bristol horseman, Bristol plume behind, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.34g/10h (Bull 641/4 (D21-2b), this coin; Morr. B-4; SCBI Brooker 981; N 2490; S 3008). Good very fine and toned, but faint old scratches by King’s head £700-£900
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. rose on obv., castle on rev., horse with twisted tail, no ground line, round scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.09g/9h (Bull 665/49 (39-26); Besly N49, and BNJ 1992, pl. 21, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1058; N 2569; S 3077). Very fine or better, toned, very rare £800-£1,000
William III (1694-1702), Halfcrown, 1700, edge dvodecimo (ESC 1043 [561]; S 3494). Minor flecking, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £850
George II (1727-1760), Halfcrown, 1750, edge vicesimo qvarto (ESC 1692 [609]; S 3696). Cleaned and with minor tooling in obverse fields, otherwise extremely fine £400-£500
James I (1603-1625), Third coinage, Halfcrown, mm. trefoil, plain ground line below horse, plume above shield, 14.83g/12h (N 2123; S 2667). About very fine, reverse better, dark tone £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. rosette and plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, rough grassy ground below, Oxford plume behind king, large Oxford plume between two smaller above Declaration, date and ox below, rosette at start of legend, 14.79g/10h (Bull 608/25 (Ox.13-19-4d), this coin; Morr. K-25; SCBI Brooker 901a; N 2423; S 2963). Slightly weak in places, otherwise good very fine and toned £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. acorn on obv., Br on rev., horseman with flat crown, large Oxford plume behind, no ground line, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date below, 13.71g/6h (Bull 637/10c (D13-1a), this coin; Morr. C-10; cf. SCBI Brooker 974; N 2488; S 3006). Very fine, dark tone, rare £800-£1,000
Anne (1702-1714), Halfcrown, 1703 vigo, edge tertio (ESC 1358 [569]; S 3580). Has been cleaned, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £900
George III (1760-1820), BOLIVIA, Charles IV, 4 Réales, 1792pr, Potosí, obv. countermarked with head of George III in oval (ESC 1880 [611 var.]; S 3767). Coin very fine, countermark better, rare £500-£700
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1a2, mm. lis, no rose or ground line, 14.77g/11h (cf. Bull 16; SCBI Brooker 278, same obv. die; N 2201; S 2764). On a slightly uneven flan, very fine or better, scarce £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. pellet on obv., Br monogram on rev., Bristol horseman, Bristol plume behind, br monogram below, three square plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.89g/11h (Bull 646/1a (D29-11e), this coin; Morr. B-1; cf. SCBI Brooker 990; N 2492; S 3010). Nearly very fine £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2b, mm. rose (over plume on obv.), plume between c r above scroll-garnished shield, 14.93g/12h (Bull 127/17 (2-3-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 309; N 2206; S 2770). Nearly very fine, reverse a little better £600-£800
Hammer Price: £950
Charles I (1625-1649), Patterns, Medals and Miscellanea, Expedition to La Rochelle, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, equestrian portrait right, signed n briot f in exergue, rev. crowned oval garnished shield dividing date, 14.70g/6h (Bull 467; SCBI Brooker 1258, same dies; MI I, 252/32; N 2673). Very fine or better, toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
Anne (1702-1714), Halfcrown, 1714/3, roses and plumes, edge decimo tertio (ESC 1378 [585A]; S 3607). About extremely fine and toned, the overdate rare £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. plume on obv., Br on rev., small Bristol plume behind horseman, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date below, pellet at start of legend, 14.37g/9h (Bull 640/1c (D13-1a); Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker 980a, this coin; N 2489; S 3007). Nearly extremely fine with attractive tone £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, large equestrian portrait, walking horse, oval garnished shield, 13.86g/11h (Bull 660/11 (45a-35); Besly J11; SCBI Brooker 1028; N 2549; S 3064). On an irregular flan typical of the issue, nearly extremely fine, attractively toned £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, king’s sash tied in bow, oval garnished shield, 14.60g/2h (Bull 660/14 (42-35); Besly J14; SCBI Brooker 1027, same dies; N 2550/1; S 3065). On a slightly irregular flan, otherwise about extremely fine £700-£900
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 1 [type 1], mm. lion, grassy ground line, square-topped garnished shield, c r at sides, 11.37g/12h (Bull 550; Besly 1A; SCBI Brooker 1076, same dies; N 2309; S 2863). Small of flan, otherwise very fine or better, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. rose, horse with twisted tail, oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.72g/6h (Bull 665/43 (41-26), this coin; Besly N43, and BNJ 1992, pl. 19, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1051, same dies; N 2568; S 3076). About very fine, reverse better, toned, rare £600-£800
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1663, first bust, edge xv, no stops on obv. (ESC 444 [459]; S 3361). Old scratch on bust, otherwise good very fine and toned £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,200
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