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Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. leopard’s head (?), clumsy horseman left, no ground line below, crowned oval garnished shield, stars in legend, 14.60g/12h (Bull 671/29A (90a(S)-35), this coin; Allen obv. E, rev. unlisted; SCBI Brooker 1155; N 2596; S 3105). Scratched in obverse field behind and below horseman, otherwise nearly very fine £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
George II (1727-1760), Halfcrown, 1739, roses, edge dvodecimo (ESC 1679 [600]; S 3693). Extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
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 between pellets above Declaration, date and ox below, both between pellets, 13.59g/12h (Bull 633/3 (Ox.10-14-5d), this coin; Morr. C-3; SCBI Brooker 922; N 2434; S 2961). On an irregular flan, good very fine or better with old cabinet tone £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 1 [type 3], mm. lion, no ground line below horse, oval garnished shield, 13.81g/12h (Bull 554; Besly 1E; SCBI Brooker 1079; N 2311; S 2865). Short of flan at 6 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,400
Ireland, Charles I, Ormonde money, Halfcrown, triangle stop between c r, rev. shorter figures in ii vi, small star between, 14.19g/2h (Bull 7 (A-3); S 6545; DF 294 var.). Very fine and toned £800-£1,000
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfcrown, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, no central stop in mark of value, 15.07g/7h (ESC 22 [426B]; N 2722; S 3215). Good very fine, toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
James II (1685-1688), Halfcrown, 1685, first bust, edge primo (ESC 748 [493]; S 3408). Small edge flaw and minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine £800-£1,000
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, Halfcrown, mm. lis, 14.52g/5h (N 2098; S 2653). Small metal flaw in reverse field, otherwise good fine, reverse better, toned, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1a1, mm. lis, first horseman, crowned rose on housings, ground line below horse, 14.73g/8h (Bull 8a/1b-S (4-15), this coin; SCBI Brooker 276-7; N 2200; S 2763). Struck on a large flan, about very fine or better with old cabinet tone £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Hammered issue, Halfcrown, muled with Tower rev., mm. triangle (over anchor to right on obv.), Briot’s horseman with ground line, oval garnished shield, 15.06g/5h (Bull 471/23 (b-4-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 734-5, same obv. die; N 2307 var.; S 2861 var.). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, reverse better, very rare £500-£700
William III (1694-1702), Halfcrown, 1701, plumes, edge decimo tertio (ESC 1052 [567]; S 3496). Lightly cleaned at one time but now re-toned, otherwise good very fine, rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,600
George I (1714-1727), Halfcrown, 1720/17, roses and plumes, edge sexto (ESC 1555 [590]; S 3642). Minor flecking, otherwise extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
Scotland, James VI, Fourth coinage, Thirty Shillings, 1582, mark of value in two lines, 22.73g/10h (SCBI 35, 1237-8; SCBI 58, 1461-3; B 2, fig. 933; S 5487). Very fine or a little better £800-£1,000
Third period, Fine issue, Halfcrown, 1551, mm. y, small walking horse with plume, 15.17g/6h (N 1934; S 2479). Neatly struck, good very fine with gun-metal tone £1,500-£1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, 1644/3, mm. castle on obv. only, w below horseman, Declaration in two lines, three crude Bristol plumes above, date below, 13.65g/7h (Bull 666/1 (12c-3); Allen A-1; SCBI Brooker 1139; N 2598; S 3093). Double-struck on reverse, otherwise better than fine, very rare £2,000-£3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, mm. prostrate gerb, horseman left, no plume in field, nothing below horse, crowned oval scroll-garnished shield, 14.58g/6h (Bull 578 (73-37); Lyall a/1; SCBI Brooker 1113; N 2628; S 3131). On an irregular flan, otherwise about very fine, rare £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Oxford horseman, no ground line, Oxford plume behind, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 15.11g/4h (Bull 601/3a (Ox 1-6-3c); Morr. D-3; SCBI Brooker 890; N 2413; S 2954). Small metal flaw by horse’s foreleg, otherwise good very fine with old cabinet tone, rare £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis on obv. only, tall horseman, nothing below, crowned oval garnished shield, 13.85g/12h (Bull 675/40 (105-16), this coin; Allen I-40; cf. SCBI Brooker 1164; N 2605; S 3124). Graffiti scratches on obverse, otherwise good fine, reverse better, toned, rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,900
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 3 [type 6], mm. lion, tall horseman, tail behind legs, ebor below horse, crowned oval garnished shield, crowned c r at sides, 14.88g/12h (Bull 572; Besly 3E; SCBI Brooker 1083; N 2314; S 2868). Small dent in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Halfcrown, 1646, 14.04g/12h (Bull 688, this coin; Hird 246; SCBI Brooker 1222; N 2638; S 3140A). Numerous die marks, good very fine, lightly toned £1,500-£2,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1666/4, third bust, elephant below, edge xviii (ESC 447 [462]; S 3364). Small edge knock or flaw and some light scratches, otherwise very fine, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Oxford plume in field, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 14.48g/2h (Bull 593/3 (Ox 1-6-10g), this coin; Morr. E-3; SCBI Brooker 881; N 2411; S 2952). Characteristic die flaw above horse’s head, nearly extremely fine and attractively toned £1,000-£1,200
William III (1694-1702), Halfcrown, 1701, elephant and castle, edge decimo tertio (ESC 1050 [566]; S 3495). Fine, extremely rare £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on trotting horse left, oblong scroll-garnished shield, c r at sides, 14.30g/12h (Bull 658/6 (66-2); Besly H6; SCBI Brooker 1017; N 2538; S 3052). Partly flat, otherwise nearly extremely fine, lightly toned £2,000-£2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1b, mm. lis, housings decorated, no ground line, plume above square-topped shield with heavy garniture, 14.72g/1h (Bull 29/5 (0-16), this coin; SCBI Brooker 282, this coin; N 2203; S 2767). On a large flan, very fine or better with old cabinet tone but obverse slightly double-struck £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, rough ground line below, Declaration in two lines, large Oxford plume between two smaller above, small date and ox below, both between lozenges, 14.52g/4h (Bull 617/28 (Ox.25-19-5p), this coin; Morr. G-28; cf. SCBI Brooker 911; N 2430; S 2965). Weak on horseman, otherwise very fine, toned £400-£500
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfcrown, 1693, edge qvinto (ESC 860 [519]; S 3436). Minor wear on high points, otherwise extremely fine or better, attractively toned £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,400
George I (1714-1727), Halfcrown, 1723 ss c, edge decimo (ESC 1557 [592]; S 3643). Tiny edge bruise on obverse at 2 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Halfcrown, mm. book, Aberystwyth horseman, ground line below, plume in field, oval garnished shield, large plume above, 14.67g/1h (Bull 485/2b.1 (38a-3-38), this coin; Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 743, this coin; N 2326; S 2879). Some surface marks, otherwise good fine, reverse better, toned, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Late Declaration issues, Bridgnorth-on-Severn (?) mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. plumelet, plumelet behind horseman, plumelet over a below, plume between two plumelets and scroll above Declaration, date below, 14.55g/2h (Bull 650/3 (D33-2c); Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 1123a; N 2516; S 3037). Surfaces rough and tooled in places, nearly very fine with dark tone, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, no mm., tall horseman, no w, no ground line, crowned oval shield, lis in legend, 14.39g/3h (Bull 669/20 (90(Lys)-35), this coin; Allen C-20; cf. SCBI Brooker 1150; N 2592; S 3100). Flan split, otherwise good very fine or better for issue, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. pellet, plume behind horseman, br monogram below, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.39g/10h (Bull 643/4 (D21-2b), this coin; Morr. D-4; SCBI Brooker 982; N 2491; S 3009). Numerous reverse die breaks, good very fine with old cabinet tone £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, King leaning backwards on walking horse, oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.34g/12h (Bull 664/25 (41-35), this coin; Besly M25, and BNJ 1992, pl. 16, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1047, same obv. die; N 2565; S 3074). Very fine and extremely rare £3,000-£4,000
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh issue, Halfcrown, mm. 1, 15.24g/3h (N 2013; S 2583). Old light scratch in obverse field, otherwise good very fine with old cabinet tone £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,200
Oliver Cromwell, Halfcrown, 1658 (Lessen I26; ESC 252 [447]; S 3227A). About extremely fine, toned £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2d, mm. harp, cross on housings, rev. plume above large oval scroll-garnished shield between c-r, 15.10g/3h (Bull p.355, 155/21 (S-11-2), this coin, but not listed in main catalogue; SCBI Brooker 314, this coin; N 2208; S 2770). Obverse fine, reverse very fine, old cabinet tone, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, horse with twisted tail, oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.07g/2h (Bull 665/35 (39-35), this coin; Besly N35, and BNJ 1992, pl. 18, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1052a, this coin; N 2568; S 3076). Nearly extremely fine, beautifully toned, an exceptional specimen and very rare £1,500-£2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Hartlebury Castle mint, Halfcrown, mm. pear on obv., three pears on rev., horseman left, oval shield garnished with lis and scrolls, hc in garniture at foot, 14.87g/12h (Bull 679 (48-8); SCBI Brooker 1137, same dies; N 2626; S 3129). Off-centre and flat in places, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfcrown, 1681, fourth bust, elephant and castle below, edge tricesimo tertio (ESC 492 [488]; S 3370). About very fine, extremely rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. castle on obv. only, w and grass below horseman, crowned square-topped shield, looped garniture at sides, 14.91g/9h (Bull 668/7 (56-6); Allen B-7; SCBI Brooker 1142; N 2587; S 3096). Nearly extremely fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
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