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Auction: 21007 - British and World Coins Autumn Auction
Lot: 158

Charles I (1625-1649), Briot's First Milled Issue, Sixpence, 1631-1632, reads BRITAN, 2.97g, 9h, m.m. daisy and B (Slaney I, 51 this coin; Brooker 718 same dies; North 2301; Spink 2855), an attractively toned and handsomely uniform coin seldom encountered without unsightly flan adjustment marks, a pleasingly good very fine / near extremely fine with underlying mint flare

provenance
Slaney, Part I, Spink 163, 15 May 2003, lot 51 - deeply toned with underlying lustre, almost extremely fine - £720
Bt. Baldwin, 1944



In recent months this series has experienced intense collector interest with the Birchall and Rymer specimens fetching £6,000 and £3,500 respectively at auction. It is heartening to see the exceptional talents of Nicholas Briot being so richly prized by the modern collecting audience

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Sold for
£1,200

Starting price
£500