Auction: 22109 - The David Hoover Collection of Crowns: 1551-1953
Lot: 2016
(x) PCGS VF25 | Charles I (1625-1649), Group I, Type 1a3, Crown, 1625-1626, Tower (under King), , (m.m.) CAROLVS D.' G.' MAG.' BRI.' FRA.' ET HIB.' REX, first horseman left, ornately decorated caparison, sword over right shoulder breaking inner circle, plume on headdress and on housing, rev. • (m.m.) • CHRI | STO • AV | SPICE • REGNO • square-topped and garnished shield over cross fourchée, 8h, m.m. lis / lis (Hawkins 1a; Francis 4; FRC IV/IV, lot 45; Brooker 234 [same obv. die as 231]; North 2190; Spink 2753), struck soft with even circulation wear across horseman, otherwise cabinet toned, strictly fine, the reverse better, the peripheries bolder, in PCGS holder, graded VF25 (Cert. #32844102)
Provenance
Moneta (Minnesota), by private treaty
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/32844102
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Sold for
£1,200
Starting price
£750