Auction: 22109 - The David Hoover Collection of Crowns: 1551-1953
Lot: 2025
(x) NGC VF25 | Charles I (1625-1649), Group IV, Type 4, Crown, 1645, Tower (under Parliament), (m.m.) • CAROLVS • D.' G.' MAG.' BRI.' FRA.' ET HIB.' REX • fourth foreshortened horseman left, sword upright, no ground line, rev. •:• (m.m.)•:• CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, oval garnished shield, 29.68g, 4h, m.m. eye / eye (Hawkins 4; Francis 39a; FRC XXIII/XXXIV, lot 93; Brooker 271; Barr 197; North 2198; Spink 2761), traces of double striking to legends and metal stresses in obverse field resulting in a larger flaw across portrait, the flan slightly discoloured, otherwise a bolder striking for issue, approaching very fine in most parts, in NGC holder, graded VF25 (Cert. #2828402-002)
Provenance
Dr William E. Triest, CNG Auction 109, 12 September 2018, lot 929 - $1,800
CNG Triton VII, 13-14 January 2004, lot 1283
https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/2828402-002/25/
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Sold for
£1,300
Starting price
£750