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Auction: 22109 - The David Hoover Collection of Crowns: 1551-1953
Lot: 2047

(x) NGC VF30 | Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1668 VICESIMO, second laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, lettered edge upwards, 6h (Bull 373 albeit seven strings not listed; ESC 36; Spink 3357), a small planchet flaw at 7 o'clock, otherwise bright and lustrous, very fine or better for strike, in NGC holder, graded VF30 (Cert. #2816136-004)

Provenance
DNW 141, 14 June 2017, lot 232 - £800



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Mysteriously this has been adjudicated an 1668 over 5 [ESC 37A] variety by NGC. In the opinion of the cataloguer, there is no evidence of any overdate, including the sometimes encountered '8 over 7' [ESC 37]. A view further supported by the few '8 over 5' examples traced by this cataloguer clearly exhibiting nine strings to Irish harp.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£550