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Auction: 6013 - Edward III (Double Leopard) The Hilary F Guard Collection of Manx Related Items Ancient, Islamic, English & Foreign Coi
Lot: 378

Charles I, Halfcrown, 14.39g, 1644, i.m. three gerbs and a sword (not visible on this specimen) / plume, crowned king on horse with characteristic tail to left, rev. three plumes above declaration in two lines, .1.6.4.4. below (S. 3133; N. 2630; Besly ´Coins and Medals of the English Civil War´, p. 63, fig. 84, same dies), weak on legends above and below king, flaw in reverse die, toned, generally very fine, very rare Estimate £ 2,500-2,700Chester was one of Thomas Carey´s mints. It is on record that £100 worth of the city´s plate was to be converted into coin at the end of January 1644 o.s. (1645 n.s.), (Besly)

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