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Code: 10515
Charles I Silver Halfcrown, Tower mint, struck under Parliament 1642-9
Group III, type 4, similar to type 2 but of cruder style, mint mark (P)
Obverse: King on horseback facing left
Reverse: Oval and garnished shield
N.2213
3 mm in diameter, 15.3 grams.
Very well struck for the issue, with a bold portrait and pleasing tone a bold good very fine.
Provenance:
Ex. Frogmore Collection, previously bought from B. R. Osbourne 1991
Ex. Spink of London, July-August 1957, Col 331, priced at £4/10/- and described as mostly EF, (with this ticket).