Description
“Charles I (1625-49), Civil War Issues, Oxford, ‘Declaration’ Half-Unite, 1643, larger crowned and draped bust left extending to the bottom of the coin, value behind, inner and outer beaded borders, legend reads from bottom left CAROLVS DG M BR FR ET HI REX. Rev, outer legend surrounds EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI. Inner legend declaration made at Wellington, Shropshire, September 1642; ‘RELIG PROT LEG ANGL LIBER PAR on continuous scroll, three even sized plumes above, date below, 4.38g (S.2742; N.2395; Brooker 858). Encapsulated by NGC as AU58+.
The Finest Graded example.
Interestingly an inferior AU55+ sold at a US auction in August 2024 for $24,000 inc. Buyers premium”
