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(1659) 6PENCE Lord Baltimore Sixpence XF45 PCGS. Breen

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(1659) 6PENCE Lord Baltimore Sixpence XF45 PCGS. Breen
<B>(1659) 6PENCE Lord Baltimore Sixpence XF45 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-68, Crosby Pl. III, 2. The Shillings, Sixpence, Fourpence, and Denarium of this type were produced in 1658-59 at the request of Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. King Charles I had granted George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, a charter that named him the Lord Proprietor of the colony that eventually became Maryland. Although this charter did not state that Calvert had coinage rights in Maryland, his son Cecil assumed the right because the Virginia charter of 1606 included provision for coinage. Nevertheless, Cecil Calvert was arrested, and his coins and tools were seized. This ended the brief Maryland coinage, although Calvert lived until 1675. The present Sixpence is mostly evenly toned in dove-gray shades. There are isolated swirls of ebony patina on the reverse. The only mentionable abrasions are located in the left obverse field. A well centered and evenly struck piece that displays moderate wear on the portrait. Listed on page 38 of the 2007 <I>Guide Book.</B></I><BR><I>Ex: Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/02), lot 7659.</B></I><BR><I>From The Jones Beach Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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