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Great Britain. Pound, 1642. NGC AU50

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:14,500.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
Great Britain. Pound, 1642. NGC AU50
Great Britain. Pound, 1642. S.2941; North-2400; Morr'D2. Charles I, 1625-1649. Oxford Mint. Chequered exergue type. Obverse: King on horseback left trampling over arms., mint mark Oxford plue, Oxford plume behind King, the area below ground line is chequered. Reverse: Mint mark seven pellets, three oxford plumes above mark of value and declaration with date below. Believed to be the finest of the six known specimens therefore exceedingly rare. NGC graded AU-50.
Estimated Value $30,000 - 35,000.

Provenance: Ex Evelyn. W. Rashleigh, Sotheby 21/6/1909, lot 884; Col H. Morrieson, Sotheby 20/11/1933 lot 400; V.J.E. Ryan, Glendinings 22/1/1952 lot 1222; F. Willis, Glendening 5/6/1991 lot 277; Goldberg Millennia Collection 26/5/2008 lot 310, The Lieber Collection.