| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1247 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins. Charles I 'Fine Work' Shillings of the Tower Mint. Proof AR Shilling (31.5mm, 6.00 g, 10h). Group D, type 3b. London mint; im: bell. Struck 1634-1635. Crowned fourth bust left; XII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms; plume above. Sharp (HLL) type E2/3 and p. 175 = Brooker 491A (this coin); North 2226; SCBC 2793. Crisply struck with great care on a full flan. Rich old tone with underlying lustre. Superb EF. Exceptional detail. Very rare. Ex J.G. Brooker Collection; V.J.E. Ryan (Part II, Glendining, 21 January 1952), lot 1124; O. Fitch Collection (purchased by Spink after his death, 1915). Estimate: 6000 CHF |  |
