| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1246 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 (29.5mm, 5.95 g, 8h). Group D, type 3a. London mint; im: bell. Struck 1634-1635. Crowned fourth bust left; XII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms. Sharp (HLL) type E2/2 and p. 175 = Brooker 490 (this coin); North 2225; SCBC 2791. Boldly struck with great care on a perfectly round flan. Exceptional detail to portrait. Richly toned. EF. Extremely rare. Ex J.G. Brooker Collection; E.C. Carter Collection (purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1950); F.G.H. Price (Part II, Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 7 April 1910), lot 31. Estimate: 6000 CHF |  |
