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<p>[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 5668614, member: 14873"]<font face="Times New Roman">I am now straying into forbidden territory - please forgive me - but I simply cannot resist those magnificent machine made silver crowns of Charles II. This past year I finally treated myself to a couple of these whopper silver crowns. I don’t collect them and I really don’t know much about them but I love their heft and weight - one big hunk of pure silver!</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">Charles II 1662 silver Crown</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000chIIroseo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://jp29.org/000chIIroser.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">CAROLVS · II·DEI·GRA …………………… MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·1662·</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(Rose stamp below draped bust = made from native silver (western Britain/Wales).</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">First and third reverse shields have English and French arms quartered</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Edge Inscription: <b>* + * DECVS ET TVTAMEN</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(An Ornament and a Safeguard)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Diameter: 40mm (first year issue large flan)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Weight: 29.57gm</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">Charles II 1671 silver Crown</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000chII71o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://jp29.org/000chII71r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><b><font face="Times New Roman">CAROLVS·II · DEI·GRATIA ……………… MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·16(71)·</font></b></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Edge Inscription: <b>· DECVS · ET · TVTAMEN · ANNO · REGNI · VICESIMO · TERTIO</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">(An Ornament and a Safeguard - and year of minting)</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Diameter: 38mm</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Weight: 29.58gm</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 5668614, member: 14873"][FONT=Times New Roman]I am now straying into forbidden territory - please forgive me - but I simply cannot resist those magnificent machine made silver crowns of Charles II. This past year I finally treated myself to a couple of these whopper silver crowns. I don’t collect them and I really don’t know much about them but I love their heft and weight - one big hunk of pure silver! [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Charles II 1662 silver Crown[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000chIIroseo.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000chIIroser.jpg[/IMG][/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]CAROLVS · II·DEI·GRA …………………… MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·1662·[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman](Rose stamp below draped bust = made from native silver (western Britain/Wales). First and third reverse shields have English and French arms quartered Edge Inscription: [B]* + * DECVS ET TVTAMEN[/B] (An Ornament and a Safeguard) Diameter: 40mm (first year issue large flan) Weight: 29.57gm [/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]Charles II 1671 silver Crown[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000chII71o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://jp29.org/000chII71r.jpg[/IMG][/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]CAROLVS·II · DEI·GRATIA ……………… MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·16(71)·[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] Edge Inscription: [B]· DECVS · ET · TVTAMEN · ANNO · REGNI · VICESIMO · TERTIO[/B] (An Ornament and a Safeguard - and year of minting) Diameter: 38mm Weight: 29.58gm[/FONT][/QUOTE]
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