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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4568057, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>England: silver crown of Charles II, 1679, TRICESIMO PRIMO edge, mint error</b></font></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368028[/ATTACH] </p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Obverse:</font></font></b></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> Third bust of Charles II right.</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> Crowned arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, with double "C" monograms in the angles.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" rel="nofollow">Charles II</a>, King of England (1660-1685).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> Silver, Third Bust with TRICESIMO PRIMO edge lettering. Standards are 38.6 mm, 30.1 g<a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53756.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53756.html" rel="nofollow">*</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/33019567" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/33019567" rel="nofollow">PCGS F12</a>, cert. #33019567. The slab label calls it "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint-made_errors#Broadstrike" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint-made_errors#Broadstrike" rel="nofollow">Broadstruck</a>", but according to Heritage and others, it is more likely just slightly <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint-made_errors#Off-center_strike" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint-made_errors#Off-center_strike" rel="nofollow">off-center</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/great-britain-crown-km-435-1671-1680-79-cuid-1168172-duid-1328623" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/great-britain-crown-km-435-1671-1680-79-cuid-1168172-duid-1328623" rel="nofollow">KM-435</a>, <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/charles-ii-1662-1684/1679-crown-s-3358-3rd-bust/4159?sn=610827&g=12&h=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/charles-ii-1662-1684/1679-crown-s-3358-3rd-bust/4159?sn=610827&g=12&h=" rel="nofollow">PCGS-610827</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53756.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53756.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-53756</a>, Spink-3358 3rd Bust, Davenport-3776 ("varieties exist").</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Heritage Auction 271911, Lot 40047, 17 March 2019.<a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-charles-ii-mint-error-broadstruck-crown-1679-f12-pcgs-/a/271911-40047.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-charles-ii-mint-error-broadstruck-crown-1679-f12-pcgs-/a/271911-40047.s" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> Charles II took the throne in 1660, ending the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_England" rel="nofollow">Commonwealth</a> period of England which had begun in 1649 with the overthrow and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Charles_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Charles_I" rel="nofollow">beheading</a> of his father, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England" rel="nofollow">Charles I</a>, during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War" rel="nofollow">English Civil War</a>. After that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interregnum_(England)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interregnum_(England)" rel="nofollow">interregnum</a> of 11 years, Charles' rise to the throne became known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Restoration" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Restoration" rel="nofollow">Restoration</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> I found the contrasting grey toning on this coin very appealing and handsome, despite its relatively modest grade. I bought this one for its eye appeal, so the minor mint error was just an added bonus.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368028[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368029[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368030[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368031[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368032[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368035[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">023100S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4568057, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]England: silver crown of Charles II, 1679, TRICESIMO PRIMO edge, mint error[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1368028[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B][B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Obverse:[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] Third bust of Charles II right.[/SIZE][/FONT] [B]Reverse:[/B] Crowned arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, with double "C" monograms in the angles. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England']Charles II[/URL], King of England (1660-1685). [B]Specifications:[/B] Silver, Third Bust with TRICESIMO PRIMO edge lettering. Standards are 38.6 mm, 30.1 g[URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53756.html']*[/URL]. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/33019567']PCGS F12[/URL], cert. #33019567. The slab label calls it "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint-made_errors#Broadstrike']Broadstruck[/URL]", but according to Heritage and others, it is more likely just slightly [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint-made_errors#Off-center_strike']off-center[/URL]. [B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/great-britain-crown-km-435-1671-1680-79-cuid-1168172-duid-1328623']KM-435[/URL], [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/charles-ii-1662-1684/1679-crown-s-3358-3rd-bust/4159?sn=610827&g=12&h=']PCGS-610827[/URL], [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53756.html']Numista-53756[/URL], Spink-3358 3rd Bust, Davenport-3776 ("varieties exist"). [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Heritage Auction 271911, Lot 40047, 17 March 2019.[URL='https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-charles-ii-mint-error-broadstruck-crown-1679-f12-pcgs-/a/271911-40047.s']*[/URL] [B]Notes:[/B] Charles II took the throne in 1660, ending the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_England']Commonwealth[/URL] period of England which had begun in 1649 with the overthrow and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Charles_I']beheading[/URL] of his father, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England']Charles I[/URL], during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War']English Civil War[/URL]. After that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interregnum_(England)']interregnum[/URL] of 11 years, Charles' rise to the throne became known as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Restoration']Restoration[/URL]. [B]Comments:[/B] I found the contrasting grey toning on this coin very appealing and handsome, despite its relatively modest grade. I bought this one for its eye appeal, so the minor mint error was just an added bonus.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1368028[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368029[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368030[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368031[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368032[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368033[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1368035[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]023100S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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