M & H
1639 - 40 Charles I Tower Mint mm Triangle Gold Crown - Ex Hird, Ex Dr Carter
£4,100
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower Mint under the King (1625 - 42) Group D, Crown, fourth crowned, draped and cuirassed bust left, falling lace collar, value behind, rev. Crowned oval garnished shield, dividing crowned C-R, beaded inner circles both sides, m.m. Triangle (1639 - 40) (S.2715; N.2185; Brooker 214-215; Schneider II, 252) Weight 2.25 grams
Superbly toned, formerly slabbed by NGC as 'Horace Hird' holder, graded AU58 however removed by its previous owner. (Cert. #6135299-024).
Provenance
Dr Carter, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1950
Ex Horace Hird Collection
Ex Spink Auction 21064 "Ex A Lost Parcel from the Celebrated Horace Hird Collection" 28 Sep 2021, lot 24 (Realised £3,596)