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GOLD TRIPLE UNITE 1644
Charles I, Stuart King, 1625-1649
Oxford mint (1644 OXON). Struck on a smaller and thicker flan. Half-length crowned portrait facing
left, holding sword and olive branch, without scarf, Oxford plume in field behind his head; reverse,
legend of the Declaration, made by the king at Wellington, in three lines on a waving banner. Extremely
rare. One of the finest known examples of this seldom-seen variety of England’s largest gold coin,
minted by hand at the king’s provincial mint during the tumultuous Civil War. A beautiful and sharply
detailed specimen blessed with gorgeous reddish gold toning.
S-2729. N-2385. PCGS-graded AU55.
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GOLD UNITE 1644
Charles I, Stuart King, 1625-1649
Oxford mint. “1644 OX” below banner. Plume initial mark. Shoulder-length, crowned portrait facing
left, holding sword and olive branch; reverse, Declaration on three slightly curved lines. Rare. A very
beautiful and lustrous coin having very little actual wear, on a full broad flan showing sharp, complete
legends and almost all rim beading, the king’s image unusually fine, the reverse essentially fully struck,
the surfaces very choice and sheathed in rich gold toning; an exceptional example.
S-2735. N-2389. PCGS-graded AU50.
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GOLD UNITE (1630-1631)
Charles I, Stuart King, 1625-1649
Tower Mint under the king, 1625-1642. Third bust. Plume of feathers mintmark. Shoulder-length,
crowned portrait facing left wearing ruff, value XX (20 shillings) behind head; reverse, crowned and
garnished oval shield with “CR” at sides. An ideal example of this superbly engraved early Unite, lus-
trous and boldly struck with a wonderful portrait, choice surfaces, and elegant reddish gold toning.
S-2690. N-2150. PCGS-graded AU55.