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GOLD HALF-UNITE (OR DOUBLE-CROWN) 1650
Commonwealth of England, 1649-1660
Initial mark Sun. Shield of Saint George within a wreath of palm and laurel branches; reverse, conjoined
(side-by-side) shields of Saint George and Ireland. A superb coin, fully struck with every tiny details
of the design on each side in evidence, on a broad flan with outer beading complete. Perhaps the finest
coin of this type extant.
S-3210. N-2717. PCGS-graded MS63.
117
SILVER CROWN 1653
Commonwealth of England, 1649-1660
Initial mark Sun. Rare. An exceptionally well-preserved example of this short-lived issue, sharply im-
pressed with even details on each side, struck on a broad and almost full flan, legends bold, initial mark
slightly doubled, toned in rich shades of golden purplish blue and silvery gray.
S-3214. N-2719. NGC-graded AU58.
118
GOLD BROAD (20 SHILLINGS) 1656
Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector, Commonwealth of England, 1653-1658
Laureate portrait facing left; reverse, crowned Shield of the Protectorate. Grained edge. Dies engraved
by Thomas Simon. A stunning example of this early milled classic, fully struck like a Proof, gleaming
with mid-17th-century luster, and having exquisite gold color.
S-3225. N-2744. WR-39. PCGS-graded MS63+.