Charles I Crowns - Breathtaking

[Coinery]

https://davcoin.com/sale/Printed Auction 38?rpp=120&f[0]=itm_field_lot_number%3A[112 TO 124]

[azda]

1 hour ago, Coinery said:

https://davcoin.com/sale/Printed Auction 38?rpp=120&f[0]=itm_field_lot_number%3A[112 TO 124]

Shhhhhhhh, don't tell everyone 😶

[Coinery]

I’ve only ever had one C1 crown that good, and I didn’t have it for long...they are serious chunks of silver, love them, as I do the C1 half crowns for exactly the same reason. Proper coins! 

[Rob]

A couple of second bests for the Exeters.

[Coinery]

11 minutes ago, Rob said:

A couple of second bests for the Exeters.

So very impressive indeed, given, I’m presuming, that the premier coins are not in private hands?

[Descartes]

31 minutes ago, Coinery said:

I’ve only ever had one C1 crown that good, and I didn’t have it for long...they are serious chunks of silver, love them, as I do the C1 half crowns for exactly the same reason. Proper coins! 

Hi Stu, I too love the coinage of Charles I, especially the Exeter mint coins. I once had a semi-decent Exeter sixpence but I had to sell it as my collection was becoming too eclectic for my tastes. It was a tough move but the hammered pennies won in the end! Still, if I was a rich man, I'd still love to own a couple of those stunning CRI crowns in the up and coming Davcoin auction! 

[Rob]

3 hours ago, Coinery said:

So very impressive indeed, given, I’m presuming, that the premier coins are not in private hands?

No, both best are in private hands as far as I am aware, as I have specifically excluded the unavailable (in museums). In my database I have noted the top 2 or 3 examples for each die pair in case I decide I need one. It doesn't exclude the possibility of a new coin appearing, but given the size of them, I feel anything decent would have been illustrated at some point.

Edited February 6, 2019 by Rob