1630 -1 Charles I 'Fine Works' Unite - Ex Beresford Jones, Ex Herman Selig

Charles I (1625-1649), Tower Mint under the King (1625 - 42) 'Fine Work' Unit, Group C, Class IIa, crowned, draped and cuirassed bust 3a left, wearing ruff • mm • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FR .' ET • HIB .' REX • , rev. • FLORENT • CONCORDIA • REGNA • second crowned, oval garnished shield dividing C-R  m.m. plume (S.2690; N.2150; Slaney II, lot 302 {same dies}; Brooker I, - [cf. 68]; Schneider I, 137)

One of just a few  known 'fine works' issue Unites. Of Museum quality, Extremely fine grade and historically listed by Spink as a " machine struck piece with an excellent portrait in high relief, EF and very rare thus" . From an exceptional pedigree and one of the most beautiful coins we have to date handled. 

Provenance

R D Beresford Jones Collection, Spink Auction no.29 02/06/1983, lot 104

Herman Selig Collection, Spink Auction no. 70 21/05/1989, lot 20

Spink Numismatic Circular September 1993, no. 6097

 

*We note from the recent Spink December 2022  "St Albans Collection" one of the other known "Fine Works" mm Plume issue unites sold for £39,680 inc. the buyers premium