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1642 Charles I Oxford Shilling - NEW EXTREMELY RARE UNPUBLISHED VARIETY
£1,650
Charles I (1625 - 49) Oxford Mint (1642 - 46) Shilling, 1642
mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, reads hi, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, (Morr. D-1 NEW UNPUBLISHED VARIETY ; cf. SCBI Brooker - ; N 2439; S 2971).
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The reverse die previously only known to have been used for the extremely rare Morrieson A-1 type, which was the earliest from of Oxford mint Shilling ! This to date unique discovery was unearthed as a part of the Aylesbury Civil War Hoard and is a highly important numismatic find for the hammered shilling series.