Charles II (29.5.1660 - 6.2.1684)
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Currency Farthings were struck in Tin or Copper. Pattern Farthings in tin, copper, brass, white metal, silver and gold were also struck (see section on Charles II Pattern Farthings).
Tin issue (1684 - 1685)
Copper Issue (1672 - 1679)
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1679 | VF or better | £350.00 | |
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-- | Some die - clogging in letters of CAROLO and usual poor pressure striking resulting in weak areas but otherwise About Uncirculated with lustre on both sides. Extremely rare, particularly for this date. | £675.00 | |
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1679 | BMC --. 9 over inverted 9. (It could be that a 6 was used for both 6 and 9 and it was incorrectly used for the last numeral and then corrected). Peck mentions this die variety in a footnote in his book. 5.18g. Fine, very rare Ex Colin Cooke |
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1675 | BMC 491. Silver Pattern. GF, very rare (and much rarer than 1676. The first we have had in stock for over 3 years.) | Sold | |
| 1675 | BMC 528 (Normal). Fair | £12.00 | ||
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-- | -- . Almost Fine | £18.00 | |
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-- | -- . Fine | £22.00 | |
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-- | -- . Bold Fine | £25.00 | |
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-- | -- . GF | £35.00 | |
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-- | -- . Mis - strike. Rotated in the die and struck again, resulting in a grossly double - struck coin. Bold GF, most unusual. Ex P. W. Lawrence (1996). |
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-- | -- . EF some lustre, though weakly struck. Ex. R. Heseltine |
£375.00 | |
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1675 | BMC -- . R over O in CAROLO. Almost VF, crystal clear and only the second example known to us. Extremely rare. (See photo for close-up of this variety.) Ex P. W. Lawrence (1996), who bought off List 19 (1992) at £100. |
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1675 | BMC --. On large 24.5mm spread flan. 5.35g - quite normal. Fine Ex Colin Cooke |
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1675 | BMC --. No stop on reverse. 5.73g. Near Fine, rare Ex Allerton (USA) Ex Colin Cooke |
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1675 | BMC --. R of CAROLO over a much higher, angled R. 5.71g. Near Fine, rare Ex C. Cooke |
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1675 | BMC --. Very compressed date. 5.61g. Fine Ex C. Cooke |
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| 1674 | BMC 527 (Normal). Near Fine | £15.00 | ||
| -- | -- . Fine, some pitting on obverse. | £16.00 | ||
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-- | -- . Bold GF | £45.00 | |
| 1673 | BMC 522 (Normal). Near Fine | £14.00 | ||
| -- | -- . Fine/Near Fine | £18.00 | ||
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-- | -- . Fine | £25.00 | |
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-- | -- . GF | £30.00 | |
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1673 | BMC 524. BRITINNIA error. A Bold Fine, extremely rare. The error is extremely clear. Very few known examples. | Sold | |
| 1672 | BMC 519 (Normal). Fair | £9.50 | ||
| -- | -- . Near Fine | £10.00 | ||
| -- | -- . Fine, a little reverse verdigris. | £12.00 | ||
| -- | -- . Almost Fine | £12.50 | ||
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-- | -- . Fine | £20.00 | |
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-- | -- . (Mis-Strike). Nice Fine, struck 10% off- centre. Ex P. W. Lawrence (1996). |
£24.00 | |
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-- | -- . GF | £45.00 | |
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-- | -- . GF or better | £50.00 | |
Ex R. Heseltine£995.00"> |
-- | -- . Choice Unc lustre (Removed from a slab where it was graded MS64). Is this a new portrait ? Lower lip protrudes further. Tie ribands between L and O. Forehead bulges slightly under chin, a 45 degree "rounded" portion. Eye set further back. Ex R. Heseltine |
£995.00 | |
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1672 | BMC -- . No Reverse Stop. (Seemingly), though there is slight surface corrosion which may conceal a stop. From a different pair of dies compared with a similar, undisputed No Reverse Stop in this writer's collection. Bold Fine/Fine and possibly extremely rare. Ex P. W. Lawrence (1996). |
£55.00 | |
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1672 | BMC --. First N/A in BRITANNIA (?). Needs a much clearer example to be certain. 6.20g. Near Fine, surface little mottled. Ex Colin Cooke |
£35.00 | |
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1672 | BMC --. 1672 or 1679. Contemporary Forgery in Tin. 6.07g. Near Fine/Fair Ex Colin Cooke |
£65.00 |