Description
Charles I, King of England 1625-1649 AD, Silver Pound (119.33g, 52mm) dated 1642, initial-mark Plume on obverse only, struck at Oxford (1642-1646 AD). Obverse: Crowned figure of King Charles I atop Shrewsbury style horse riding left, sash flows behind as he wields his sword overhead in his right hand and the horse’s reins in his left, oxford plume in field to right; all above exergual line of militaria and arms which includes cannon to far left, legend around, “CAROLVS: D:G: MAGNI: BRITANI: FRAN: ET: HIB: REX”. Reverse: Three oxford plumes accompany denomination “· XX ·” above, the Wellington Declaration of Charles I “RELIG· PROT· LEG ANG· LIBER· PAR” at the centre and date “1642” below, outer legend around, “EXVRGAT .:. DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI ·:·:·”. Spink-2940; North-2398; Morr.B-2; SCBI-Brooker-860 same dies. Near Very Fine
An honest example of an Oxford Silver Pound, minor edge imperfections and, generally only perceptible under magnification, minor vertical scratches, which is quite common for such a large coin. Typical weakness across the declaration, otherwise relatively evenly worn with no major problems. In recent times, there appears to be only one other 1642 Pound sold on Coinarchives – this piece was sold by Dix Noonan Webb Ltd, realizing 14,000 GBP, which with 20% buyer’s premium becomes AU$30,800. Although their piece is certainly a higher grade example, it still appears to have its issues: most obviously, the clear flan crack that appears to be completely through the flan, as well as minor scratches and pits.