Lot 74
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Exeter mint, Crown, 1645, m.m. rose/Ex, similar, 28.27g. (N.2558; S.3059), sharp and practically as struck, with attractive light gray toning, rare thus
Exeter mint, Crown, 1645, m.m. rose/Ex, similar, 28.27g. (N.2558; S.3059), sharp and practically as struck, with attractive light gray toning, rare thus

Details
Exeter mint, Crown, 1645, m.m. rose/Ex, similar, 28.27g. (N.2558; S.3059), sharp and practically as struck, with attractive light gray toning, rare thus
Provenance
H M Lingford, Glendining, 24-26 October 1950, lot 191
Brig. A Stanier, Glendining, 16-17 November 1977, lot 461

Lot Essay

In both the Lingford and Stanier catalogues the coin is described as 'mint state'. It has certainly not seen circulation, and the very faint traces of wear on the highest points can in this case quite correctly be described as 'cabinet friction'.