Lot 46
46
Sixpence, 1652 over 49, reads COMMMONWEALTH in error (ESC 1487B, R5 but see note), lightly tooled in fields on both sides, otherwise good fine, an extremely rare and most interesting coin
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Sixpence, 1652 over 49, reads COMMMONWEALTH in error (ESC 1487B, R5 but see note), lightly tooled in fields on both sides, otherwise good fine, an extremely rare and most interesting coin

Details
Sixpence, 1652 over 49, reads COMMMONWEALTH in error (ESC 1487B, R5 but see note), lightly tooled in fields on both sides, otherwise good fine, an extremely rare and most interesting coin
Provenance
A H Baldwin and Sons, July 1980
Literature
British Numismatic Journal 61, 1991, pp.137-8, pl.15
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Struck from the obverse die for the Double-crown (see R C Lockett part X, 26 April 1960, lot 4245, illustrated). One of only two known, see next lot.