Charles II, pattern Farthing, undated, struck in tin with a copper ring at centre, two pairs of interlinked CR's, crown above, mullet at top, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. DEI. GRATIA, rev. two pairs of lis headed sceptres in saltire, cinquefoil at top, MAG. BRIT. FRA. ET. HIB. REX, edge obliquely grained (Peck 441), brilliant extremely fine, possibly one of the finest known, of the highest rarity thus
Charles II, pattern Farthing, undated, struck in tin with a copper ring at centre, two pairs of interlinked CR's, crown above, mullet at top, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. DEI. GRATIA, rev. two pairs of lis headed sceptres in saltire, cinquefoil at top, MAG. BRIT. FRA. ET. HIB. REX, edge obliquely grained (Peck 441), brilliant extremely fine, possibly one of the finest known, of the highest rarity thus

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Charles II, pattern Farthing, undated, struck in tin with a copper ring at centre, two pairs of interlinked CR's, crown above, mullet at top, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. DEI. GRATIA, rev. two pairs of lis headed sceptres in saltire, cinquefoil at top, MAG. BRIT. FRA. ET. HIB. REX, edge obliquely grained (Peck 441), brilliant extremely fine, possibly one of the finest known, of the highest rarity thus

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