Crowns

WCom-4287: 1653 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Full Crown. Initial mark = sun, fine-work, very nice grade and a particularly pleasing coin. Evenly toned with traces of original lustre. Some contemporary marks left of shield otherwise approaching choice for issue. £2275

Half Crowns

WCom-2566: Commonwealth Hammered Silver Half Crown. 1649-60. This is a contemporary counterfeit, struck and presumably used during the time of Oliver Cromwell. £75

WCom-4124: 1653 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Half Crown. Rarer denomination. This one good grade but clipped. £299

WCom-4125: 1654 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Half Crown. A stunning 350 year old contemporary counterfeit coin. Good silver, full weight and full size which, as this is contemporary, begs the question, “Why?” Ex Spink. £299

WCom-4476: 1656 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Half Crown. Rarer denomination. Unusually, no clipping on a large flan and nice grade. Rare thus. £495

WCom-4222: 1656 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Half Crown. Uncommon denomination and in very nice grade. Rare thus. £495

Shillings

WCom-4422: 1651 Commonwealth Pattern “MILLED” Shilling. Smaller diameter, thicker, neater work, milled edge. An experimental “milled” coin minted in a tiny, trial quantity by Peter Bomdeau. This pattern proved to be immensely unpopular at the time. Fully listed as a pattern by ESC, Coincraft and others. A very rare coin that is seldom offered up for sale. £1895

WCom-3886: 1652 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Shilling. Struck under Oliver Cromwell. A very interesting coin which was probably officially pierced (or in this case, nearly pierced) during the Great Re-coinage of 1696 under William III. On that date, un-clipped hammered coinage was allowed to be freely circulated as long as it was centrally pierced. As most collectors will be aware, you see very few centre-pierced hammered coins. Once again, a coin with a history rather than just a lump of silver!! £295

WCom-3621: 1656 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Shilling. Pleasing coin, relatively unclipped so clear date. £269

WCom-4446: 1658 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Shilling. Rare “ANCHOR” mintmark, under Richard Cromwell (Oliver Cromwell’s son) during his ill-fated protectorship. Collectors will know that anchor mm coins are close to unavailable but when they do turn up, that are invariably in poor condition and occasionally, re-tooled to enhance the poor condition. This coin is about VF for issue and problem-free. The clipping is minimal, the tone is good (uneven below the date, NOT creased at all) and the detail is strong apart from the denomination mark that is weak from a worn die. The silver has a debased look about it, which is characteristic of late Commonwealth. Ex. Patrick Finn so with some provenance. Choice and very rare. £1789

Sixpences

WCom-4244: 1649 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Sixpence. From the time of Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians. Rarer denomination and the key date for the Sun mm issues. £395

WCom-4491: 1652 Commonwealth Hammered Silver Sixpence. From the time of Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians. Rarer denomination, nice presentable grade. £395

Half Groats

WCom-2686: Commonwealth Hammered Silver Half Groat. 1649-60, good grade, full flan. £55

Pennies

WCom-4126: Commonwealth Hammered Silver Penny. 1649-60. Rarer denomination compared to the Half Groats. Cheap. £27

Halfpennies

WCom-3540: Commonwealth Hammered Silver Halfpenny. 1649-60, Good grade, full flan. A very rare denomination. £95

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