British Kings "Bullet Book, Charles I, The English Civil War Period, 1642 - 1649
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1646 Emergency Period Newark Shilling
• This shilling was made during the siege of Newark during the English Civil War. These pieces were made for the forces that were loyal to King Charles I.
• The odd shape reflected efficiency. Round coins left webbing, which had to be melted and processed into the sheets. These rhombus shaped coins left very little, if any, scrap which reduced the number steps that were necessary to process the silver alloy into coinage.
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Oliver Cromwell, portrait attributed to Anthony van Dyke.
Anthony Van Dyck died late 1641, after a long illness. Frankly, Oliver Cromwell was not a socially prominent person while Van Dyck was working.
Also, @BillJones has a nice piece from the siege of Newark, quite nice!
The Newark piece is fairly nice, but it does have a mark below the date that could have kept it from getting a grade. Heritage couldn’t sell it at auction so they offered it at a price well below $2,000, and I bought it. The coin has good color and the details are nice for this sort of thing. I’ve seen other examples offered or sold for a lot more than I paid.
I really can't see an objectionable mark, but I am hardly an expert in coins from the English Civil Wars.
Shilling. Newark siege coinage, dated 1646. SCBC 3143.
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