Charles I Shilling, Middleham hoard

[Chris Perkins 228]

I got this with some other bits. There is a piece of paper with it detailing the Middleham Hoard found it 1993. It was over 5000 coins totalling over £300 face value, which must have been an obscene amount of money in 1647.

This shilling is one of those coins (although impossible to prove), Spink 2799, MM is a triangle in a circle. In case he wants it, Tom Goodheart gets first pop!

[TomGoodheart 401]

Thanks for thinking of me Chris but I have one with that mint mark already I'm afraid!

[Chris Perkins 228]

Thought you might. What's it worth in that sort of nibbled condition?

[Peter 615]

I have a Middelham S2793 Tower mint under King MM triangle.

Mine appears to be weakly struck but much nicer than yours.I paid £35 from Saltford

over 12 years ago.Probably about £100 now....OR £295 from Coincraft.

[TomGoodheart 401]

If you can get a photo that makes the most of the bust, I'd say maybe £40?

[Chris Perkins 228]

Thanks.

[Michael 0]

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what was the latest mintmark in the hoard?

[TomGoodheart 401]

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what was the latest mintmark in the hoard?

The last mark was the sceptre (Feb 1647-1649) although only one such coin was represented (in Pot C). The hoard consisted of three separate pots and the last coins in the other pots (A & B) had the sun mark (Nov 1645-Feb 1647) suggesting the last was buried subsequently.

More details here in the British Numismatic Journal pp 84- BNJ 64 pdf Please note the pdf file is large (176 MB) so might take some time if you want to download it!

Edited September 11, 2012 by TomGoodheart

[Michael 0]

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what was the latest mintmark in the hoard?

The last mark was the sceptre (Feb 1647-1649) although only one such coin was represented (in Pot C). The hoard consisted of three separate pots and the last coins in the other pots (A & B) had the sun mark (Nov 1645-Feb 1647) suggesting the last was buried subsequently.

More details here in the British Numismatic Journal pp 84- BNJ 64 pdf Please note the pdf file is large (176 MB) so might take some time if you want to download it!

Thanks! Tom