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DM12087

Oliver Cromwell 1658 Shilling MS61

Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver Shilling, 1658, laureate and draped bust left, raised die flaw at top of forehead, legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D.G.R.P. ANG. SCO. HIB &c PRO, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, weight 6.02g (N.2747; Bull 254; ESC 1005; S.3228). Toned, hint of wear to the highest points only, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as MS61.

NGC certification 5880763-006.

The silver Shillings of the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell were also not immune from cracking of the dies upon striking, as very early on the die cracks to the left of the top of the laurel wreath upon the head of Oliver Cromwell, giving a raised flaw in this area towards the legend. Oliver had passed away from a fever on the 3rd September 1658 at Whitehall and so many of these milled portrait coins were no doubt kept as souvenirs by his supporters.

Provenance:
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2012, item BM106.

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