Gold
Dbl Crown

Gold ( 4.5 gms ), approx 26 mm in diameter, value X, legend size 2.0mm

Reference

Year

Description / Photograph Links

Mintmark

DC-5

1649

Standard issue, only one die pair in use

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DC-10

1650

Fine hatching on reverse, coarse hatching, no stops at the mm

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DC-15

Lge X at value, coarse hatching and coarse beading

DC-20

Lge 6 and 5 in date, small 1 and 0, no stops at the mm

DC-25

1651

Non matching 1's and 1 over 0 in date, fine beading, small X

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DC-30

Coarse beading, no stops at mm on obv

DC-31

Coarse beading, stops at mm on obv, large X

DC-35

Diamond beading, 8 strings to harp, COMMMONWEALTH error

DC-40

1652

2 over 0 in date

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DC-42

2 over 1 in date

DC-45

1653

Small 53 in date, lge X for value, pointed leaves on obv

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DC-50

3 over 2 in narrow date, small X for value,

DC-55

1654

Lge X in value, fine hatching to shields

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DC-60

1655

Standard

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DC-70

1656

Lge X in value, fine hatching to shields, small W's

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DC-75

1657

Lge X in value

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1658

Standard

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DC-80

1660

Lge X in value

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DC-85

Lge X in value, no stop after COMMONWEALTH

A second trial was to be made in 1656 with a totally new design featuring the bust of Oliver Cromwell himself. Three denominations were chosen for the trial - the gold fifty shilling, the gold Broad of 20 shillings and the silver halfcrown which was probably the control for comparison to previous work. All went well but it was decided that the halfcrown dies needed to be more deeply engraved. Notice again another lost opportunity to run the larger silver crown.