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Gold ( 9 gms ), approx 33 mm in diameter, value XX, legend size 2.5mm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

Year

Description / Photograph Links

Mintmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-5

1649

Large 9, 15 leaf obverse (1)

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U-10

 

Small 9, 15 leaf obverse (1)

 

 

U-15

 

14 leaf obverse (2), 3 inverted N's

 

 

U-20

 

14 leaf obverse (3)

 

 

U-25

 

14 leaf obverse (4)

 

 

U-30

 

14 leaf obverse (5), 1st and 3rd N inverted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-35

1650

Wide date, small XX in value, modified obverse (3)

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U-37

 

Wide date, large 0 in date

 

 

U-40

 

Narrow date, large XX in value, 15 leaf obverse (1)

 

 

U-45

 

16 leaf obverse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-50

1651

1651 unite with a 1651 version of 15 leaf obverse

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U-55

 

1 over 0 in date, new 1651 obverse (6)

 

 

U-60

 

1 over 0 in date, new 1651 alt. obverse (6)

 

 

U-65

 

51 over 49 in date with a 1649 obverse(3)

 

 

U-70

 

1651 unite with small XX in value, 1651 version of 15 leaf obv.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-75

1652

1652 with a 1651 version of 15 leaf obverse

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U-80

 

2 over 1 in date, new pointed 14 leaf obverse (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-85

1653

1653 narrow date, with a 1651 version of 15 leaf obverse

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U-87

 

1653 narrow date, with a 1651 version of 14 leaf obverse

 

 

U-90

 

1653 narrow date, with obverse (7)

 

 

U-95

 

3 over 2 in date, with obverse (7)

 

 

U-100

 

1653 narrow date, with obverse (3)

 

 

U-105

 

 1653 wide date, no stop after date, obverse (3)

 

 

U-106

 

 1653 wide date, no stop after THE

 

 

U-110

 

1653 wide date, large 6, obverse (7) with a pointed shield

 

 

U-112

 

G over O in ENGLAND

 

 

U-115

 

1653 wide date, large 6, with a 1651 15 leaf obverse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-120

1654

1654, obverse (7) with a pointed shield

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U-123

 

4 over 3 in date, 15 leaf obverse

 

 

U-125

 

1654, with a 1651 version of 15 leaf obverse

 

 

U-127

 

1654, 15 leaf obverse, .X.X. in value

 

 

U-130

 

1654 with obverse (7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-135

1655

1655 reverse with a 1651 version of 15 leaf obverse

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U-140

 

1655 reverse with a 1654 obverse (7) with the missing reed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-145

1656

1656, large 6's, 6 over 5 in date, six strings to harp, ‘53 obverse

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U-147

 

1656, large 6's, 6 over 5 in date, six strings to harp, ‘55 obverse

 

 

U-150

 

6 over 1 in date, small sixes and obverse (6) variant

 

 

U-153

 

1656, large 6's, 6 over 5 in date, 15 leaf obverse

 

 

U-155

 

1656 with a 1651 version of 15 leaf obverse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-160

1656

Cromwell milled broad

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U-165

1657

1657 standard with a 1651 version of 15 leaf obverse

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U-170

 

7 over 4 in date with a 1654 obverse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U-175

1658

Standard

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U-180

1660

1660, obverse with 18 finer reeds

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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.