Charles I "Declaration" Crown 1642 AU53 NGC, Oxford mint, KM226.1, Dav-3769, S-2946, N-2405 (R), Brooker-869 var. (there, with two pellets on reverse), Morrieson A-2. 30.33gm. Shrewsbury obverse die. A very rare subtype from Charles I's famous Oxford Declaration Crown, minted not long after the King had relocated his capital from London on October 29th. Generally not an issue that can be located in appreciable condition, this is one of only two examples that NGC has certified in AU, with the typical annealing flaws over the fields and details alike suggesting a weak strike to the central features, rather than wear, is accountable for their flat appearance. Indeed, markedly minimal evidence of circulation can be detected, even the stray hairline appearing to be few and far between. Notably, this particular die pair, with three pellets on the reverse--one to either side of the V and directly between the two lines of the declaration--was missing from Brooker Collection. For the sake of completeness, we would note that the plate in the Grundy catalog showed a die crack between the top and left plumes on the reverse, a feature already absent from the Lockett plates, though we can detect no evidence of tooling. Ex. Davissons Auction 22 (Spring 2005, Lot 215); R.C. Lockett Collection, Part III (Glendining November 1958, Lot 3462); W.E. Grundy Collection (Glendining April 1931, Lot 184)

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