Oliver Cromwell Crown 1658/7 AU58 PCGS, KM393.2, ESC-10, S-3226. Lightly rubbed to the highpoints in line with the grade - an otherwise intriguing and attractive specimen of this one-year Crown featuring Cromwell's laureate portrait. The peripheries are aglow with dazzling reflectivity, toned to an iridescent flame-orange and yellow; the centers a dove-gray with smoky magenta highlights. What makes this offering interesting is the almost complete absence of the transverse die crack which is present on practically every other example of this Crown. The die broke early in production and its crack increased in severity with each strike, meaning that the flaw is accepted as an essentially unavoidable aspect of this type. Here, careful inspection with a loupe shows the very beginnings of the break - but this is by far the earliest strike seen by the cataloger. As such, this offering is sure to appeal to those Crown collectors usually put off by the unsightly flaw this issue famously exhibits.

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