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(1659) 6PENCE Lord Baltimore Sixpence XF45 PCGS. Hodder 2-C, W-1060, R.5. Die alignment: 180°. Small Bust. No stop after MVLTIPLICAMINI. The obverse shows light circulation, mostly observable over the high points of Cecil Calvert's hair. The strike is uneven, with the initial letters of MARIÆ faint and the features of Calvert's face soft. The reverse is generally bold, though with similar incompleteness of strike found toward the left center of the coin, with the V of the denomination being weak. An old scratch extends from the left of the crown to the rim. Both sides are pleasing silver-gray, with slightly darker toning in some of the protected areas of the legends and devices. Well-centered for the issue. There are traces of a misplaced M punched between the C and A of MVLTIPLICAMINI, a diagnostic for this die.
Undated (1659) Lord Baltimore Shilling. Hodder 1-A, W-1080. Rarity-6. Large Bust, MARIAE. AU-55 (PCGS). One of the very nicest survivors of this important issue, the first silver coin produced abroad exclusively for American circulation. Well struck in general, we note only trivial off centering on both sides, to 5 o'clock on the obverse, 2 o'clock on the reverse, with the borders into the very tops of the peripheral letters in those areas. Otherwise detail is excellent for the type, bold to full throughout. Iridescent champagne-gold toning drifts over surfaces that retain much luster in a bright satin texture. Both sides have a good deal of flash that suggests how remarkable these coins must have looked when first struck; alas, PCGS has certified only one Mint State coin, and these are essentially unknown finer than Choice AU, as here. Minor hairlines are visible under magnification but there are no heavy marks. The terms of Calvert's grant called for him to be guaranteed all rights enjoyed by the Bishop of Durham, who had issued coins in his own name during the Middle Ages. Thus, Calvert had shillings, sixpences, groats (four pence), and copper pennies (or denariums) coined bearing his bust and Arms, and passed local ordinances in Maryland calling for their mandatory circulation. He ran afoul of British authorities, who frowned on him exporting silver from the mother country no matter what the terms of his claim may have been. Despite his legal troubles, coins of every denomination reached Maryland and began circulating there in the early 1660s. Today, most survivors of this denomination are in poor condition, often holed and plugged after use in jewelry, badly polished, well-worn, or a combination of the above. While sixpence often survive in decent grade, thanks in part to a hoard of about 20 pieces located in England two decades ago, the shillings rarely fared so well. While a few high grade pieces exist, more than one of them shows what may be charitably called negative eye appeal. This Choice AU is a notable exception, ranking among the nicest examples from the Hodder 1-A dies that we have ever had the privilege of bringing to auction. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Long Island Numismatics (Gary Parietti), January 19, 2001.
O.101, R5, Discovered in 2011, Tied with one other for finest known.
O.114, R5+, Ex. Henry Hilgard, Tied for FINEST KNOWN
O.114, R5+, Ex. Henry Hilgard, Tied for FINEST KNOWN
