Coin Fever Yields 1653 Commonwealth Of England

Lovely example of "breeches money".

nice!!and denticles are readable that rare

Great looking coin!

Thanks everyone! It is really fantastic to have a place to show off a coin like this one to true collectors who appreciate it! Even at the coin show, I doubt more than a few people other than the seller and the buyer (me) would know what it was and the history behind it. Just about everyone around here is highly focused on American coins. Also the better European coins have pretty much disappeared (sold back to Europe, most likely, due to the weak dollar). Most dealers at coin shows give me a strange look when I ask if they have any silver coins struck before 1700.

That is a nice sixpence. They can be pricey, but nowhere near what the Massachusetts pieces coined at the same time bring. If the Commonwealth interests you, you might also enjoy the early French Republican coins, with their distinctive Dupre designs and oddball year designations.