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An Extraordinary Set of English Silver Counters, c.1620

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,000.00 CAD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 1,800.00 CAD
An Extraordinary Set of English Silver Counters, c.1620
SOLD
2,900.00CAD+ buyer's premium (435.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Oct 01 @ 01:51UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out after The Toronto Coin Expo Sale Concludes.
A set of 26 Silver "English Monarchs" engraved gaming counters by the Simon Van Der Passe workshop of London, c.1620, scarcer "half-portrait" style, in varying grades of preservation with a couple cracked or wavy flans, averaging 25mm in diameter. Remarkably, counters are housed in original round silver box consisting of cut-out portrait of Charles I on lid, and a further engraved counter (Prince William?) sealing the bottom. An extraordinarily scarce artifact, worthy of some spirited bidding.