Gold Crown

Gold ( 2.25 gms ), approx 19 mm in diameter, value V, legend size 1.5mm

Reference

Year

Description / Photograph Links

Mintmark

GC-5

1649

Small V in value, no stops at the mm

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GC-10

Large V in value, no stops either side, no stops at mm

GC-15

1650

Standard

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GC-20

1651

Small V in value, no stops on the obverse

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GC-25

51 over 49 in date, small V, no stops on the obverse

GC-30

1652

Very small legends and 2 in date, no stops at mm

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GC-35

1653

3 over 2 in date no stops on the obverse

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GC-36

Standard

GC-40

1654

4 over 0 in date, lge V in value

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GC-50

1658

Standard, 8 strings

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A second trial was to be made in 1656 with a totally new design featuring the bust of Oliver Cromwell himself. Three denominations were chosen for the trial - the gold fifty shilling, the gold Broad of 20 shillings and the silver halfcrown which was probably the control for comparison to previous work. All went well but it was decided that the halfcrown dies needed to be more deeply engraved. Notice again another lost opportunity to run the larger silver crown.