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Sun_Mintmark, 1649 thru 1657
Anchor_Mintmark, 1658 to 1660
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Commonwealth of England and Crowmwell Coins
issued between 1649 and 1660.

SILVER CROWNS

ESC Number

Mintmark

Date

Rarity

Varieties / Remarks

REV

OBV

1

Sun

1649

Rare 4

 

 PHOTO

PHOTO

2

 

1649

Rare 5

inverted N in England

 

 

3

 

1651

Rare 4

 

PHOTO

PHOTO

4

 

1652

Rare

small 2 in date

PHOTO

PHOTO

4A

 

1652

Rare 2

large 2 in date

PHOTO

PHOTO

5

 

1652

Rare 3

2 of date over 1

PHOTO

PHOTO

6

 

1653

Normal

 

PHOTO

PHOTO

7

 

1654

Rare 3

 

PHOTO

PHOTO

8

 

1656

Rare 2

 

PHOTO

PHOTO

9

 

1656

Scarce

small 6 of date over 4

PHOTO

PHOTO

9A

 

1656

Rare

large 6 of date over small 6 over 4

PHOTO

PHOTO

10

None

1658

Scarce

first milled crown

PHOTO

PHOTO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An alternative listing detailing more known varieties not listed by ESC -

Date

ESC Number

Mintmark

Number of Dies

Variety

Picture

1649

1

Sun

1

1649, obverse 1

PHOTO

 

2

 

1

Wire line inner circle and inverted second N in ENGLAND, obverse 2

PHOTO

1651

3

 

1

1651 obverse 3

PHOTO

1652

4

 

1

Large 2, coarse beading

PHOTO

 

 

 

 

Normal 2, wide date, coarse beading

PHOTO

 

 

 

 

Normal 2, narrow date, coarse beading

PHOTO

 

 

 

 

Small 2, narrow date, coarse beading

PHOTO

 

5

 

1

Large 2 of date over 1, fine beading

PHOTO

1653

6

 

Several

Shallow scallops to rev shields, square beading

PHOTO

 

 

 

>3

Deep scallops to rev shields, square beading

PHOTO

 

6A

 

1

Upside down A for V in VS

PHOTO

1654

7

 

1

New obverse design, obverse 4

PHOTO

1656

 

 

1

Small 6’s in date, no overdate, ‘51 obverse  (obverse 3), coarse square beading

PHOTO

 

9

 

1

Small 6 over 4 in date, 9 strings to harp, obverse 4

PHOTO

 

 

 

1

Small 6 over 4 in date, 10 strings to harp,  obverse 4

PHOTO

 

 

 

1

Small 6 over 4 in date, 9 strings to harp, obverse 5

PHOTO

 

 

 

1

Small 6 over 4 in date, 10 strings to harp, obverse 5

PHOTO

 

9A

 

1

Large 6 over small 6 over 4, 9 strings to harp, obverse 5

PHOTO

 

8

 

1

Large 6 no overdate, 9 strings to harp, obverse 5

PHOTO

1660

 

Anchor

1

Fantasy piece made from a 1652 crown

PHOTO