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Coin punch, for Charles II quarter-dollar (Obverse)

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Postcard of Coin punch, for Charles II quarter-dollar (Obverse).
000-100-001-827-C
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Coin punch, for Charles II quarter-dollar (Obverse)

This is an incomplete iron coin punch for striking the obverse die for Charles II silver quarter-dollars. It dates from between 1676 and 1682.

The punch has a bust of Charles II crowned with a laurel wreath.


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Online ID: 000-100-001-827-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.QN 51
Date: 1660 - 1685
Between 1676 and 1682
Material: Inscription: X
Dimensions: 62 mm L x 45 mm Dia
What: Punch
Subject: Numismatic apparatus, including communion tokens etc. (NMAS Classification)
Who: Charles II
Where:
Event:
Description: Punch, for impressing coin dies for coins of Charles II
References:
  • Seaby, B.A. & Purvey, P.F. Standard Catalogue of British Coins Part 4: Coins and Tokens of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands. London: Seaby, 1984 
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