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

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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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.QN 51
• Date: 1660 - 1685
  Between 1676 and 1682
  
• Material: Inscription: X
  Punch
  
• 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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