Coin die, for Charles II quarter-dollars (Obverse)

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

The die has a bust of Charles II crowned with a laurel wreath. The finished die would have had an inscription around the edge translated as: 'Charles II, by the Grace of God'.

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Online ID:	000-100-001-831-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.QN 55
Date:	1660 - 1685 Between 1676 and 1682
Material:
Dimensions:	36 mm L x 37 mm W x 37 mm D
What:	Die
Subject:	Numismatic apparatus, including communion tokens etc. (NMAS Classification)
Who:	Charles II
Where:
Event:
Description:	One of three unfinished coin dies, for striking 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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