Oliver Cromwell Broad Coin | August 2013 Auction

Living in a Monarchy, particularly during the long reign of our present Monarch, Elizabeth II, we sometimes forget that England was once a Republic after the beheading of King Charles I in 1649. Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector, declared the country to be called "the Commonwealth of England” and was regarded as “the Great Emancipator”.

Work on coins bearing his portrait were authorised and in 1656 the first gold coin was produced.

This coin was manufactured by the new machine method, invented by Pierre Blondeau, a Frenchman. This new method was introduced to stop the removal of precious metal, called “clipping”, from the previous coins which were hammered. This first gold coin was named “The Broad”, it was the precursor of the sovereign and had a value of twenty shillings.

A F Brock & Co. Ltd are proud to be offering for sale a very fine example of this rare coin in their 21st August auction sale. It is one of the best coins in a private collection from the south Cheshire area that A F Brock have been instructed to sell. They expect this coin to achieve between £6,000 and £10,000. The entire collection contains a number of rare historic gold and silver coins that will be offered in A F Brock’s summer auction sale so it is a wonderful opportunity for coin collectors who want quality items.

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