Charles I gold Triple Unite Crown coin
Fine: £35,000
Very Fine: £50,000
Extremely Fine: £57,000
The Charles I Gold Triple Unite (valued at three pounds or 60 shillings) is one of the most significant and rare English hammered coins, with high-quality examples selling for
£50,000 to over £200,000 at auction in recent years.
Sold Prices and Auction Results
- £222,000 (approx. $280,000): A top-item 1643 Triple Unite sold in late 2024 as part of a high-end collection.
- £54,560 – £57,000: A 1643 Oxford Triple Unite sold for this price (including buyer’s premium) in 2021 and another in 2016.
- £50,000: A 1643 Oxford Triple Unite (EF – Extremely Fine) sold in 2020.
- £40,000: A 1642 Oxford Triple Unite sold in 2020.
- $149,000 (approx. £100,000+): A 1643 Triple Unite reported in 2016.
Key Information on the Triple Unite
- Origin: Struck at the Oxford Mint (New Inn Hall) between 1642 and 1644 during the English Civil War.
- Purpose: It was the highest hammered denomination produced, designed for large payments, and often used as medals of reward (gifts) to encourage loyalty to the Royalist cause.
- Design: Features a half-length portrait of Charles I holding a sword and an olive branch, symbolising the king as a “peace-bringer” despite the war, with the “Declaration” on the reverse.
- Rarity: Many were melted down after the conflict, making surviving examples very rare.