Few coins approach the prestige of the legendary Charles I Triple Unite. Struck for only three years towards end of the reign of Charles I, it is rare enough where it is difficult to obtain an example, particularly a nice one, but available to the point where it is a well-known and readily recognizable type. A Triple Unite any condition would surely be a major addition to any collection, and one in a condition such as the present piece would undoubtedly become the "crown jewel" of whatever collection it ends up in. There are actually multiple varieties for each of the three years during which the triple unite was struck; the Standard Catalog of British Coins identifies nine such sub-types. However, aside from one variety where the king holds a short olive branch rather than a long one (S-2725A), the dates and varieties are all more or less equally rare and valuable. With the hope of providing some guidance to the bidder, we have been able to identify about sixty instances of a Triple Unite being offered publicly in the last decade. This is probably a large enough sample size so that we can speculate fairly accurately as to how the piece on offer here compares to the existing population at large. While the vast majority have been sold without being seen by a third-party grading service, it is just as well since hammered coins often have nuances that a single number alone fails to entirely address.