Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction, excellent surfaces with only very minor contact marks visible under magnification, a subtle even gold tone further enhances the eye appeal
Halfcrown 1844 ESC 677, Bull 2720 GEF/AU with original mint lustre and a hint of golden tone, small edge nicks and carbon marks barely detract, a most attractive early Young Head example with much eye appeal and desirable thus
Halfcrown 1743 Roses ESC 603A, Bull 1684 EF/GEF with scattered light haymarks, and some light adjustment lines, a very sharply struck piece, very desirable with superb eye appeal, comes with old Glendining's ticket 'The Willis Collection Sale 7 October 1992, Lot 362, and another ticket stating 'Ex-Glen July 31/44 Lot 149 cost £2/15/-' the reverse of this ticket saying Proof
Halfcrown 1820 George IVESC 628, Bull 2357 UNC with minor contact marks only, with original mint lustre and golden toning, an excellent coin for the type collector with much eye appeal
Halfcrown 1953 Proof, Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 with the weakly struck first portrait, I of DEI points to a space. The Proof version of the early portrait, as used in the 1953 currency plastic set. Davies 2310, S.4137 nFDC and lustrous
Crown 1820 LX ESC 219, Bull 2016 GVF the obverse once cleaned, now retoning, the coin with an overall silver tone from long term storage in an old cabinet, Halfcrown 1817 Bull Head ESC 616, Bull 2090 GVF with grey and gold tone
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 505, Bull 831 Fine or slightly better, 1698 DECIMO ESC 554, Bull 1034 NVF/GF the obverse with adjustment lines
Halfcrown 1707 SEXTO edge, Roses and Plumes, Narrow colon after REG, ESC 573, Bull 1365 (mis-printed in Bull) NVF/VF with some haymarking and old grey toning on the reverse
Halfcrown 1874 ESC 692, Bull 2741 UNC or near so and lustrous with some contact marks and some tiny spots visible in the obverse legend under magnification
Halfcrown 1713 Plain in angles DVODECIMO ESC 584, Bull 1376 VF/About VF with some adjustment lines, the reverse with some weakness in the corresponding area
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, no pearls, as ESC 506, Bull 834 the E of REGNI appears overstruck, the underlying character unclear, Good Fine with some haymarking
Halfcrown 1693 stop before REX rather than after HI, ESC 519, Bull 860, the edge appears to read OVINTO in error (Q missing it's tail) Fine with a very small edge crack by the first A of MARIA
Halfcrowns (2) 1745 LIMA ESC 605, Bull 1687, Fine/Good Fine the obverse with an old scuff, 1746 LIMA ESC 606 Good Fine with old toning and an old scratch on the reverse visible under magnification
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, with pearls, Second L over M in GVLIELMVS ESC 503A, Bull 827 Near Fine/About Fine with some weakness on the lower left of the shield, Rare
Halfcrown 1715 Roses and PlumesESC 587, Bull 1550 NEF with some small spots, the edge lettering struck slightly low and thus appearing to be edge nicks below the bust, close examination reveals this to be part of the striking rather than a defect, a very pleasing example of the type and scarce thus
Halfcrown 1850 ESC 684, Bull 2733 EF, the obverse with signs of a light rub on the Queen's neck, now toned, nevertheless a high grade piece and with good eye appeal, viewing recommended
Halfcrown 1831 Proof, WW in Block, ESC 657, Bull 2473, GEF with some darker toning before BRIT, the edge showing signs of filing in parts and weighs 13.66 grammes instead of 14.1 grammes
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with Pearls, First V of GVLIELMVS over A or inverted A ESC 505B">ESC 505B, Bull 833 Fine, scarce, 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with Pearls, ESC 505, Bull 831 Fine/Near Fine with some scratches in the reverse field
Halfcrown 1816 Plain edge ProofESC 615. Bull 2087, UNC and lustrous with some hairlines and small nicks in the obverse field, minor rim nicks barely detract, Very Rare
Halfcrown 1853 ProofESC 687, Bull 2736 UNC the obverse with some very minor contact marks and the coin has been cleaned. 14.12 grammes. Further research shows that PCGS and NGC have graded just 17 examples of this coin. Only issued as part of the 1853 Proof sets, which are of extreme rarity, this is a rare opportunity to obtain a key coin in the Victorian Halfcrown series. This last such coin offered by us was in February 2009.Our archive database indicates we have only previously offered one example, this being sold twice by us, as part of the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris collections.
Halfcrown 1658 CromwellESC 447, Bull 252 UNC the obverse with the lightest of cabinet friction to the highest points, the portrait retaining much of the original frosting, with a subtle blue and gold toning over some original mint lustre, sharply struck and with excellent surfaces, a superb example, and as such very desirable in this high grade of preservation, comes with collector's ticket stating 'Ex-Spink from 1947'
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571 NVF with grey tone, and a gentle edge bruise below the date, nevertheless with pleasing eye appeal, we have seen many examples of similar quality graded as better than VF online
Halfcrown 1908 ESC 753, Bull 3574 UNC and lustrous in an NGC holder and graded NGC MS64, Ex-Cheshire Collection, the NGC Census shows this to be the joint finest thus far graded
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 UNC with minor contact marks and tiny rim nicks only, an outstanding example, with original colour and lustre. In our experience much rarer than the 1930 in this superb state, and on consulting our archive database, stretching back to 2003, the finest example we have offered
Halfcrown 1685 PRIMO ESC 493, Bull 748, with double struck M in MAG, GVF/VF with some minor surface marks and light haymarking, the obverse particularly strong and with very pleasing appearance, an excellent type coin
Halfcrown 1746 6 over 5 LIMA ESC 607, Bull 1689 A/UNC, a sharply struck example, with touches of golden tone and underlying mint lustre, minor haymarking barely detracts, an excellent type coin for the Halfcrown specialist, comes with an old collectors' ticket stating 'Bought Eva Hardy 1962 £11'
Halfcrown 1953 Proof, Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 I of DEI point to a space. Weakly Struck first portrait. The Proof version of the early portrait, as used in the 1953 currency plastic set. Davies 2310, S.4137 in a PCGS holder and graded PCGS PR66 the attribution wrongly stated on the label to be S.4137A. Very Rare and now listed in Spink at £1700 FDC
Halfcrown 1844 as ESC 677, Bull 2720, the obverse with the date and much of the legend double struck, AU/UNC and lustrous with gold tone, the obverse with some contact marks, overall very pleasing and with much eye appeal
Halfcrown 1690 TERTIO ESC 515, Bull 849, (though no doubling to the second L in GVLIELMVS) GVF with some minor surface marks and a light adjustment line on the Irish harp, scarce in this pleasing grade
Halfcrown 1821 Heavier Garnishing ESC 631, Bull 2362, Davies 172 dies 1B, EF with some thin scratches and toning spots behind the King's head, a rare variety
Halfcrowns (2) 1818 ESC 621, Bull 2099 GEF with hints of gold toning the obverse with a scratch on the bust and some minor contact marks, 1819 ESC 623, Bull 2102 EF with some contact marks and a small tone spot by the Irish Harp
Halfcrown 1816 ESC 613, Bull 2086 UNC with grey tone, a most pleasing example with excellent fields largely free from contact marks, comes with old collector's ticket stating :-Bought 'Earl of Tooting' 1966 £11
Halfcrown 1875 ESC 696, Bull 2745 GEF/AU with a subtle light golden tone, a most pleasing example with considerable eye appeal, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection, London Coins Auction A113 5/6/2006 Lot 932
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