Halfcrown 1888 ESC 721 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1700 DECIMO TERTIO, Inverted A for V in DECVS ESC 563 NVF, Very Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates that this is the first example we have offered
Halfcrown 1844 ESC 677 NEF/EF and nicely toned, with a few contact marks, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Ex-B.Weeks Salisbury May 2005 £375'
Halfcrown 1915 ESC 762 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Cheshire collection NGC MS64, the second finest known of 52 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrowns (2) 1834 WW in script ESC 662 VF/GVF with old grey toning, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952 Seaby No.662 15/-', 1836 ESC 666 VF with old grey tone, comes with old collector's ticket stating ' Antique shop, Richmond 1949, Seaby No.666 9/6'
Halfcrown 1714 4 over 3 with traces of the underlying 3 to the lower right of the 4, Roses and Plumes, Good Fine with minor adjustment lines and haymarking
Halfcrown 1697E Large Shields, Normal Harp ESC 547 About Fine, Shilling 1696C R of GRA over inverted A ESC 1082A VG with an edge nick and a scratch on the obverse, rated R4 by ESC, the first example of this variety we have handled
Halfcrown 1848 as ESC 681 the 8 overstruck, appears to be over another 8 VG the overstrike clear VG with some scratches to the left of the crown, Florin 1932 ESC 952 GVF/NEF
Halfcrown 1696E Large Shields, Early Harp, ESC 526 Fine, with some spots and light pitting, Very Rare , rated R2 by ESC, our archive database shows we have handled 5 previous examples, this even in Fine is better than all of them
Halfcrown 1715 Roses and Plumes SECVNDO ESC 587 NEF/GVF nicely toned with some scattered haymarks, a most pleasing example and one of the best we have handled
Halfcrown 1849 Small Date, the 8 struck over the lower broken 8 as normally found on this type ESC 683 A/UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 70, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 7/12/2014 Lot 2616 hammer price £1200
Halfcrown 1697 E over B below bust, and TVTAMEN with inverted A for V ESC 548C, VF with a slight adjustment mark on the French shield, rated R4 by ESC, (11-20 examples believed to exist), an extremely rare type with plenty of provenance, Ex-Spink Auction 21 14/1/1982, Ex-Spink Numismatic Circular July 1995 Lot 4242, Ex-Colin Adams Collection Spink 1/12/2005 Lot 462, Ex-DNW 5/12/2012 Lot 485, comes with two old tickets
Halfcrown 1910 ESC 755 UNC with a choice olive and gold tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, all Edward VII Halfcrowns difficult to find in these high grades
Halfcrown 1678 ESC 480, Bull 479, No stop after BR, no stop after HIB NVF with some old scratches, Very Rare rated R4 by ESC, (11-20 examples thought to exist) Ex-Colin Adams collection, Spink 30/11/2005 Lot 340
Halfcrown 1818 ESC 621 LCGS 82 UNC and choice with a deep and colourful original tone, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1703 Plain Reverse ESC 568 VG/NVG Extremely Rare, rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist) one of the key date/type combinations in the entire milled Halfcrown series, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 9/5/2006 Lot 267
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, the obverse with prooflike fields and the bust frosted, Ex-Warwick and Warwick 7/3/2013 Lot 590
Halfcrown 1689 Second shield, No Frosting, Pearls ESC 511 GVF nicely toned with two edge nicks by GVLIELMVS, overall a most pleasing example with plenty of eye appeal
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772 UNC or near so and nicely toned, the reverse a little weakly struck, nevertheless a most attractive example of this rare date with much eye appeal, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/5/2005 Lot 615
Halfcrown 1878 ESC 701 UNC with good subdued lustre, although many examples have been sold by us in EF grade, our archive database indicates we have only sold one UNC example since 2003, and none in the last 7 years, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 3/6/2008 Lot 461
Halfcrown 1690 SECVNDO ESC 513 with second L in GVLIELMVS struck over another L, the underlying L with a curved base, Good Fine, the reverse slightly better, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 8/1/2008 Lot 297
Halfcrown 1676 Retrograde 1 in date ESC 478A About VF with some double strike to the legends and date, Ex-DNW 21/3/2016 Lot 103, Property of a Cambridge Scholar, Ex-Downies (Melbourne) February 2010 Lot 2274
Halfcrown 1686 6 over 5 ESC 495 Fine with an edge nick at the top of the obverse, Rare, rated R3 by ESC, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 29/4/2014 Lot 390, the first example we have offered since 2003
Halfcrown 1898 ESC 732 Choice UNC and richly toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1896 ESC 730Davies 668 dies 2A the scarcer of the two major types, Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrowns (2) 1707 Roses and PlumesESC 573 Fine with a tone spot on the obverse, Ex-Brock 26/4/2006 Lot 1469, 1707 SEPTIMO ESC 574 Fine, Ex-Carlisle 11/10/2012 Lot 80
Halfcrown 1682 82 over 79 ESC 489B VG with some weakness on the reverse, rated R3 by ESC, Very Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows this is the first example we have offered, Ex-Warwick and Warwick 16/10/2013 Lot 566
Halfcrown 1692 QVARTO, R of REGINA over G, H over B in HIB, as ESC 517A, as Bull 854, Rare, listed as R3 by ESC , Fine and toned, Ex-Tennants 12/10/2005 Lot 96 (part)
Halfcrowns (2) 1697B ESC 543 Fine or slightly better with some surface marks and scratches, and some roughness to the edge behind the bust, possibly filed in this area, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 3/6/2012 Lot 1566, 1697C ESC 545 Fine with some surface marks
Halfcrown 1848 8 over 7 Davies 572 Fine with grey tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 20, a very rare type, only two examples of this type are recorded on the LCGS Population Report, both are in this sale, this is the only graded example
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