Halfcrown 1853 ProofESC 687, Bull 2736 UNC the obverse with some very minor contact marks and the coin has been cleaned. 14.12 grammes. Ex LCA 163 lot 633 realised £5,000 hammer price. A very rare issue and seldom offered in any grade with this example being just the second one we have seen since 2003.
Halfcrown 1831 Plain Edge Proof with WW in script ESC 658, Bull 2473 (Bull quotes old ESC 657 for this coin in error), UNC with some hairlines, retaining much original brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Halfcrown 1904 ESC 749, Bull 3570 EF with some light contact marks and very small rim nicks, EF and very scarce in high grade, Ex-London Coins Auction A167 December 2019 Lot 811 hammer price £500
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 UNC or very near so and lustrous, with only very minor cabinet friction, a well struck example with strong hair detail for this issue. A most pleasing and attractive coin with plenty of eye appeal, a key date and very rare in this high grade, and in our experience much rarer than the 1930 Halfcrown in this condition
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 GVF/NEF, Ex-London Coins Auction A170 September 2020 Lot 1777 hammer price £360. Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation, and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin
Halfcrown 1821 ESC 631, Bull 2360 UNC/AU and lustrous the reverse with some small flan imperfections, Ex-London Coins Auction A143 December 2013 Lot 1978 hammer price £210
Halfcrown 1877 ESC 700, Bull 2750 NEF/About EF with some contact marks and small rim nicks, retaining much eye appeal, a scarcer date in the Young Head series
Halfcrown 1700 DECIMO TERTIO ESC 562, Bull 1044 Good Fine with some light haymarking, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 December 2014 Lot 2558 hammer price £120
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 Fine or slightly better with a gentle edge bruise, all letters of the garter legend bold and clear on the reverse, one of the key dates in the series
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 NVF/VF once cleaned, the obverse with some hairlines, Ex-London Coins Auction A170 September 2020, lot 1779, hammer price £140. Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation, and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin
Halfcrown 1670 as ESC 467 with V over S in CAROLVS, unlisted by Bull, Near Fine, weak in the centre of the reverse, Ex-London Coins A144 March 2014, Lot 1611 hammer price £140
Halfcrown 1696E OCTAVO edge, ESC 526, Bull 1070 Near Fine/Fine with a small edge crack, the reverse with some adjustment lines on the reverse, listed as R2 by Bull
Halfcrowns (2) 1818 ESC 621, Bull 2099 VF or better, possibly once cleaned, now with a pleasing gold tone, Ex-London Coins Auction A171 December 2020 Lot 1531 hammer price £85, 1817 Small Head ESC 618, Bull 2096 Near VF/VF the fields lightly pitted
Halfcrown 1910 ESC 755, Bull 3576 NEF/EF the obverse a little weakly struck with some contact marks, the reverse very pleasing with a hint of golden toning
Halfcrown 1849 unusual in not having the 8 over a broken 8, the digits slightly larger than the standard small date coin, but way smaller than the large date, VG, unusual
Halfcrown 1720 Roses and Plumes, unaltered date ESC 591, Bull 1556, EF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the finest known of only 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very rare, especially so in this high grade, rated R3 by ESC
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC and lustrous, the reverse with particularly choice eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, the Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely rare in this high grade, indeed at the time of writing only 5 examples of a total of 370 Young Head Halfcrowns of all currency dates 1840-1874 have been submitted have achieved this choice grade and such examples are greatly prized
Halfcrown 1700 DVODECIMO edge, ESC 561, Bull 1043, UNC the obverse lustrous with toning in the legends, the reverse with a choice deeper blue/green and gold toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Halfcrown 1831 Proof with W.W in block ESC 657, Bull 2473, S.3834A, 13.84 grammes, EF with some edge nicks, the obverse with some scuffs, the 1831 Halfcrowns of all types are very rare
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 UNC and highly lustrous, the obverse enhanced by a hint of gold tone. Extremely rare in high grade, and in our opinion far more rare than the 1930 Halfcrown in this high grade. A very desirable coin in this grade and seldom offered this nice. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78. We note that an LCGS 75 example offered in London Coins Auction A140 as far back as 2/3/2013 realised £600 hammer price
Halfcrown 1708 Second Bust, Plain in angles and below bust, SEPTIMO edge, ESC 577, Bull 1370 Bold GVF, with attractive grey with touches of gold, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 55
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 Lustrous EF with some minor contact marks, a most attractive example with excellent eye appeal, in our opinion much rarer than the 1930 coin in high grades
Halfcrown 1902 ESC 746, Bull 3567 UNC/AU with some contact marks, highly lustrous with golden tone in the legends, overall a very pleasing example with considerable eye appeal
Halfcrown 1920 ESC 767, Full neck, Davies 1672 Dies 1A, EF with a small flaw on the portrait, the reverse weakly struck below the crown as often on this type
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, the joint highest grade for this rare date recorded by the PCGS Population Report, always a very rare coin in high grades, in our opinion the 1925 scarcer in high grade than the 1930 coin
Halfcrown 1703 First Bust, VIGO ESC 569, Bull 1358 VF, the reverse with a small scratch in the field, an attractive example of the First Bust type, with a good portrait
Halfcrown 1690 GRETIA error legend, with V over S in GVLIELMVS, SECVNDO edge, ESC 514, Bull 848, Fine with touches of golden tone in the legend, rated R3 by ESC and Bull
Halfcrown 1953 Proof, Obverse 1 Reverse A. The Very Rare Obverse 1 Proof 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 UNC with minor nicks and hairlines, retaining much original mint lustre and brilliance
Halfcrown 1686 SECVNDO edge with V over S in IACOBVS, overdate variety as ESC 496A, Bull 752 with ESC 494, Bull 749 edge, NVG/VG with all major details clear. Our archive database shows 18 previous example of this date with the SECVNDO edge and none have the V over S in the obverse legend. All the previous V over S coins have had the TERTIO edge, online research of available coins has also not found the overstrike and SECVNDO edge on the same coin. We note the V over S for the correct TERTIO edge coin is rated at R3 by ESC and Bull. From this research and archival data presumably an extremely rare type, possibly R5 or rarer, and unrecorded as such by ESC or Bull.
Halfcrown 1686 TERTIO edge with V over S in IACOBVS ESC 496A, Bull 752 About Fine, toned with an edge bruise at 3 o'clock. Very Rare and rated R3 by ESC and Bull, also see the SECVNDO edge coin with this overstrike error listed in this sale
Halfcrowns (2) 1676 ESC 478, Bull 471 VG/Fine with a little uneven tone and traces of a little old gilding on the obverse, 1689 First Shield, No frosting, with pearls, ESC 507, Bull 835 Fine
Halfcrown 1707 Roses and Plumes, SEXTO edge ESC 573, Bull 1362 About Fine/Fine with some light scattered haymarking and a light adjustment mark on the Rose below the date
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