Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510, Bull 839 Fine or slightly better, the reverse Good Fine with some minor haymarking and some weakness to the centre of the shield
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 503 VF toned, the obverse with some thin scratches in the field, the reverse with a slightly uneven, but not unpleasant tone
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, with pearls, second L over M in GVLIELMVS, ESC 503A, Bull 827, Fine or slightly better and bold, with a pleasing underlying tone, some minor contact marks and haymarking, rated R by Bull
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 510, Bull 839, GVF with some lightly haymarking, the reverse with a thin scratch below the shield
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, with pearls, ESC 503, Bull 826 EF with blue and golden toning, the obverse with some light contact marks and light haymarking, a most attractive example with considerable eye appeal
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Crown and interior frosted, with pearls, ESC 508, Bull 837, the obverse Fine with an old scratch and some tone lines, the reverse Fine or better, with a slight weakness on the Irish shield as often
Halfcrown 1689 1st Busts 1st Shield Caul and interior frosted Pearls ESC 503 GEF and graded 70 by CGS their variety 01 and their UIN 000023, Ex Andrew Wayne June 2006 Lot 871
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, No frosting, no pearls ESC 512, Bull 846 a little weakly struck on the crown, NEF and with an attractive and original tone
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
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 505, Bull 831 VG or better, 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 VG with graffiti and scratches in the obverse field
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510, Bull 839 GEF/AU with golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with Pearls, Inverted N in REGINA ESC 510 variation, Bull 840 NEF/EF a crisply struck example with attractive grey tone, minor haymarking barely detracts, a most attractive example of this popular type with considerable eye appeal
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 505, Bull 831 NVF/VF the obverse with some contact marks, with some residual mint lustre and gold toning
Halfcrown 1746 LIMA 6 over 5 ESC 607, Bull 1689 NEF/GVF and with attractive golden tone in the legends, the obverse with some haymarking behind the bust, an attractive piece with much eye appeal
Halfcrown 1689 First Shields, Caul and Interior frosted, with pearls, Second L over M in GVLIELMVS UNC with a beautiful and original blue/green tone, light haymarks and very minor cabinet friction only, a truly superior example, would certainly enhance an advanced Halfcrown collection.
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, the caul with frosting on the left side bold as normal, the caul on the right side shows only a minimal amount of frosting near the top of the upper crown arch. The interior with full frosting. Crown band with pearls. We note that the inner arch of the crown is only faintly struck on the right side, although the two pearls that attach to the arch are bold and clear. The fleur-de-lis attaching to the crown band is clear and bold with an absence of any frosting around it. In this grade of preservation this type could not possibly be caused by wear. EF with original grey and gold toning, minor haymarks barely detract. This piece a choice and beautiful example of the William and Mary first type, so will appeal to type and variety collectors alike
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 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 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
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 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'
Halfcrowns (2) 1680 TRICESIMO SECVNDO ESC 485, Bull 489, VG/NF with some old light surface marks and adjustment lines, Very Rare, rated R3 by ESC, 1689 First Shield, No frosting, with pearls, Fine/About Fine, toned
Halfcrowns (2) 1679 ESC 481, Bull 480, TRICESIMO PRIMO About Fine/Fine with old silver toning, 1689 First Shield, No frosting, with pearls ESC 511, Bull 845 Fine/About Fine with old toning
Halfcrowns (2) 1690 SECVNDO, No frosting, no pearls, Second L in GVLIELMVS double struck, ESC 513, Bull 847 VG, the obverse with some tooling on the portraits, Rare, 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510, Bull 839 Near Fine with a flan flaw on the reverse
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 505, Bull 831, Near Fine/Fine with an edge nick, 1689 Second Shield, No frosting, with pearls, ESC 511, Bull 845 Near Fine, toned
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 510, Bull 839 strong GVF/NEF with a few very light haymarks, an attractive piece with lots of eye appeal
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, L over M in GVLIELMVS, ESC 503A, Bull 827, Bold Good Fine, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 30
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, No Pearls, ESC 509 GVF the reverse with a small adjustment mark and a striking flaw in the field
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 1689 First Shield, Caul and interior frosted, with pearls, Second L in GVLIELMVS struck over an M, ESC 503A, Good Fine, Ex-Tennants 10/12/2014 Lot 230
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 505 Fine with some scratches, Ex-Lockdales 24/1/2010 Lot 152, 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, First V of GVLIELMVS over A (or inverted V) ESC 505A, Fine with a scratch on the reverse
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, First V of GVLIELMVS over A (or inverted V) ESC 503B, Fine and toned, Rare, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/6/2013 Lot 672, 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted. No Pearls ESC 504 Fine with 3 short scratches in the reverse field, Ex-Ex-Tennants 22/8/2012 Lot 343
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield No frosting, Pearls ESC 507 Good Fine/Fine, Ex-Carlisle 10/4/2014 Lot 109, 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510 Bright Fine, Ex-Lockdales 24/1/2010 Lot 153
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 Second Shield, no frosting, with pearls ESC 511, About Fine, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction, 11/9/2012 Lot 91, 1689 Second Shield, no frosting, no pearls, ESC 512 Fine, Ex-Tennants 9/6/2010 Lot 416 (part)
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior Frosted, with Pearls, First V of GVLIELMVS over A, FRA for FR, ESC 507B, Bold Fine, rated R2 by ESC, the scarcest of the First bust types
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, with pearls ESC 503 Fine or slightly better with an old grey tone, comes with an old sales ticket
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 505 GVF/NEF toned, the portraits with some contact marks on the portraits, the toning slightly uneven on the reverse
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, No frosting with pearls ESC 507 VF or near so, with old grey tone, the obverse with a small flan flaw on William's nose, comes with an old collector's ticket from Seaby 1952 20/-
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul and interior frosted, no pearls, ESC 509 NVF with some light contact marks, and a small toning spot in the obverse field, pleasing for the grade
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, No frosting with pearls ESC 507 VF or near so, with old grey tone, the obverse with a small flan flaw on William's nose, comes with an old collector's ticket from Seaby 1952 20/-
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, Pearls very weak ESC 508 NEF with some toning under the Queen's chin, the reverse with some light haymarking
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 508 EF and lustrous with a slight weakness in the centre of the shield and a small rim flaw at the top of the reverse, overall a most attractive piece with much eye appeal
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 505 GVF/NEF toned, the portraits with some contact marks on the portraits, the toning slightly uneven on the reverse
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 505 Good Fine with a flan crack by MARIA, 1746 LIMA ESC 606 Good Fine with grey tone
Halfcrown 1689 First Busts, Second Shield caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510 VF with old grey toning, and a couple of contact marks on the King's eye, comes with old collector's ticket Seaby 1952
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield Caul and Interior frosted, pearls ESC 503 Good EF with an attractively toned, a few light flecks of haymarking hardly detract from this choice piece
Halfcrowns (2) 1679 ESC 481 VG with a light stain on the bust, 1689 First Shield Caul and interior frosted, with pearls ESC 503 Fine, once cleaned now retoning
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510 EF with some light haymarking on the obverse, superb portraits and with much eye appeal
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