Halfcrown 1839 Plain Edge Proof, One Plain and One ornate fillet, W.W. in relief on truncation, die axis upright, ESC 669, Bull 2707, nFDC, the bust fully frosted, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1839 Proof Halfcrowns always keenly sought after, the Proof issue highlighting the skill and craftsmanship of the engraver
Halfcrown 1849 Large Date, ESC 682, Bull 2730, UNC and beautifully toned over original mint lustre, the obverse particularly choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82. Young Head Halfcrowns are extremely hard to find in grades 80 and above
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC the obverse with original lustre, the reverse lustrous with underlying colourful tone, an eye-catching example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, All early type Young Head Halfcrowns extremely difficult to find in true Mint state and are much prized
Halfcrown 1909 ESC 754, Bull 3575, UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with touches of pastel toning, a small area of toning below the crown on the reverse barely detracts, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Edward VII Halfcrowns seldom seen in grades 80 and above as many are heavily bagmarked due to the wide fields. Ex-Roland Harris Collection
Halfcrown 1875 ESC 696, Bull 2745, UNC with slightly subdued, even original lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. A most pleasing example of this rarer date. Young Head Halfcrowns of the later types display a lower relief on the portraits, and grades 80 and higher are thus very difficult to find
Halfcrown 1909 ESC 754, Bull 3575, UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with touches of pastel toning, a small area of toning below the crown on the reverse barely detracts, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Edward VII Halfcrowns seldom seen in grades 80 and above as many are heavily bagmarked due to the wide fields. Ex-Roland Harris Collection
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78. We note the examples in the Andrew Wayne collection sale, and Roland Harris collection sale were both EF, 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 1908 ESC 753, Bull 3574 UNC with choice lustre, a most pleasing and a superior example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Edward VII Halfcrowns extremely difficult to find in grades 80 and above, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/2013 Lot 1767 hammer price £1100
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717, Bull 2769 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above, this part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1921 ESC 768, Bull 3722, Davies 1678 dies 3C, UNC toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Note: Halfcrowns of the 1920-1925 period very hard to find in grades 80 and above, due to weak strikes, poor metal mix, many have poorly prepared blanks too, they are also liable to heavy bagmarking, so given all these minting problems, only a small percentage will even have a chance to achieve high grades in third party holders
Halfcrown 1902 ESC 746, Bull 3567, UNC with attractive gold and olive toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Edward VII Halfcrowns of all dates rare in this high grade, as they are prone to bagmarks in the fields
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717, UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, very few Young Head Halfcrowns of any date attain this high grade, as they are prone to contact marks in the wide fields, this a superior example with choice obverse fields, would make an excellent type coin for the advanced Halfcrown collector
Halfcrown 1874 ESC 692, Bull 2741 UNC with original mint lustre, the reverse particularly attractive, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Young Head Halfcrowns hard to find in grade 80 and above, as many suffer from heavy bagmarks
Halfcrown 1880 ESC 705, Bull 2756, Davies 589 dies 5D UNC with original tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, VictoriaYoung Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1884 ESC 712, Bull 2764 UNC with good original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint second finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, VictoriaYoung Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717, Bull 2769 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. The Joint finest known of 18 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1909 ESC 754, Bull 3575, UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with touches of pastel toning, a small area of toning below the crown on the reverse barely detracts, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Edward VII Halfcrowns seldom seen in grades 80 and above as many are heavily bagmarked due to the wide fields. Ex-Roland Harris Collection, London Coins Auction A124 February 2009 Lot 485 hammer price £650
Halfcrown 1923 ESC 770, Bull 3724, Choice UNC and fully lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 31 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. The low relief head on the George V Halfcrowns of 1920-1926 very seldom encountered in choice grades due to weaker strikes, poor metal mix and wide fields being prone to heavy bagmarking. This piece a real exception, a top class example of the type, Ex-London Coins Auction A126 September 2009 Lot 1612 hammer price £130
Halfcrown 1902 ESC 746, Bull 3567, UNC a choice example with blue/green and golden toning over original mint lustre, an eye-catching example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 40 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Edward VII Halfcrowns of all dates very hard to find in grades 80 and above as many have weak strikes and are prone to heavy bagmarking
Crowns and Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (6) Crowns (2) 1935 Specimen ESC 376, Bull 3653, Davies 1650K, UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1965 Thick CH, ESC 393N, Davies 2300 Choice and Lustrous UNC an eye-catching example with golden tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 23 example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Halfcrowns (4) 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 719, Bull 2771, Davies 641 dies 2A, Lustrous UNC, 1936 ESC 785, Bull 3751 UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1946 ESC 796, Bull 4057 Lustrous UNC, lightly toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 28 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, 1964 ESC 798U, Bull 4384 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (4) 1937 ProofESC 787, Bull 4035 nFDC retaining considerable original mint brilliance, slabbed and graded LCGS 90, 1950 Proof ESC 798C, Bull 4069, nFDC retaining much original mint brilliance, slabbed and graded LCGS 93, the joint finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, 1953 Proof ESC 798H, Bull 4351, Davies 2311P dies 2A nFDC with some hairlines, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1970 Proof ESC 798Y, Bull 4392, Davies 2338 dies 2C, nFDC with light golden tone over original brilliance, slabbed and graded LCGS 92
Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (2) Halfcrown 1953 Proof. Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 :- I of DEI points to a space, weakly struck portrait, a Proof version of the early portrait as used in the 'plastic' set, of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece listed as 'to be confirmed' by Davies and extremely rare, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, along with Halfcrown 1953 Standard Proof issue Davies 2311P in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90
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 1696 First Bust, Small Shields ESC 534, Bull 1014, UNC or near so in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75. While many of the Shillings and Sixpences of the Great Recoinage have survived in high grades, the same cannot be said for the Halfcrowns, which are a good deal scarcer in high grade and seldom offered. This lustrous and pleasing example is the finest of only 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1886 ESC 715, Bull 2767 Lustrous UNC the obverse with some light toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, at the time of writing, 360 Currency Young Head Halfcrowns had been graded with only 5 attaining the 85 grade
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust, Large Shields, Later Harp ESC 541, Bull 1021, GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, high grade William III Halfcrowns are much harder to locate than the Shillings and Sixpences of the same period, and to date this LCGS graded 65 example is the finest recorded by them
Halfcrown 1885 ESC 713, Bull 2765 UNC and lustrous with a pleasing and subtle golden tone, an eye-catching example of the later Young Head type, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few Young Head Halfcrowns of any date attain grades 80 or above making all dates rare in this grade
Halfcrown 1881 ESC 707, Bull 2758, Davies 591 dies 5D Obv: I of DEI points to a bead, I or RIA points to a bead, Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Young Head Halfcrowns notoriously hard to find in grades 80 and above
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, a very attractive and desirable example of the early Young Head series, very difficult to locate in grade 80, indeed the LCGS Population Report records only 18 Halfcrowns in the 1840-1850 period graded 80 or above
Halfcrown 1908 ESC 753, Bull 3574 UNC with choice lustre, a most pleasing and a superior example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Edward VII Halfcrowns extremely difficult to find in grades 80 and above, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/2013 Lot 1767 hammer price £1100
Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (2) Halfcrown 1953 Proof. Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 :- I of DEI points to a space, weakly struck portrait, a Proof version of the early portrait as used in the 'plastic' set, of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece listed as 'to be confirmed' by Davies and extremely rare, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, along with Halfcrown 1953 Standard Proof issue Davies 2311P in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90
Halfcrown 1904 ESC 749, Bull 3570 UNC toned with underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few Edward VII Halfcrowns attain the 80 grade, especially any of the rarer dates such as this
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
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