Auction: 22109 - The David Hoover Collection of Crowns: 1551-1953
Lot: 2038
(x) NGC AU50 | Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1653, Tower, (m.m.) • THE • COMMONWEALTH • OF • ENGLAND •, Ns over inverted Ns, English shield within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • 1653 • GOD • WITH • VS, 'inverted A for V' in VS, conjoined shields of England and Ireland, 8h, m.m. sun (Bull 7 [R3]; ESC 6A; North 2721; Spink 3214), some slight metal stressing to reverse, otherwise toned, a softer strike than last, nonetheless, a bolder very fine, in NGC holder, graded AU50 (Cert. #1877720-006)
Provenance
Heritage, NYINC Signature 3044, 3 January 2016, lot 31236 - $3,150
Heritage, NYINC Signature 3021, 6 January 2013, lot 20785 - $5,500
https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/1877720-006/50/
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Sold for
£2,900
Starting price
£1800