Auction: 23006 - The Official COINEX Auction at Spink
Lot: 151
(x) PCGS AU53 | Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfcrown, 1653, Tower, (i.m.) • THE • COMMONWEALTH • OF • ENGLAND •, English shield within palm and laurel wreath, rev. • 1653 • GOD • WITH • VS, conjoined shields of England and Ireland, 3h, i.m. sun [on obv. only] (ESC 431A; Bull 32; Spink 3215), light metal stressing throughout, the obverse legend double struck, notably to L in COMMONWEALTH, yet with a pleasing tone, good very fine, in PCGS holder, graded AU53 (Cert. #81165586)
Provenance
The Rye Collection, Stack's Bowers, "Global Showcase", 22 August 2022, lot 32050
Coin Galleries, November 1991, lot 1758
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Estimate
£800 to £1,000
Starting price
£800