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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 538

George II (1727-1760), LIMA Halfcrown, 1745 over 3, DECIMO NONO, old laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, LIMA below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, seven hearts, upwards lettered edge, 15.02g, 6h (cf. M Faintich, Spink Numismatic Circular 1993, pp. 156-157; ESC 605 the overdate not listed; Bull 1687a [R6]; S.3695), colourfully cabinet toned and lustrous, nearly extremely fine, the overdate rare

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired privately, by April 1913 - £0.5.0



The overdate is not obvious here, but the 5 exactly matches the form illustrated in Faintich's article in which he records just two specimens. Alan Rayner's sixth edition of ESC was published in 1992, a year too early to include this overdate, but it has been subsequently recorded by both Bull and by the Editors of Coins of England.

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£400

Starting price
£5