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Auction: 24126 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 38: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 2031

Edward VI (1547-1553), Second Period, First Issue, Half-Sovereign, 24 January 1549 - 12 April 1549, Tower, (m.m.) EDWARD .' VI • D .' G .' AGL '. FRA '. Z • HIB .' REX, crowned and garnished shield, dividing E-R, rev. (m.m.) SCVTVM * FIDEI * PROTEGET * EVM *, rosette stops, bare cuirassed bust right, 4.87g, 2h, m.m. arrow (Schneider I, 670; North 1908; S.2435), partially clipped and with softness in parts, yet the portrait pleasing for type, with a golden-red tone, strict very fine

Provenance

Royal Mint, Collector Services (ref. HISEVIHS), by private treaty, 13 June 2023 - £12,700

Sovereign Rarities, transferred to the Royal Mint, accessioned 18 April 2023

Baumhauer, Part II, Sincona AG 75, 16 May 2022, lot 67 - wherein graded NGC AU Details ~ Clipped Planchet - 6,500 CHF [Sovereign Rarities]

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Sold for
£3,800

Starting price
£2500