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Auction: 25007 - … British and World Coins and Medals featuring The Oriole Collection of Gold and Silver English Coins
Lot: 314

Charles II (1660-1685), Half-Guinea, 1681, second laureate head right, wide rounded truncation, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, three strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 4.10g, 6h (MCE 109; EGC II, 303; S.3348), adjustment marks to reverse, scuffed and scratched, yet with toning and a hint of lustre in legends, bold fine and scarce

Provenance

London Mint Office, by private treaty, 26 October 2011

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£420