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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 514

(x) NGC MS62 | Cromwell, as Lord Protector (1653-1658), Halfcrown, 1658, Drury House (London), OLIVAR • D • G • R P • ANG • SCO • ET • HIB &c PRO, laureate and draped bust left, rev. PAX • QVÆRITVR • BELLO, crowned and garnished shield of the Protectorate, edge lettered downwards, 15.024g, 6h (Bull 252; ESC 447; S.3227A), sumptuous and richly cabinet toned with underlying lustre and fiery hues in recesses, a most pleasing extremely fine, a true connoisseur's coin, in NGC holder, graded MINT STATE 62 (Cert. #8536756-001)

Provenance

A L Phillips, Glendining, 19 June 1990, lot 906 - "an exceptional specimen, with proof-like appearance , only a few very slight surface marks, almost as struck" - £1,600 [with lot envelope]



https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/8536756-001/62/

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Estimate
£2,400 to £3,000

Starting price
£1900