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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 138

Charles II, Halfcrown, 14.97g., 1663, first laureate and draped bust facing right, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, six strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, pair of interlinked C's in each angle, date either side of crown above English shield, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex.,edge, inscribed in raised letters +.decvs.et.tvtamen..*.anno.regni.xv.+ (ESC 457; S.3361), attractively toned, with full underlying brilliance, a superb specimen, good extremely fine, rare thus Estimate £1,500-2,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1944 for £10.10/-

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