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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 147

William and Mary, Halfcrown, 14.91g., 1690, first conjoined busts facing right, gretia error, with second v over s, gvlielmvs.et.maria.dei.gretia., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, second crowned quartered shield of arms, Lion of Nassau at centre as an escutcheon, five strings to Irish harp, date either side of crown, mag.br fr.et.hi. rex.et regina., edge, inscribed in raised letters of upright axis, .+.decvs.et.tvtamen..anno.regni.secvndo.* (ESC 514 R3; S.3435), die flaw halfway across obverse, striking flaw through Irish quarter of reverse, otherwise attractively toned, nearly extremely fine and one of the best examples we have seen of this rare variety Estimate £800-1,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1945 for £7.10/-

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