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Auction: 374 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NYINC
Lot: 32

(x) Edward VI (1547-1553), Second Period, Second Issue, Half-Sovereign, 12 April 1549 - April 1550, Southwark, * EDWARD .' VI : D .' G .' AGL .' FRA ' Z .' HIB .' REX *, youthful crowned and cuirassed bust right, rev. (m.m.) SCVTVM * FIDEI * PROTEGET * EVM, crowned oval and elaborately garnished shield, dividing E-R, 4.85g, 10h, m.m. arrow (Schneider I, 672; North 1911; Spink 2438), flashed, gilt and removed from clasp mount at reverse 10 and 2 o'clock, otherwise bright, the struck portrait details pleasant, a bolder fine, scarce

Provenance
SNC, December 1973, no. 97608 - cleaned and polished, but attractive portrait - £225

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
$2,100

Starting price
$850

Sale 374 Notices
Coin is plugged above crown