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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 300

Charles II, Halfcrown, 1668, 8 over 4, third, laureate, draped bust right, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, ten strings to Irish harp, interlinked C´s in angles, Garter star at centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, inverted, +.decvs.et.tvtamen . anno.regni.vicesimo. (ESC 464 R2; S.3365), a few tiny digs on obverse, toned, very fine, reverse better Estimate £ 1,000-1,250PROVENANCEDr E C Carter collection, purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1950Spink Auction 24, 13 October 1982, lot 364P Hunt, portion of collection purchased privately by Colin Adams, 2001

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