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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 302

Charles II, Halfcrown, 1669, third, laureate, draped bust right, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, eight strings to Irish harp, interlinked C´s in angles, Garter star at centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, upright, +.decvs.et.tvtamen .*. anno.regni..vicesimo. primo., R over I in primo (ESC 465A R5; S.3365), lightly flecked both sides, good very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 1,600-2,000PROVENANCE: W N Clarkson, Sotheby, 16 April 1901, lot 197 H W Morrison, Sotheby, 20 November 1933, lot 734 H M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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