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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 384

William and Mary, Halfcrown, 1689, first, conjoined busts right, gvlielmvs.et.maria.dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, first crowned quartered shield of arms, with Lion of Nassau as an escutcheon with seven lozenges, nine strings to Irish harp, crown with caul and interior frosted but no pearls, date either side, .mag.br.fr.et.hib.rex.et.regina., edge, inverted, .+.+.decvs.et.tvtamen.anno.regni.primo (ESC 504; S.3434), attractively toned, some flecking, nearly extremely fine, rare in this condition Estimate £ 1,200-1,500

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