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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 429

William III, Halfcrown, 1696, inverted A for V on edge, first, laureate, draped bust right, gvlielmvs. iii.dei.gra., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, small crowned cruciform shields, ordinary harp with five strings, Lion of Nassau at centre with nine lozenges surrounding, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, upright, inverted A in decvs, .+.+.+.+.decvs.et.tvtamen..anno.regni.octavo (ESC 534A R3; S.3475), scratch in obverse field, die flaws in reverse field, dig at REX, otherwise toned, extremely fine Estimate £ 800-1,200PROVENANCELord Hamilton of Dalzell, Spink Auction 3, 21 February 1979, lot 197

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