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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 533

George I, Halfcrown, 1726, laureate, draped bust right, georgivs.d.g.m.br.fr.et.hib.rex.f.d., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, five hearts in Hanoverian arms, six strings to Irish harp, small roses and plumes in angles, Garter star at centre, date at top, weak stops, .brvn et.l.dvx s.r.i.a th et.el., edge, upright, +decvs.et.tvtamen.anno+regni.decimo.tertio (ESC 593 R5; S.3644), good fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Glendining, 1 October 1997, lot 199

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