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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 591

George III, Proof Halfcrown, 1817, large laureate head right, date below, georgius iii dei gratia, right half of legend double struck, toothed border both sides, rev. struck en medaille, crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover with six hearts in semee, upon crowned quartered shield, six strings to Irish harp, within Order of the Garter, and motto honi.soit.qui.mal.y.pense., legend surrounding britanniarum rex fid: def:, edge, milled (Davies 51; ESC 617 R2; S.3788), very attractively toned, as struck, rare Estimate £ 1,200-1,500PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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