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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 606

George III, Proof Halfcrown, 1820, small laureate head right, date below, georgius iii dei gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. struck en medaille, crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover with seven hearts in semee, upon crowned quartered shield, six strings to Irish harp, within Order of the Garter, and motto honi.soit q mal.y.pense., legend surrounding britanniarum rex fid: def:, edge, milled (Davies 64; ESC 626A R5; S.3789), very attractively toned, mint state, extremely rare Estimate £ 2,000-2,500PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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