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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 610

George IV, Pattern Halfcrown, 1820, laureate head left, different shape tie ribbons, B.P. below, plain lettering, georgius iiii d:g: britanniar: rex f:d:, finely toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover with eight hearts in semee and square beads in crown, upon crowned quartered garnished shield, nine strings to Irish harp, thistle plant to left, shamrocks to right with W W P raised in each centre, anno to lower left, date to lower right, edge, milled (Davies ---; ESC ---; S.---), small reverse rim nick, toned, as struck Estimate £ 2,500-3,000PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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