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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 615

George IV, Proof Halfcrown, 1821, laureate head left, B.P. below, hatched 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, upon crowned quartered more heavily garnished shield, eight 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, smaller J B M in border teeth, edge, milled (Davies 172; ESC 632 note 1; S.3807), very attractively toned, mint state, rare Estimate £ 800-1,200PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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