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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 619

George IV, Proof Halfcrown, 1823, 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, second type, crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover with eight hearts in semee, upon crowned quartered shield, eight strings to Irish harp, within Order of the Garter, and motto honi.soit q mal.y.pense., first E over indeterminate letter, legend anno to lower left, date to lower right, J B M in border teeth above 18, edge, milled (Davies 181; ESC 635 R3; S.3808), two tiny digs in obverse field, dark tone, practically as struck Estimate £ 1,800-2,200PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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