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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 62

James I, third coinage, Halfcrown, 14.81g., king crowned and in armour holding sword, on horseback right, groundline with cross-hatched grass below, rev. square garnished shield, large plume above, no stops on reverse, m.m. lis (N.2123; S.2667) an excellent coin, deeply and attractively toned, with traced of blue lustre, very fine, a very rare variety Estimate £ 1,000-1,200PROVENANCE: T Bliss, Sotheby, 22 March 1916, lot 340 R C Lockett, Glendining, 4 November 1958, lot 3343 P Hunt, portion of collection purchased by Colin Adams, March 2000 Struck from the same obverse die as lot 57 above

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