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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 633

George IV, Proof Halfcrown, 1825, struck in Barton´s metal, bare head left, date below with rosette either side, georgius iv dei gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, third type, crowned escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover with eight hearts in semee upon quartered more heavily garnished shield, ten strings to Irish harp, surmounted by crowned helmet, with lambrequins, motto on banner below, dieu et mon droit, legend britanniarum rex fid: def:, edge, plain (Davies 191; ESC 645 R4; S.3809), small flaw under S on obverse, few light hairlines, toned, as struck, extremely rare Estimate £ -2,000PROVENANCE:Purchased from Spink, November 1995

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