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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 653

Victoria, Proof Halfcrown, 1839, Young head left with one plain and one ornate fillet binding hair, w.w. raised on truncation, date below, victoria dei gratia, finely toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, eight strings to Irish harp, within laurel wreath, emblems below, britanniarum regina fid: def: edge, plain (Davies 560; ESC 670; S.3885), very attractively toned, as struck, scarce Estimate £ 1,000-1,200PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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