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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 697

Victoria, Halfcrowns (2), 1876, so called 6 over 5, in fact a doubled 6, Young head of inferior style left with two fillets binding hair, plain 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, milled (Davies 582; ESC 699A R2; S.3889), first poor to fair, second toned, good extremely fine and upon comparing the two the doubling of the date can be clearly seen Estimate £ 200-250

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