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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 184

George I, Halfcrown, 15.02g., 1723 SSC, South Sea Company issue, laureate and draped bust facing right, georgivs.d.g.m.br.fr.et.hib.rex.f.d., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, now incorporating the Arms of Hanover, seven strings to Irish harp, Garter Star at centre, initials in angles, date either side of crown, .brvn et.l.dvx s.r.i.a:th et.el., edge, inscribed in raised letters of inverted axis, decus.et.tutamen .+ anno.regni.decimo. (ESC 592; S.3643), lightly flecked, attractively toned, extremely fine Estimate £800-1,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1945 for £5.5/-

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