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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 197

George II, Proof Halfcrown, 15.23g., 1746, older laureate and draped bust facing left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia., prominent toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, eight strings to Irish harp, Garter Star at centre, date either side of crown above halved English and Scottish shield, .m.b.f.et. h.rex.f.d.b. et.l.d.s.r.i. a.t.et.e., edge, inscribed in raised letters of inverted axis, *decvs.et.tvtamen.anno regni.vicesimo (ESC 608; S.3696), very attractively toned, a little spotted on reverse, otherwise as struck, rare Estimate £700-800 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1942 for £1.10/-

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