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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 198

George II, Halfcrown, 15.02g., 1751, older laureate and draped bust facing left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, seven 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 upright axis, .decvs.et.tvtamen.anno regni.vicesimo.qvarto (ESC 610 R2; S.3696), very attractively toned, some spotting on reverse otherwise as struck, a rare date Estimate £1,000-1,500 provenance Purchased Baldwin for £1.5/-

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