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Auction: 5003 - Ancient, Islamic, English & Foreign Coins & Comm. Medals
Lot: 237

James I (1603-25), first coinage, Half-crown, 1.24g., crowned first bust right, iacobvs d g an sc fr et hi rex, rev. square topped shield, crown between I R above, m.m. thistle (Schneider 5 (same dies); N.2069; S.2612), has been creased and straightened, the portrait clear, about very fine, very rare Estimate £ 600-800 provenance: Bridgewater House, Sotheby, 15 June 1972, lot 71

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