Halfcrown, 1655 (ESC 436, R5; S.3215), fine or better, scratched both sides, one of four specimens known
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Halfcrown, 1655 (ESC 436, R5; S.3215), fine or better, scratched both sides, one of four specimens known

Details
Halfcrown, 1655 (ESC 436, R5; S.3215), fine or better, scratched both sides, one of four specimens known
Provenance
D S Freedman, Spink auction 55, 8 October 1980, lot 20
Literature
D S Freedman, BNJ 1969, pp.190-193
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Of the other three specimens known, two are in the British Museum.
This example, weight 222.8 grains (14.43g.), s.g. 10.297