Lot 17
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Halfcrown, 1657 (ESC --; S.3215), nearly very fine, very dark discolouration from buried in Thames mud for more than 300 years, slight double striking, of the highest rarity
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Halfcrown, 1657 (ESC --; S.3215), nearly very fine, very dark discolouration from buried in Thames mud for more than 300 years, slight double striking, of the highest rarity

Details
Halfcrown, 1657 (ESC --; S.3215), nearly very fine, very dark discolouration from buried in Thames mud for more than 300 years, slight double striking, of the highest rarity
Provenance
Thames 'mudlark' hoard, 1994
Baldwin Auction 14, 13 October 1997, lot 432
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

The date was entirely unrecorded until two specimens were pulled up from the Thames foreshore in 1994.