Halfcrown, 1658, anchor initial mark (ESC 439, R5; S.3216), <I>a very fine, round coin for issue, extremely rare</I> | Christie's

Sale 1279

ANCIENT, ENGLISH, ISLAMIC AND FOREIGN COINS & COM. MEDALS

Spink London

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12 July 2001

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Lot 18

Halfcrown, 1658, anchor initial mark (ESC 439, R5; S.3216), a very fine, round coin for issue, extremely rare

Price realised

GBP 3,220

Estimate

GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,500

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Halfcrown, 1658, anchor initial mark (ESC 439, R5; S.3216), a very fine, round coin for issue, extremely rare

Provenance

Stanley Gibbons Auction, 2 March 1972, lot 36
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