Great Britain 1715 1/2 crown
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This specimen was lot 32711 in Heritage sale 3089 (Dallas, TX, January 2021), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. George I 1/2 Crown 1715 AU50 NGC. Displaying appealing mint gloss underneath a rich layering of silver patination that evenly blankets the surfaces. A scarcer issue when located close to Mint State." This is the first half crown struck for the new king. This design was used again in 1717 and 1720, then superseded by the "South Sea Company" half crown of 1723.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 540.1, S-3642, ESC-1150 (prev. ESC-587).
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- Rayner, P. Alan, and Maurice Bull, English Silver Coinage from 1649, 6th Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2015.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage Auction 3089: NYINC World & Ancient Coins Platinum & Signature Auction - Dallas, featuring the Cape Coral Collection of European Crowns and the Penn Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2020.
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