Great Britain 1732 half crown
This specimen was lot 40497 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Crown, 1732. London Mint. George II. PCGS MS-62. An eye-catching Mint State representative of this elegant "Young Head" type, sporting handsome old-time toning and gentle glossy luster. The portrait is boldly impressed, with particularly strong detail to the hair and the interesting lion's head on the king's shoulder armor, which appears on all his silver coinage. From the Richard August Collection." This type was struck 1731-36; the plumes were deleted for the issue of 1739 and 1741.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.05 g, 0.925 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: S-3692; KM-574.1.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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