Great Britain 1739 1/2 crown
This specimen was lot 3823 in Goldberg sale 85 (Los Angeles, June 2015), where it sold for $2,174. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1739. George II. Obverse, young laureate draped and armoured bust of king left. Reverse, crowned cruciform shields, roses in angles. A beautiful mint state specimen with a lovely deep steel blue and gold tone. The Colin Adams Halfcrown collection was probably the greatest offered for sale, but this 1739 Halfcrown is finer than the Adams specimen. NGC graded MS-62." This type, one of six listed for George II, is noted for 1739 and 1741. The half crowns of 1731-36 sported roses and plumes (KM 574.1). After an issue in 1751, no half crowns were issued until after 1800.
Recorded mintage: unknown but available.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference: S.3693; ESC-600; KM-574.2.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 85: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2015.
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