Great Britain 1743 1/2 crown
This specimen was lot 40331 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. 1/2 Crown, 1743. George II (1727-60). NGC MS-62. "SEPTIMO" on edge. Dusky gray toned in the obverse centers with vibrant multicolored coloration around the legends that carries over to the reverse, covering it in its entirety. A number of scattered marks that mostly blend into the obverse surfaces help to determine the assigned grade." This type was struck in 1743 and 1745; the succeeding type was the famous "LIMA" half crown.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver.
Catalog reference:S-3694; KM-584.1; ESC-603.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
Link to:
- 1739 halfcrown
- 1743 penny
- 1743 sixpence
- 1743 shilling
- 1743 crown
- 1743 guinea
- 1746 "LIMA" half crown
- Coins and currency dated 1743
- return to coins of Great Britain
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