View source for Great Britain 1687 half crown KM-452

[[Image:SB822-32180o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 32180]]
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This specimen was lot 32180 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. 1/2 Crown, 1687 Year TERTIO. London Mint. James II. PCGS EF-45. Emanating from the penultimate year in the reign of the final Catholic monarch of Great Britain, this wholesome minor presents a gunmetal gray tone with some hints of golden-champagne emerging from the protected areas. Rather evenly struck and handled as well." The half crowns of James II come in two types; S-3408 (first bust, shown here) struck 1685-87 and S-3409 (second bust) struck 1687-88. Both are expensive in nice condition.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' S-3408; KM-452. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1686 half crown|1686 half crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 half penny|1687 half penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 4 pence|1687 fourpence]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 6 pence|1687 sixpence]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 shilling|1687 shilling]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 crown|1687 crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 1/2 guinea|1687 half guinea]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-295|1687 guinea, no symbol]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 guinea Fr-296|1687 guinea, with elephant and castle]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 5 guineas Fr-292|1687 5 guineas, no symbol]]
* [[Great Britain 1687 5 guineas Fr-293|1687 5 guineas, elephant and castle]]
* [[Great Britain 1688 half crown|1688 half crown]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1687]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale]]