Great Britain 1676 half crown
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This specimen was lot 3083 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $228. The catalog description[1] noted, "ENGLAND: Charles II, 1660-1685, AR halfcrown, 1676, retrograde 1 (better variety), F-VF, ex Michael More Collection." This type was struck 1672-84 and many varieties and overdates exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a fairly common date.
Specifications: 15.05 g, 0.925 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, lettered edge.
Catalog reference: KM-438.1, S-3367.
- 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
Links:
- 1671 half crown
- 1676 pattern farthing
- 1676 groat
- 1676 sixpence
- 1676 shilling
- 1676 crown
- 1676 half guinea, no symbol
- 1676 half guinea, elephant and castle
- 1676 guinea, no symbol
- 1676 guinea, elephant and castle
- 1676 2 guineas, elephant and castle
- 1676 5 guineas, no symbol
- 1677 half crown
- Coins and currency dated 1676