Commonwealth (1649-60), pattern Halfcrown, 15.08g, 1651, 34mm., m.m. sun, by Blondeau, shield of England within palm and laurel wreath rev. conjoined shields of England and Ireland, mark of value above, edge trvth. and. peace. 1651 (olive branch) petrvs. blondaevs. inventor. fecit (palm branch) (ESC 63 {444} [R2]; N.2732; S.-), light marks between 5 and 1 of date, and another small mark in third quarter of obverse shield, otherwise good extremely fine with a blue gold lustre.
Provenance:
Bt. Baldwins, 21 October 1987, £1,300
H M Lingford (with his ticket), March 1944
Estimate: £4,000.00 - £5,000.00