Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 42 - Argentum 1 Feb 2020
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British Coins and Tokens, William III, halfpenny, 1699, second type with date in legend, error with single N in BRITAN IA., armoured bust r., rev. Britannia seated l., on globe, with shield, spear and spray of leaves, date in legend, BRITAN IA. 1699 (BMC 678; S. 3555, error listed), about fine but extremely rare
Whilst the condition of the coin leaves something to be desired, it is sold with a letter from Charles Wilson Peck FSA, FPS (1901-1968), author [1960] of the catalogue English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958, dated 28 May 1967, giving his comments and remarking that this was only the second specimen he had seen and giving the whereabouts of the first. Also sold is a dealer's descriptive card, "A UNIQUE HALFPENNY ..... CONDITION ONLY FAIR, BUT A BARGAIN AT ... £5"
(80-120 GBP)
Whilst the condition of the coin leaves something to be desired, it is sold with a letter from Charles Wilson Peck FSA, FPS (1901-1968), author [1960] of the catalogue English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958, dated 28 May 1967, giving his comments and remarking that this was only the second specimen he had seen and giving the whereabouts of the first. Also sold is a dealer's descriptive card, "A UNIQUE HALFPENNY ..... CONDITION ONLY FAIR, BUT A BARGAIN AT ... £5"
(80-120 GBP)