Watch List notes:

III: Commonwealth Coins of 1651, Patterns, Pattern Halfcrown, 1651, by T. Simon and P. Blondeau, in silver, mm. sun on obv. only, from the same dies as previous, edge petrvs : blondævs : inventor : fecit : trvth : and : peace : 1651 · , 15.08g/232.9gr/6h (ESC 63 [444]; Nathanson pp.16-17; N 2732; cf. DNW 113, 75). Some very minor surface scratches on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, old cabinet toning, very rare £4,000-£5,000

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Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection; Norweb Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 958