MS63 | Anne (1702-14), silver Halfcrown, 1707, Post-Union, draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA.DEI. GRATIA. rev. Pre-Union crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, .MAG BRI. FR ET. HIB REG. edge inscribed in raised letters, .+. DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. SEPTIMO (Bull 1366; ESC 574; S.3604). Toned with some light flecking, nick on nose otherwise practically extremely fine, graded by NGC as MS63.

NGC Certification 6134394-001.

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Anne by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland." and additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the seventh year of the reign."

Provenance:
Ex Barry Pritchard Collection of Halfcrowns, Baldwin Auction 57, 23rd September 2008, lot 521.

(£800-£1,000)