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Lot 1

Third period, Fine issue, Halfcrown, 1551, mm. y, small walking horse with plume, 15.17g/6h (N 1934; S 2479). Neatly struck, good very fine with gun-metal tone £1,500-£1,800

Sold for £1,600

Lot 2

Third period, Fine issue, Halfcrown, 1551, mm. tun, galloping horse, 14.50g/10h (N 1935; S 2480). Good fine £800-£1,000

Sold for £800

Lot 3

Seventh issue, Halfcrown, mm. 1, 15.24g/3h (N 2013; S 2583). Old light scratch in obverse field, otherwise good very fine with old cabinet tone £2,000-£2,600

Sold for £3,200

Lot 4

Second coinage, Halfcrown, mm. lis, 14.52g/5h (N 2098; S 2653). Small metal flaw in reverse field, otherwise good fine, reverse better, toned, very rare £1,500-£2,000

Sold for £1,500

Lot 5

Third coinage, Halfcrown, mm. lis, plain ground line below horse, 14.79g/4h (N 2122; S 2666). Very fine, lightly toned £500-£700

Sold for £500

Lot 6

Third coinage, Halfcrown, mm. trefoil, plain ground line below horse, plume above shield, 14.83g/12h (N 2123; S 2667). About very fine, reverse better, dark tone £800-£1,000

Sold for £850

Lot 7

Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1a1, mm. lis, first horseman, crowned rose on housings, ground line below horse, 14.73g/8h (Bull 8a/1b-S (4-15), this coin; SCBI Brooker 276-7; N 2200; S 2763). Struck on a large flan, about very fine or better with old cabinet tone £1,000-£1,200

Sold for £1,500

Lot 8

Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1a2, mm. lis, no rose or ground line, 14.77g/11h (cf. Bull 16; SCBI Brooker 278, same obv. die; N 2201; S 2764). On a slightly uneven flan, very fine or better, scarce £600-£800

Sold for £900

Lot 9

Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1a3, mm. cross Calvary, first horseman, housings decorated, no ground line below horse, no cross over shield, heavy garniture, 14.57g/4h (Bull 55/2 (1-16), this coin; SCBI Brooker 283ff; N 2202; S 2766). Very fine, rare £800-£1,000

Sold for £700

Lot 10

Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1b, mm. lis, housings decorated, no ground line, plume above square-topped shield with heavy garniture, 14.72g/1h (Bull 29/5 (0-16), this coin; SCBI Brooker 282, this coin; N 2203; S 2767). On a large flan, very fine or better with old cabinet tone but obverse slightly double-struck £1,500-£2,000

Sold for £2,200

Lot 11

Halfcrown, Gp I, type 1b, mm. castle, housings decorated, no ground line, plume above square-topped shield, 14.46g/7h (Bull 72/3 (1-16), this coin; SCBI Brooker 292; N 2203; S 2767). About fine, reverse better, extremely rare with this mint-mark £400-£500

Sold for £650

Lot 12

Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2a, mm. plume, 14.84g/1h (Bull 110 var.; SCBI Brooker 301; N 2205; S 2769). Obverse about fine, reverse nearly very fine £200-£300

Sold for £180

Lot 13

Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2a, mm. rose (over plume on obv.), second horseman, oval scroll-garnished shield, large lis between c r above, no stops, 14.90g/3h (Bull 130a/16 (a-0-0-1), this coin; SCBI Brooker 303-4; N 2205; S 2769). Obverse fine, reverse about very fine £200-£300

Sold for £240

Lot 14

Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2b, mm. rose (over plume on obv.), plume between c r above scroll-garnished shield, 14.93g/12h (Bull 127/17 (2-3-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 309; N 2206; S 2770). Nearly very fine, reverse a little better £600-£800

Sold for £950

Lot 15

Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2c, mm. harp, second horseman, 14.90g/12h (Bull 148/20 (L-0-2), this coin; SCBI Brooker 312-13; N 2207; S 2771). Very fine or better £300-£400

Sold for £420

Lot 16

Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2c, mm. portcullis, cross on housings, large oval scroll-garnished shield between c r, 14.83g/5h (Bull 83/20 (b-2-9) [recté 183/20], this coin; SCBI Brooker 315-17; N 2207; S 2769). Nearly very fine, reverse a little better £200-£300

Sold for £380

Lot 17

Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2d, mm. harp, cross on housings, rev. plume above large oval scroll-garnished shield between c-r, 15.10g/3h (Bull p.355, 155/21 (S-11-2), this coin, but not listed in main catalogue; SCBI Brooker 314, this coin; N 2208; S 2770). Obverse fine, reverse very fine, old cabinet tone, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000

Sold for £3,600

Lot 18

Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3a1, mm. bell, 15.00g/12h (Bull 226b; SCBI Brooker 320; N 2209; S 2773). Nearly very fine £150-£200

Sold for £160

Lot 19

Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3a1, mm. crown, third horseman, oval garnished shield, 15.04g/7h (Bull 268/23 (2-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 327; N 2209; S 2773). Very fine and attractively toned £150-£200

Sold for £280

Lot 20

Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3a1, mm. tun, 15.02g/4h (Bull 297i/23 (4-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 334ff; N 2209; S 2773). Good very fine with some toning £200-£260

Sold for £340

Lot 21

Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3b, mm. bell, plume over shield, 14.45g/4h (Bull 226d/27 (4-12), this coin; SCBI Brooker 322; N 2210; S 2774). Fine, reverse better, rare £300-£400

Sold for £260

Lot 22

Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3b, mm. crown, plume over shield, 14.56g/8h (Bull 272i/24 (2-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 332-3; N 2210; S 2774). Minor weakness, otherwise very fine, scarce £400-£500

Sold for £420

Lot 23

Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3b, mm. tun, plume over shield, 13.76g/10h (Bull 297l/24 (5-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 338-9; N 2210; S 2774). Fine, rare £200-£260

Sold for £190

Lot 24

Halfcrown, Gp III, type 3a2, mm. tun, 15.00g/12h (Bull 312/23 (4-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 341; N 2211; S 2775). Irregular flan, otherwise very fine or better, toned £150-£180

Sold for £240

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