The ‘Bellamy’ Collection of English Halfcrowns

Collection Information

This collection was sold on 21 June 2012.

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Lot 412, 21 Jun 12

Third period, Fine issue, 1551, mm. y, 14.42g/8h (N 1934; S 2479). Good fine £600-800

Sold for £920

Lot 413, 21 Jun 12

Seventh issue, mm. 1, 14.91g/1h (N 2013; S 2583). About very fine £900-1,200

Sold for £2,600

Lot 414, 21 Jun 12

East India Co, Portcullis coinage, 4 Testerns, mm. O, reads regina, 13.60g/6h (Prid. 2; S 2607B). Good fine, rare £2,500-3,000

Sold for £3,500

Lot 415, 21 Jun 12

Second coinage, mm. cinquefoil, fifth bust, 1.19g/9h (SCBI Schneider 74; N 2095; S 2631). Slight crease, otherwise fine £350-400

Sold for £280

Lot 416, 21 Jun 12

Third coinage, mm. rose, 14.71g/5h (N 2122; S 2666). Surfaces scratched, otherwise good fine £200-300

Sold for £380

Lot 417, 21 Jun 12

Tower mint, Gp II, mm. portcullis, 14.47g/2h (SCBI Brooker 315-17; N 2207; S 2771). Reverse scratched, otherwise better than fine £30-50

Sold for £65

Lot 418, 21 Jun 12

Briot’s First Milled issue, mm. daisy on obv. only, signed b both sides, 14.76g/6h (SCBI Brooker 715, same dies; N 2299; S 2853). Nearly very fine, toned £600-800

Sold for £950

Lot 419, 21 Jun 12

Oxford mint, 1642, mm plume on obv. only, Oxford horseman, 15.06g/9h (Morr. F-3; SCBI Brooker 882, same obv. die; N 2413; S 2953). A few adjustment marks and other scratches, otherwise nearly very fine £400-500

Sold for £440

Lot 420, 21 Jun 12

Oxford mint, 1643, mm. rosette on obv. only, Briot horseman, 14.83g/12h (Morr. J-29; SCBI Brooker 901, same dies; N 2423; S 2957). Obverse fine, reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise about very fine £300-400

Sold for £260

Lot 421, 21 Jun 12

York mint, Gp 2 [type 7], mm. lion, 14.52g/12h (Besly 2I; SCBI Brooker 1086ff; N 2315; S 2869). Fine or better £200-250

Sold for £350

Lot 422, 21 Jun 12

Newark, 1646, obs: newark, 15.09g/12h (Bull 687; Hird 246; SCBI Brooker 1222; N 2638; S 3140A). Nearly very fine £1,200-1,500

Sold for £1,750

Lot 423, 21 Jun 12

1651 Pattern, by P. Blondeau, in silver, mm. sun on obv. only, shield in wreath of oak and palm, rev. conjoined shields, edge in the third yeare of freedome by gods blessing restored, 14.88g/6h (ESC 443; N 2731; cf. DNW 76, 94). Small scratch above obverse shield, otherwise good fine or better, very rare £1,500-1,800

Sold for £3,300

Lot 424, 21 Jun 12

1653, mm. sun on obv. only, 14.87g/9h (ESC 431; N 2722; S 3215). Scored on both sides, otherwise nearly very fine £200-250

Sold for £420

Lot 425, 21 Jun 12

1658 (ESC 447; S 3227A). Minor obverse surface marks, otherwise good fine, reverse better £700-900

Sold for £1,550

Lot 426, 21 Jun 12

Third issue, mm. crown, 14.57g/1h (ESC 456; N 2761; S 3321). Obverse fine or better with King’s hair partly re-engraved, reverse nearly very fine £200-250

Sold for £320

Lot 427, 21 Jun 12

1671, third bust variety, edge vicesimo tertio (ESC 468; S 3366). About very fine, toned £250-300

Sold for £380

Lot 428, 21 Jun 12

1682, edge tricesimo qvarto, fourth bust (ESC 489; S 3367). Surface mark on reverse, otherwise better than very fine £250-300

Sold for £360

Lot 429, 21 Jun 12

1686, first bust, edge secvndo (ESC 494; S 3408). Fields haymarked and mount removed between 11 and 1 o’clock, otherwise about very fine, attractive portrait £350-400

Sold for £270

Lot 430, 21 Jun 12

1689, first shield, caul only frosted, no pearls, edge primo (ESC 506; S 3434). Small dig behind head, otherwise about very fine, toned £200-250

Sold for £300

Lot 431, 21 Jun 12

1693, edge qvinto (ESC 519; S 3436). About very fine £200-250

Sold for £410

Lot 432, 21 Jun 12

1698, edge decimo (ESC 554; S 3494). Good fine £80-100

Sold for £130

Lot 433, 21 Jun 12

1708, edge septimo (ESC 577; S 3604). Slight rim nick at 3 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine, toned, perhaps lightly cleaned in the past £200-250