CNG 87, Lot: 2117. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AV Half Sovereign (20mm, 3.99 g, 6h). Second reverse type. London mint; Benedetto Pistrucci, engraver. Dated 1824. Laureate head left; B · P · below truncation of neck / Crowned royal coat-of-arms; ANNO and date around; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. Marsh, Half 405; Schneider 634; SCBC 3803. Good VF, toned.

From the John H. McWhinney Collection.