CNG 87, Lot: 2136. Estimate $300. Sold for $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IRELAND. George II. 1727-1760. Æ Halfpenny (28mm, 9.35 g, 6h). Old Head Coinage. London mint. Dated 1760. Laureate old head left / Crowned harp left; date below. SCBI 22 (Copenhagen) -; D&F 562; SCBC 6610. Superb EF, glossy brown surfaces, a few contact marks below head.

From the HLT Collection.

Although minted in 1760, due to the King’s death in that year, this issue was not sent to Ireland until 1762.