Triton XVII, Lot: 1453. Estimate $2500. Sold for $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 15.03 g, 6h). London (Tower) mint. Dated 1720/17 and SEXTO. GEORGIVS • D : G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D •, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / • BRVN ET • L • DVX ET S • R • I • A : TH ET • EL • 17 20, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around central Garter Star; roses and plumes in opposite quarters. ESC 590; SCBC 3642. In NGC encapsulation graded AU 58. Attractive even toning with hints of underlying luster. Rare in this condition.

Ex Herbert M. Lingford Collection (purchased en bloc by Baldwin’s, 1951).