389, Lot: 1220. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TUDOR. Henry VIII. 1509-1547. AR Halfgroat (18mm, 1.36 g, 4h). Second coinage. Tower (London) mint; mm: lis/–. Struck 1526-1544. Crowned bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée, with saltire in forks. North 1800; SCBC 2341. VF, toned. Strong portrait.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.