389, Lot: 1264. Estimate $150. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfgroat (16mm, 0.99 g, 6h). First milled (Briot’s) issue. Tower (London) mint (under Briot); im: lozenge. Struck 1631-1632. Crowned bust left; ·II· (mark of value) to right, ·в· below / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. Brooker 721 (same dies); North 2302; SCBC 2856. VF, toned. Choice for issue.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.