CNG 108, Lot: 1181. Estimate $750. Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George I. 1714-1727. Proof CU Halfpenny (27mm, 6h). ‘Dump’ issue. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1717. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and trident; Union shield to right; 1717 in exergue. Peck 772; cf. SCBC 3659. In NGC encapsulation, 1752287-002, graded PR 64 BN.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.