CNG 108, Lot: 1182. Estimate $750. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. Proof CU Halfpenny (29mm, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1729. Young laureate and cuirassed bust left / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and trident; Union shield to right; 1729 in exergue. Peck 832; cf. SCBC 3719. In PCGS encapsulation, 610319.65/26290170, graded PR65BN.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.