CNG 109, Lot: 966. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. CU Half Penny (27mm, 5h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1753. Laureate and cuirassed bust left / Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and scepter; Union shield to right. Peck 883; SCBC 3719. In NGC encapsulation, 3075376-063, graded MS 63 BN.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection.