453, Lot: 743. Estimate $150. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Edward III. 1327-1377. AR Halfpenny (14mm, 0.58 g, 6h). Class 8b. Berwick-upon-Tweed mint. Struck circa 1333-1342. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets and bears’ heads in alternating quarters. SCBI 39 (North), 1159 (this coin); North 1090; SCBC 1537. Toned, some marks. Good Fine. Rare.

Ex M. Lessen Collection, purchased from C.J. Martin, March 2003; W.J. Conte Collection; J.J. North Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, October 1973.