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LOT 3268
England. Hanover, George I AE Halfpenny. 1717. Dump issue.
GEORGIVS REX with profile bust right. Rev: BRITANNIA with Britannia seated left and date in exergue. Peck 768, SCBC 3659. Good Fine.(9.18gr, 26mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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