Important British and World Coins

Edward VI (1547-1553), Halfcrown, 1553, mm. tun, large walking horse, 14.86g/6h (N 1936; S 2481). Obverse good fine, reverse very fine, very rare (£3,000-3,500)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of English Coins formed by the late James Hall.

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Provenance:
Sir Kenyon Vaughan Morgan Collection, Sotheby Auction, 17-18 June 1935, lot 173
R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 1908
H.H. Snellenburg Collection
Mrs R.H. Norweb Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 916
R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 268 (where stated to be the finest of the eight examples in private hands)