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Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
             

             
            Lot 2147Great Britain. Silver Portcullis Halfpenny (1603-25). James 
            I. S-2651. First issue of 1603-04. Thistle mm appears above the 
            portcullis gate. Similar to the Elizabethan piece with a Moline 
            cross on reverse but four sets of three unconnected pellets. An 
            exceptional piece, two-tone gray in color, no problems, sharply 
            struck with super detail including the triangular denticles of the 
            rims. Specialists will want to bid on this one! NGC graded EF-45. 
            Estimated Value $125-175. 

            Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.
             Realized $170
             


          








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