Great Britain. Kings of All England. AR Penny, ND (Bedford 
mint). North-763; S-1142. 1.37 grams. Edward the Martyr, 
975-978 AD. Aethelstan, moneyer. Central circle, diademed and draped bust left within; + EADPEARD REX ANGL" ("N" reversed) around. Reverse: Central circle, small cross pattee within; AELFSTAN M-O BEDA around. Boldly struck on good metal. Old, 
      even deep gray, with dark, smoky recesses; some lighter 
      iridescent areas, with residual luster. Rare, more so in this 
      special grade. Interesting portrait. NGC graded MS-62. 
      Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. 
      Ex Montagu, Pownall, Bliss, Wheeler, Duke of Argyll, 
      Ridgemont, Conte, and Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection (by 
      private treaty to the Millennia Collection). Perhaps the 
      finest known. 

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