Halfcrown 1849 Large Date, ESC 682, Bull 2730, UNC and beautifully toned over original mint lustre, the obverse particularly choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82. Young Head Halfcrowns are extremely hard to find in grades 80 and above
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC the obverse with original lustre, the reverse lustrous with underlying colourful tone, an eye-catching example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, All early type Young Head Halfcrowns extremely difficult to find in true Mint state and are much prized
Halfcrown 1884 ESC 712, Bull 2764, Choice UNC the obverse with gold tone over original lustre, the reverse lustrous and highlighted with copper tone, a superb example with outstanding eye appeal, Young HeadVictorian Halfcrowns extremely hard to find in grade 85, with only fractions of 1% surviving in this choice grade
Halfcrown 1875 ESC 696, Bull 2745, UNC with slightly subdued, even original lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. A most pleasing example of this rarer date. Young Head Halfcrowns of the later types display a lower relief on the portraits, and grades 80 and higher are thus very difficult to find
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717, Bull 2769 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above, this part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717, UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, very few Young Head Halfcrowns of any date attain this high grade, as they are prone to contact marks in the wide fields, this a superior example with choice obverse fields, would make an excellent type coin for the advanced Halfcrown collector
Halfcrown 1874 ESC 692, Bull 2741 UNC with original mint lustre, the reverse particularly attractive, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Young Head Halfcrowns hard to find in grade 80 and above, as many suffer from heavy bagmarks
Crowns (3) 1844 Star Stops on edge ESC 280, Bull 2561 Fine, 1844 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 282, Bull 2562 with some hairlines, rubbed on the portrait and causing a depression on the neck, 1847 Young HeadESC 286 Bright NVF the obverse portrait harshly cleaned and heavily hairlined
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 UNC and lustrous with attractive toning on original surfaces, minor friction to the highest points only, an eye-catching example. Victorian Young Head Halfcrowns always desirable in the highest grades. Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin
Halfcrown 1880 ESC 705, Bull 2756, Davies 589 dies 5D UNC with original tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, VictoriaYoung Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1884 ESC 712, Bull 2764 UNC with good original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint second finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, VictoriaYoung Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717, Bull 2769 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. The Joint finest known of 18 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC and lustrous, the reverse with particularly choice eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, the Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely rare in this high grade, indeed at the time of writing only 5 examples of a total of 370 Young Head Halfcrowns of all currency dates 1840-1874 have been submitted have achieved this choice grade and such examples are greatly prized
Halfcrown 1886 ESC 715, Bull 2767 Lustrous UNC the obverse with some light toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, at the time of writing, 360 Currency Young Head Halfcrowns had been graded with only 5 attaining the 85 grade
Halfcrown 1885 ESC 713, Bull 2765 UNC and lustrous with a pleasing and subtle golden tone, an eye-catching example of the later Young Head type, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few Young Head Halfcrowns of any date attain grades 80 or above making all dates rare in this grade
Halfcrown 1881 ESC 707, Bull 2758, Davies 591 dies 5D Obv: I of DEI points to a bead, I or RIA points to a bead, Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Young Head Halfcrowns notoriously hard to find in grades 80 and above
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, a very attractive and desirable example of the early Young Head series, very difficult to locate in grade 80, indeed the LCGS Population Report records only 18 Halfcrowns in the 1840-1850 period graded 80 or above
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717 UNC with a few very light contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 78 a most attractive example, all Young Head Halfcrowns difficult to find in grades 78 and above
Crown 1739 Roses DVODECIMO edge ESC 122 choice Unc with an eye catching tone and graded CGS 80 and in their holder, no other non proofGeorge IIYoung Head crowns have been graded this high by CGS
Crown 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 282 GEF with a light golden tone, the obverse with some contact marks, the reverse particularly attractive with very few contact marks and most unusual for this issue, all VictoriaYoung Head Crowns rare in this high grade
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