Tauler & Fau > Auction 140Auction date: 11 March 2024
Lot number: 2495

Price realized: 220 EUR   (Approx. 240 USD)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Great Britain. George II. 1/2 crown. 1746. LIMA. (Km-584.3). (S-3695A). Ag. 15,00 g. DECIMO NONO on the edge. "LIMA" below bust. Old cabinet tone. Scarce. Struck on Spanish silver seized by Commodore George Anson in Peru during the War of Jenkin's Ear. Anson went on to become a British Naval hero of legendary proportions as a result. Almost XF. Est...250,00.

Spanish description: Gran Bretaña. George II. 1/2 crown. 1746. LIMA. (Km-584.3). (S-3695A). Ag. 15,00 g. "LIMA" bajo el busto. DECIMO NONO en el canto. Bonita pátina. Escasa. Acuñada con la plata española incautada por el comodoro George Anson en Perú durante la Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkin. Anson se convirtió en un héroe naval británico de proporciones legendarias. EBC-. Est...250,00.