389, Lot: 1273. Estimate $300. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.99 g, 6h). Tower (London) mint. Dated 1658. Laureate and draped bust left / Crowned coat-of-arms. ESC 447; North 2746; SCBC 3227A. Good VF, toned, holed and plugged, small dig near edge of obverse top.

From the D. Meisner Collection.