George I (1714-27), Halfcrown, 1726 d.tertio, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, small roses and plumes in angles, six strings to harp (ESC 1559 (593) - R5; S.3644), minor flecking on obverse, fine, extremely rare, the key date of series, in NGC Waterbird holder, graded VG8 (Cert. #4861777-010). Pywell-Phillips, Spink auction 257, 30-31 October 2018, lot 266 M Kaufman collection (via Rasmussen, list 5, Summer 2003, no. 196 - £1,750) H Samuel, Spink auction 109, 4 July 1995, lot 265 - £1,000 (Kaufman) Glendining, 2 October 1985, lot 114 - £700 Glendining and Baldwin, 30 October 1974, lot 187 (house commission) SCMB, January 1968, no. 4070 - £160.0.0 SCMB, January 1963, no. 7509 - £60.0.0 "Jacobs", Glendining, 4 October 1962, lot 82 - £50.0.0 (Seaby) J C S Rashleigh III, Glendining, 10-11 June 1953, lot 363 T B Clarke-Thornhill, Glendining, 24-28 May 1937, lot 665