James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Halfcrowns (2), both 1689 Sepr:, straight p in month, no stop after ii, 14.93g/12h (Withers 5/5; S 6579C2), stop after ii, 16.35g/12h (Withers 7/7; S 6579C) [2]. Fine and better £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Gunmoney and Emergency Issues of 1689-1691 from the Collection of John Rainey.

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Provenance: First W. Frazer Collection, Sotheby Auction, 12-13 March 1900, lot 218ff (part), T. Bearman Collection, H.M. Lingford Collection [from Baldwin July 1945], bt Baldwin June 2013; second A Collection of Gun Money and other Coins of James II, Glendining Auction, 8-9 October 1990, lot 1039 (part)