Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Edward VIII (1936), Pattern Halfpenny, 1937, a uniface striking in lead of the rev. matrix for the planned reverse, unsigned, [by T.H. Paget], imp 1/2d rev. mat. 10.11.36. (retrograde) stamped around, 81.00g. Small scratch, otherwise extremely fine, excessively rare (£750-1,000)

The design, like that of the previous lot, was adopted for the coinage of George VI