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British hammered, Edward III, first coinage, halfpenny, Berwick-upon-Tweed, bear's heads in angles

British hammered, Edward III, first coinage, halfpenny, Berwick-upon-Tweed, bear's heads in angles

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British hammered, Edward III, first coinage, halfpenny, Berwick-upon-Tweed mint, c. 1333-42, class VIIIb, bear's heads in alternate angles on the reverse. 0.51 g. 


Fine or better, cracked, traces of red wax. Rare. 

Spink 1357; North 1090 

ex-Croydon Coin Auctions, 8 December 1992, lot 739; the red wax indicates photography in the early 20th century or even late 19th century, provenance worthy of further research. 
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