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1/2 Crown - Edward VI 2nd period, crowned bust
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1549-1550 |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#2444 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1549) - mm. arrow (52) - ND (1549) - mm. grapple (122) - ND (1549-1550) - mm. Roman Y (Southwark) - ND (1549-1550) - mm. swan (111) - |
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The Second Coinage of Edward VI (1549–1550) marked a sharp debasement from the already-compromised issues of his father's final years, though the gold denominations were somewhat less adulterated than the silver. This halfcrown belongs to a coinage authorized under the Lord Protector Northumberland's consolidating grip on the regency — a period when mint policy served factional finance as much as royal prerogative.
Spink 2444 is among the scarcer survivors of the Second Coinage gold series, with relatively low documented examples appearing at auction.