Lot 563 :
Sold for £200 hammer
Estimate £100-£150
George II - Lima halfcrown 1745 Coinage struck from South American pirate treasure when at a certain point piracy became almost official. Some of the treasure that Admiral Anson seized during his circumnavigation of the globe and by other privateers was made into coinage having the word 'Lima' to celebrate the successful harassment of the Spanish colonies.
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