1086018 | GREAT BRITAIN. George II. 1746/5 AR Halfcrown. NGC MS64. GEORGIUS · II · - DEI · GRATIA ·. LIMA below bust / F · D · B · - ET · L · D · S · R · I · - A · T · ET · E · - M · B · F · ET · - H · REX ·. Shields in cruciform. KM 584.3; SCBC-3695A; ESC-1689 (Prev. ESC-607).

Struck from Spanish silver seized at Lima, Peru. Currently the finest known at NGC as of December 2025


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In early autumn 1740, Commodore George Anson set out with six vessels to harass Spanish possessions in the New World. Anson's ships captured a quantity of silver and gold bullion near the Philippines; this precious metal was brought back to Britain and was struck into coins bearing the legend LIMA. .