Owner Comments:
Mintage: 261 360
Ex Clark Smith Numismatists (13/12/2015)
Ex St. James Auctions Ltd., Auction 18, Lot 226 (27/09/2011), raw coin:
"British Coins. A Collection of Halfcrowns. Victoria , halfcrown, 1849, small date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S. 3888; ESC. 683), uncirculated, scarce."
Very rare in grade, this is actually single TOP POP in NGC census (and the second best graded is single AU58)