LOT 3560
Group of Six [6] George VI AR Halfcrowns. 1936-1952.
Dated 1939, 1940, 1942, 2 x 1945, 1946. Very Fine to Good Very Fine.(93gr total.). [6]
ProvenanceBy inheritance; Property of a Lincolnshire lady.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Birmingham (Heaton) mint. Dated 1875. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:(half stop), laureate and draped bust to left / F A R T H I N G, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date and mintmark in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3959. 2.60gr, 20mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
London mint. Dated 1887. Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. 'Withdrawn' type. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA (dot over I) F: D:, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned square topped shield of arms within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • QUI MAL • Y • PENSE • • •; date below. Bull - (unrecorded variety); ESC - (same); SCBC 3928. 2.81gr, 19mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Attractive example with iridescent tone. Apparently unique variety with dot over I in REGINA.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Farthing. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1878. 'Bun Head' type. VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:, laureate and draped bust to left / F A R T H I N G, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand, date in exergue; sea behind with lighthouse on left and ship on right. SCBC 3958; Freeman 536. 2.53gr, 20mm, 12h.
Fair.
From a Berkshire, UK, private collection.
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