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LOT 3021
British Commemorative Medals - Elizabeth II - 1953 - Coronation Medal Hub and Die Pair [2] 1953 A.D.
Steel master hub and die pair for coronation medal obverse. Obv: proud and incuse three-quarter facing bust; the hub with incuse punched number S2 to base and the die with same number to side. Extremely fine. Very rare.(782 grams total, medal face 38 mm.). [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of R W M collector.
Literature
Cf. W&E 8, 8213B for this bust type.
Footnotes
This matching pair of steel master bust hub and incuse die (before the addition of a legend) would have been used for the making of medals to celebrate the coronation.
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LOT 3021
British Commemorative Medals - Elizabeth II - 1953 - Coronation Medal Hub and Die Pair [2]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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British Commemorative Medals - Elizabeth II - 1953 - Coronation Medal Hub and Die Pair [2] 1953 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Steel master hub and die pair for coronation medal obverse. Obv: proud and incuse three-quarter facing bust; the hub with incuse punched number S2 to base and the die with same number to side. 782 grams total, medal face 38 mm.
Extremely fine. Very rare.
Property of R W M collector.
This matching pair of steel master bust hub and incuse die (before the addition of a legend) would have been used for the making of medals to celebrate the coronation.
