LOT 4122
Collection of Seventeen [17] Commemorative £2 and £1 Coins. 1989-2001.
Comprising: various issues and reverse commemorative types. Many about UNC.(224gr total, 28mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
With certificate of authenticity.
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LOT 4122
Collection of Seventeen [17] Commemorative £2 and £1 Coins.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2020. Royal Mint. Celebrating 75 years since the end of World War II on 8 May 1945, known as Victory in Europe Day, or VE day. Designs by Jody Clark and Dominique Evans.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·; fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Cheering crowd; VICTORY in background; VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY below; anniversary dates 1945 and 2020 above. Edge lettering: JUST TRIUMPH AND PROUD SORROW. 42.56 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 39739921. PCGS population in this grade: 4, equal-finest graded.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2016. Royal Mint. Commemorating 350 years since the Great Fire of London. Designs by Jody Clark and Aaron West.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · FID · DEF ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON, burning cityscape of London; flames and smoke filling the air above, escaping boats in river Thames in foreground, date below, anniversary dates 1666 and 2016 above. Edge lettering: THE WHOLE CITY IN DREADFUL FLAMES. S K42. 351 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38055951. PCGS population in this grade: 1, single finest graded.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 341. Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. The fire that started in a bakery on Pudding Lane and destroyed large parts of the city gave architechts such as Christopher Wren the task of reshaping the cityscape. Many famous structures seen in London today were built in the years after. -
Mixed Group of Five [5] Early English Milled Coins. 17th-18th century AD.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mixed rulers, denominations and reverse types including two farthings of Charles I, and a halfpenny anf farthing of William & Mary. 34.11gr total, 22-28mm.
As shown.
Acquired on the UK art market. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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