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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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England. Stuart (Orange), William and Mary AR Twopence. Dated 1689.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA • D • G •, jugate busts to right / MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • ET • REGINA • I6-[8]9 •, crowned denomination. Bull 943; ESC 2196; SCBC 3443. 0.93gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2018. Royal Mint. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the First World War. Designs by Jody Clark and Stephen Raw.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,083
ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2018 ·; fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / THE FIRST WORLD WAR · ARMISTICE · 1918 above; fve-line inscription in handwritten typeface The truth untold, the pity of war, set on a rugged surface reminiscent of mud, TWO POUNDS below. Edge lettering: WILFRED OWEN KILLED IN ACTION 4 NOV 1918. S K49. 42.93 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38055958. PCGS population in this grade: 6, 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. As part of a five-year series from outbreak to armistice, this fifth and final coin celebrates the Armistice in 1918. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II AV Proof Two Pounds. Dated 2016. Royal Mint. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest British writers of all time. Designs by Jody Clark and John Bergdahl.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,161
ELIZABETH · II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, a marotte-a sceptre with a toy head-and Jester's hat within circular border, date below. Edge lettering: ALL THE WORLDS A STAGE. S K38. 327 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 42366146. 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: 234. Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. One of three different themes issued, this celebrates his comedies.
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