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LOT 3661
England. Group of Two [2] George III AE Coin Weights. 1760-1820.
Comprising: various types, issues, denominations and reverse types including one to weigh a gold guinea of William III and a gold half sovereign weight. Condition as seen.(12.30gr total.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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