LOT 2879
English Milled Coins - George III - 1787 - AR Sixpence Dated 1787 A.D.
Early coinages. Obv: profile bust with GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: cruciform arms (without hearts) with crown in angles and M B F ET H REX F D B ET L D S R I A T ET E legend and date. Very fine; dark tone.(3.02 grams.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Leeds collector, UK.
LiteratureS. 3748.
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English Milled Coins - Victoria and Later - Pre-Decimal Bronze Issues. 19th-20th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Group comprising: quantity of mostly bronze pennies and halfpennies. 7.9 kg total.
As found condition.
Found 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
English Milled Coins - Victoria - '1879' - Patina Three Graces Pattern Crown 20th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
By INA Ltd, Birmingham, for Spink, silver. Obv: profile bust with date below and VICTORIA DEI GRATIA legend. Rev: Three Graces with FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM legend; emblems in exergue. Edge: plain; hallmarked for London, 2001, 925 fine silver. 35.40 grams.
Good extremely fine.
Acquired TimeLine Auctions. Property of a Kent gentleman.
These attractive retro 'pattern' coins were struck in copper-alloys, some with a golden hue, silver and gold to various designs; this type depicts the fabled Three Graces design, only officially used on some modern gold coins of Alderney and Royal Mint bullion issues. -
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Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Specimen Coin Set [15] Dated 1937 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Set comprising: crown, halfcrown, florin, shillings (2; English and Scottish), sixpence, threepences (2; silver and brass), penny, halfpenny, farthing and Maundy set (4; fourpence, threepence, twopence and penny); with original Royal Mint red leatherette hinged case of issue. 271 grams total, 18.5 x 12.3 cm.
Proof; lightly toned.
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
