LOT 2589
English Milled Coins - Victoria - '1879' - Patina Three Graces Pattern Crown 20th century A.D.
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. Good extremely fine.(35.40 grams.).
ProvenanceAcquired TimeLine Auctions.
Property of a Kent gentleman.
See Spink Sale The Patina Collection, 11 July 2001, where similar items were offered.
FootnotesThese 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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2589
English Milled Coins - Victoria - '1879' - Patina Three Graces Pattern Crown
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
-
English Milled Coins - George VI - 1937 - Cased RM Proof Coronation Gold Set [4] Dated 1937 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Set comprising gold five pounds, two pounds, sovereign and half sovereign. Obvs: profile bust with GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP legends. Revs: St George and dragon; date in exergue; with original Royal Mint hinged red leatherette case of issue. 158 grams total (68 grams 22 ct. gold), case 12.5 x 9.5cm.
Proof; a few tiny hairlines. Only 5001 struck.
Purchased UK, 2016. Property of a Kent collector. -
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 - UK Proof Silver £1 and 50 Pence with Solomon Islands $10 Group [3] Dated 1993, 1994 and 1998 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Group comprising: Royal Mint, UK, 1998, proof silver 50 pence (50th anniversary of NHS), 1994, proof piedfort silver £1 (Scotland) and Solomon Islands, 1992, proof silver $10 (40th anniversary of Elizabeth II coronation); all with original capsules and cases of issue; first two with certificates. 289 grams total, 66 x 66 - 88 x 93 mm
Proof.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
