LOT 4001
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1747. London mint. Roses in angles.
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-47 •, four crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles. Bull 1728; ESC 1209; SCBC 3702. Near Extremely Fine.(5.99gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Threepence. Dated 1763. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, large crowned 3; date above. Bull 2255; ESC 2034; SCBC 3753. 1.47gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. Dated 1891. Royal Mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA F: D:, crowned and draped bust head to left; J.E.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned denomination within oak and olive wreath; date below. ESC 1759; Bull 3282; SCBC 3929. 2.83gr, 19mm, 12h.
About Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1752.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITANNIA •, Britannia seated to left; date below. SCBC 3719. 9.69gr, 29mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
