LOT 4010
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1751.
GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITANNIA •, Britannia seated to left; date below. SCBC 3719. Very Fine.(9.56gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1787. London mint. No semée of hearts.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E •, cruciform arms and crowns in angles (no hearts); date below. Bull 2187; ESC 1626; SCBC 3748. 3.00gr, 21mm, 12h.
Good Extremely Fine.
Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Penny. Dated 1807. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX., laureate and draped bust to right; date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left on rocks surrounded by waves, holding trident in left hand and olive branch in right, shield bearing the Union flag resting to right, SOHO (mintmark) on raised tablet beneath shield, ship sailing to right on horizon. SCBC 3780. 18.60gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. Dated 1887. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Designs by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D:, diademed head to left / Crowned denomination within an oak and olive wreath; date below. SCBC 3912. 2.83gr, 20mm, 6h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
