LOT 3953
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1743. London mint.
GEORGIUS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3718. Near Extremely Fine.(9.75gr, 28mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1910.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in an old Maundy coin box. SCBC 3985. 56.06gr total.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Windsor, George VI AR Crown. Dated 1937. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Design by George Kruger Gray. GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX, bare head left, HP below neck truncation / FID: DEF: IND: IMP:, crowned shield of arms with unicorn and lion supporters, DIEU ET MON DROIT in lower ribbon; denomination and date below. Bull 4020; ESC 392; SCBC 4078. 28.28gr, 39mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From 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. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria CU Penny. Dated 1901. London mint. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Designs by Sir Thomas Brock and Leonard Charles Wyon. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, diademed and veiled bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind; date in exergue. SCBC 3961. 9.20gr, 31mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
