LOT 3961
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1744. 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. Very Fine.(9.46gr, 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. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1806. Soho (Birmingham) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Designs by Conrad Küchler. GEORGIUS III · D : G · REX., laureate and draped bust to right; date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left, holding transverse trident in left hand and branch in her raised right hand; shield with Union flag resting on left; sea behind with ship on left; SOHO in small lettering and K flanking shield. SCBC 3781. 9.40gr, 29mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1735. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, roses and plumes in angles; date above. SCBC 3700. 5.90gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Isle of Man. Windsor, Elizabeth II AR Proof Halfcrown. Dated 1999. Pobjoy mint (Surrey). Sir Walter Raleigh Commemorative Issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by Raphael David Maklouf. ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN · 1999, bust of Queen Elizabeth II to right; incused RDM above PM (mintmark) to lower left / SIR WALTER RALEIGH 1552 - 1618, portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh with ship in full sail and map of North America and Canada above; denomination below. N 83434. 16.20gr, 32mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
