LOT 4022
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Sixpence. Dated 1787. With semée of hearts.
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 (with hearts); date below. Bull 2190; ESC 1629; SCBC 3749. Good Very Fine.(2.98gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Shilling. Dated 1887. Royal Mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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 on truncation / Crowned square shield within Garter inscribed HONI ✿ SOIT ✿ QUI MAL ✿ Y ✿ PENSE ✿✿✿; date below. Bull 3137; ESC 1351; SCBC 3926. 5.61gr, 24mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Group of One Hundred and Seventy-Eight [178] English Milled and World Coins. 1866-1967.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Four coin trays and a metallic box containing Great Britain, Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings (years 1866-1967) and five world coins. 2.900gr total, 7-30.5 x 23.7 cm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, UK. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Halfcrown. Dated 1820. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, laureate head to left; B.P. in small lettering beneath head / Crowned and garnished shield bearing the Royal arms with rose below, thistle at left and shamrock at right; around below, ANNO 1820. SCBC 3807. 12.69gr, 32mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
