LOT 4023
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Threepence. Dated 1763. London mint.
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. Good Extremely Fine.(1.47gr, 18mm, 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. Windsor, George VI CU Penny. Dated 1937. Royal Mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Designs by Thomas Humphrey Paget and Charles Walter Coombes. GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F: D : IND : IMP., head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / ONE PENNY, seated figure of Britannia to right, with trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind with lighthouse to left; date in exergue. KM 845. 9.42gr, 31mm, 12h.
Near Extremely 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 Shilling. Dated 1893. Royal Mint. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Sir Thomas Brock and Edward Paynter. VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Three shields set in shape of a 'V' mostly within Garter, floral emblems between; crown above; date below; ONE SHILLING above. Bull 3153; ESC 1361; SCBC 3940. 5.63gr, 24mm, 12h.
About Brilliant Uncirculated. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Sixpence. Dated 1757. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIUS · 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 · J7-57, crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre. Bull 1762; ESC 1622; SCBC 3711. 3.00gr, 21mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
