LOT 4029
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AV Quarter Guinea. Dated 1762. London mint. Richard Yeo and John Tanner, engravers.
GEORGIVS·III·DEI·GRATIA·, laureate head to right / M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 62·, crowned shield-of-arms. SCBC 3741; KM 592. Near Very Fine.(2.04gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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![Group of Seven [7] Elizabeth II Commemorative 50 Pence Pieces.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/256145-s.jpg)
Group of Seven [7] Elizabeth II Commemorative 50 Pence Pieces. 1973.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: Elizabeth II commemorative 50 pence coins of various types. 87gr total.
Mostly UNC as shown.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2018. Royal Mint. Commemorating 250 years since the first round-the-world voyage of Captain Cook. Designs by Jody Clark andGary Breeze.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,161
ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Cook's ship Endeavour set off-centre to left and superimposed on a map of Plymouth Sound with diagonal lines running through, 250 to right, Captain Cook's signature below; in outer ring the anniversary dates 1768 - 2018 above and CAPTAIN JAMES COOK below. Edge lettering: OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS. S K48. 365 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number: 35538627. PCGS population in this grade: 4, equal-finest graded.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. Setting sail in August 1768 on HM Bark Endeavour, Cook would circumnavigate the world twice and fill in many gaps in the world map, including setting foot on Australia. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AV Quarter Guinea. Dated 1762. London mint. Richard Yeo and John Tanner, engravers.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
GEORGIVS·III·DEI·GRATIA·, laureate head to right / M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 62·, crowned shield-of-arms. SCBC 3741; KM 592. 2.03gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
