LOT 4033
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1799. 5 Incuse Gunports.
GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate bust to right / BRITANNIA, seated figure of Britannia to left, trident in left hand, olive branch in right, shield bearing the Union flag resting on left, date in exergue. SCBC 3778. Extremely Fine.(12.62gr, 31mm, 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. Hanover, Victoria AR Halfcrown. Dated 1900. London mint. Old Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Design by Sir Thomas Brock. VICTORIA DEI • GRA • BRITT • REG •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; T.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / FID • DEF • IND• IMP •, crowned spade-shaped shield surrounded by Collar of the Garter within beaded border; date and denomination around below. Bull 2786; ESC 734; SCBC 3938. 14.07gr, 32mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Threehalfpence. Dated 1839. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Designs by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, diademed head to left / Crowned denomination above date; all within oak wreath. Bull 3464; ESC 2255; SCBC 3915. 0.70gr, 12mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The standard weight of this coin was 1/44 troy ounce or 10.9 grains. Struck for colonial use in Ceylon, where it was worth 4 stivers (1 fanam) and the West Indies (Jamaica, British Guiana and Trinidad) where it was equivalent to 1/4 real. -
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Group of Sixty Eight [68] Great Britain CU Coins. 19th-20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Various kings. 907gr total.
Very Fine. In two velvet trays.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
