LOT 4033
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Farthing. Dated 1826. Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Second issue. Designs by William Wyon.
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left, date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. SCBC 3825. Extremely Fine.(4.74gr, 22mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Great Britain. Jersey, Elizabeth II Proof AR Five Pounds. Dated 2015. Commemorative issue of the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Winston Churchill. Ian Rank-Broadley and David Cornell, engravers.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ELIZABETH II BAILIWICK OF JERSEY 2015, Queen Elizabeth II facing right / "NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW" £5, Sir Winston Churchill wearing military cap on the right. 174 grams total, 10.3 x 9.8 x 3.3 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity no.0369.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Charles III Set of St. Helena Five [5] Proof AV Gold Coins. Dated 2025 and 2026. East India Company. Design by William Wyon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,113
Head of King Charles III to left / St. George and the Dragon with garter. 766 grams total, 16 x 16 x 6.1 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Boxed.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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.
