LOT 4032
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1825. Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci.
GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. Near Very Fine. Edge knock.(4.56gr, 22mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4032
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing.
Estimate £10 - 20€12 - 23 (for guidance only)$14 - 27 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Great Britain. Falkland Islands, Charles III Proof AR Sovereign Set. Dated 2025. Commemorative issues of the 80th anniversary of the VE-Day. Designs by Glyn Davies and Adam Taylor.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Containing a coin of Five Sovereigns, a coin of Double Sovereign, and a coin of a Sovereign. Edition limit: 995. 819 grams total, 22.2 x 17.5 x 5.4 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2017. Royal Mint. Commemorating 200 years since the death of Georgian-era British author Jane Austen. Designs by Jody Clark and Dominique Evans.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF · 2017 ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Silhouette of Jane Austen to right, her hand-written signature across, set within several concentric lines creating the impression of a Regency style miniature portrait with hanger above, outer circle with vertical textured stripes, TWO POUNDS below, JANE AUSTEN above left, anniversary dates 1817 - 2017 above right. Edge lettering: THERE IS NO DOING WITHOUT MONEY. S K45. 332 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38906605. PCGS population in this grade: 5, equal-finest graded.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 295. Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. Jane Austen, world-famous today, for works such as Pride and Prejudice, she was all but famous during her own lifetime. She rose to fame over 50 years after her death, in 1870, when her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh, released "A Memoir of Jane Austen" in 1870 which hit the spot with a Victorian public. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AR Two Pounds. Dated 2005. Royal Mint, Llantrisant. Commemorative issue of the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Ian Rank-Broadley and Robert Elderton, engravers.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA·REG·FID·DEF ·IRB, fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara / TWO POUNDS 1945-2005, St. Paul's Cathedral illuminated by searchlights. KM 1056a; SCBC K19. 88gr inc. box, 77 x 77mm.
Brilliant Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. With certificate of authenticity.
