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. 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.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £720
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, Victoria AV Sovereign. Dated 1878. Melbourne mint.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £450
VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:, young head left, WW buried in truncation; mintmark M below / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right, horse with long tail; date and small B.P. in exergue. SCBC 3857; Marsh 100; McD 155. 35.72 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS AU58, certification number 37390918. PCGS population in this grade: 23. PCGS population in higher grade: 63.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 2,171,457. Diameter: 22.05 mm. Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. -
Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III AR Shilling. Dated 1697. London mint. First bust.
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
GVLIELMVS • III • DEI • GRA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BR • FRA ET • HIB REX • 1697 •, crowned cruciform shields around central Nassau lion. SCBC 3497. 5.89gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
