LOT 4040
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Halfpenny. Dated 1826. London mint.
GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left; date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, resting hand on Union shield, holding trident; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. Peck 1461; SCBC 3824. Good Very Fine.(9.12gr, 29mm, 12h.).
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. Windsor, Elizabeth II AV Sovereign. Dated 2002. Royal Mint. 50th anniversary of accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad. ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRA REGINA·FID·DEF, fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara; IRB beneath head / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms, laurel wreath surrounding, date below. KM 1026; Sp. SC5. 8.00gr, 22mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Threehalfpence. Dated 1843. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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 3468; ESC 2259; SCBC 3915. 0.69gr, 12mm, 6h.
Fine. Toned.
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. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Halfpenny. Dated 1799. 5 Incuse Gunports.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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. 12.62gr, 31mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
