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LOT 4035
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Half Sovereign. Dated 1848/7. London mint. 8 over 7.
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head of Victoria to left, hair tied in fillet; date below truncation, with 8 struck over 7 / BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:, crowned embellished shield-of-arms. Fr 389b; KM 735.1; Marsh 422A; SCBC 3859. PCGS XF45, certification number 37318659. PCGS population in this grade: 2. PCGS population in higher grade: 4.3 1/4 in. (31.75 grams total, 82 mm including case.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Diameter: 19 mm. Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1825. Royal (Tower Hill) mint. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Near Very Fine. Edge knock.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III CU Penny. Dated 1806. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Design by Conrad Heinrich Küchler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GEORGIUS III • D : G • REX ., laureate and draped bust to right, K• on truncation, date below / BRITANNIA, Britannia seated to left, holding trident and olive branch; shield resting on rock at right; SOHO on right end of rock; ship to left. SCBC 3780. 18.35gr, 34mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AV Quarter Guinea. Dated 1762. London mint. Richard Yeo and John Tanner, engravers.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
GEORGIVS·III·DEI·GRATIA·, laureate head to right / M·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 62·, crowned shield-of-arms. SCBC 3741; KM 592. 2.03gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
