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LOT 4044
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Sovereign. Dated 1893. Melbourne mint.
VICTORIA · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·, old, veiled bust left, T.B. below / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark M in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. SCBC 3875; Marsh 162; McD 190. NGC MS 62, certification number 2141304-046. NGC Census in this grade: 11. NGC Census in higher grade: 1.3 3/8 in. (48.06 grams total, 86 mm including case.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Diameter: 22.05 mm. Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold.
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Great Britain. Tristan da Cunha, Charles III Set of Four [4] AV Gold Coins. Dated 2023. Harrington & Byrne. Commemorative issues of the Coronation of King Charles III.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,601
Containing the Double Sovereign, the Sovereign, the Half Sovereign, and the Quarter Sovereign. 265 grams total, 14.4 x 11.7 x 3 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity. Set Edition Limit of 50.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
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. 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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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.
