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LOT 4043
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Sovereign. Dated 1888. Melbourne mint. Second Legend type.
VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REGINA F: D:, Jubilee bust left, J.E.B. with angled J on base of truncation; second legend position / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right, horse with short tail; mintmark M in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. SCBC 3867B; Marsh 132B; DISH M10; McD 177b. NGC MS 62, certification number 2148848-005. NGC Census in this grade: 24. NGC Census in higher grade: 6.3 3/8 in. (47.26 grams total, 86 mm including case.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 2,802,306.
Diameter: 22.05 mm. Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold.
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Great Britain. Set of Seven [7] Victoria AR Coins. Dated 1887-1889.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Containing coins from 1987 with the Double Florin from 1889. 312gr inc. box, 18.5 x 7.7cm.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Collection of Seventeen [17] Commemorative £2 and £1 Coins. 1989-2001.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: various issues and reverse commemorative types. 224gr total, 28mm.
Many about UNC.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. With certificate of authenticity. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Fifty Pence. Dated 2020. Royal Mint. Commemorative issue of The Dinosauria Collection. Jody Clark and Robert Nicholls. engravers.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,463
ELIZABETH II·D·G·REG·F·D·50 PENCE·2020·J.C, fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the George IV State Diadem / MEGALOSAURUS RN BUCKLAND 1824, image of a Megalosaurus. SCBC H82; KM 1812c. 323 grams total, 11 x 10.8 x 5 cm including case.
Uncirculated.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
The Dinosauria Collection begins with Megalosaurus, the first coin in the 2020 series. Developed in conjunction with the Natural History Museum, this is the first time a dinosaur has featured on an official UK coin. Issue Limit: 360.
