LOT 4053
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Matt Proof Halfcrown. Dated 1902. London mint. Design by George William de Saulles.
EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX, bare head to right; De S • in small lettering beneath truncation / FID: DEF: IND: IMP: crowned shield surrounded by the Garter inscribed HONI SOIT • QVI MAL • Y PENSE •, date and denomination below. Bull 3568; ESC 747; SCBC 3980. Uncirculated.(14.15gr, 32mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 4053
Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AR Matt Proof Halfcrown.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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Great Britain. Pitcairn Islands, Charles III Proof AR Coin Set. Dated 2025. Commemorative issues of the 'V Day in Europe'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Containing Five Sovereigns, Double Sovereign, Half Sovereign and Quarter Sovereign. 101 grams total, 44 mm each including case.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Set of Deluxe Proof Nine [9] Coins. Dated 1999.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Containing a Five Pounds, a Two Pounds, a Pound, a Fifty Pence, a Twenty Pence, a Ten Pence, a Five Pence, a Two Pence, and a Penny. 470 grams total, 18.1 x 13.5 x 3.6 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Ceritificate of Autheniticity.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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.
