LOT 4080
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II AV Half-Sovereign First Day Cover. Dated 21 May 2002. Royal mint. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.
Designs by Ian Rank-Broadley and Timothy Noad. ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA REGINA · FID · DEF, fourth crowned head of Elizabeth II to right; IRB in small lettering below / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms of the United Kingdom, laurel wreaths around, monogram of TN to right, date below. S-SB5 (was 4441); KM-1025. Uncirculated. Coin sealed in card and cellophane slip.(3.99gr, 19.30mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4080
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II AV Half-Sovereign First Day Cover.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Maundy Fourpence. Dated 1826. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII D. G. BRITANNIAR. REX F. D., laureate head to left / Crowned denomination dividing date within oak wreath. SCBC 3817. 1.88gr, 18mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
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 Groat. Dated 1845. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Designs by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, diademed head to left / Seated Britannia holding trident, shield with the Union flag beside; date below in exergue; FOUR PENCE around. Bull 3337; ESC 1940; SCBC 3913. 1.88gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Brilliant Uncirculated. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1736. London mint. Roses and plumes in angles.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-36 •, four crowned shields cruciform, roses and plumes in angles. Bull 1709; ESC 1199; SCBC 3700. 5.90gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
