LOT 3604
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Blank Error One Pound. Dated 2017.
ELIZABETH II D. G. REG . F . D, fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, with holographic image below and denomination as incuse micro-legend around the edge / ONE POUND, English rose, Welsh leek, Scottish thistle and Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within royal coronet, with the minting year as incuse micro-legend around the rim. For prototype cf. KM 1378. Extremely Fine. Lustrous, extremely rare and exceptional. Apparently unique.(8.57gr, 23mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Wiltshire, UK, collector.
FootnotesThis One Pound coin of the new type (issued 2017) has been struck on a metal error blank, rather than on the bi-metallic flan that should have been used; such occurrences are extremely rare.
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LOT 3604
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Blank Error One Pound.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Group of Twelve [12] Great Britain AE Coins. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various kings. 205gr total.
Fine to Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Hanover, time George II to George III CU 'Halfpenny'. 1727-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Counterfeit BRITANNIA issue of George III. Dated 1775. GEORGIVS · III · REX ·, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BRITAN-NIA ·, Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right. Cf. Ringo 5920. 6.05gr, 27mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Florin. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. Dated 1900. Old Head Coinage. Design by Sir Thomas Brock and Edward J. Poynter. VICTORIA • DEI • GRA • BRITT • REGINA • FID • DEF • IND • IMP •, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left / Three crowned shields set in shape of a 'V' mostly within Garter, floral emblems between; date below; ONE • FLORIN TWO • SHILLINGS around. Bull 2971; ESC 884; SCBC 3939. 11.22gr, 29mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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