LOT 4072
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II CU-NI 50 Pence. Dated 2009. Royal Mint (Llantrisant). Commemorative issue of 250th anniversary of Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Fourth portrait.
Ian Rank-Broadley and Christopher Le Brun, engravers. ELIZABETH·II D·G·REG·F·D, fourth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara; IRB in small lettering and value below / The pagoda, a building associated with the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, encircled by vine; dates flanking, Kew below. KM 1114; SCBC H19. Good Very Fine.(7.82gr, 27mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceProperty of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
FootnotesThe featured Great Pagoda at Kew was built in 1762 as a gift for Princess Augusta.
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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. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AV Sovereign. Dated 1902. Melbourne mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £793
EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:, bare head right, DeS. below / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark M in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. SCBC 3971; Marsh 186; McD 211. 49.61 grams total, 86 mm including case.
NGC MS 63, certification number 3701083-010. NGC Census in this grade: 9. NGC Census in higher grade: 1.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 4,267,157. Diameter: 22.05 mm. Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. -
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.
