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LOT 4078
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2018. Royal Mint. Commemorating 250 years since the first round-the-world voyage of Captain Cook. Designs by Jody Clark andGary Breeze.
ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Cook's ship Endeavour set off-centre to left and superimposed on a map of Plymouth Sound with diagonal lines running through, 250 to right, Captain Cook's signature below; in outer ring the anniversary dates 1768 - 2018 above and CAPTAIN JAMES COOK below. Edge lettering: OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS. S K48. PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number: 35538627. PCGS population in this grade: 4, equal-finest graded.3 1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (365 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold.
Setting sail in August 1768 on HM Bark Endeavour, Cook would circumnavigate the world twice and fill in many gaps in the world map, including setting foot on Australia.
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LOT 4078
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds.
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III AR Shilling. Dated 1696. London mint. First bust.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
GVLIELMVS • III • DEI • GRA •, laureate and draped bust to right, B below / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 1696 •, crowned cruciform shields around central Nassau lion. SCBC 3498. 6.04gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Great Britain. Ascension Island, Charles III Set of Five [5] Proof PT Sovereign Coins Collection. Dated 2024. Harrington & Byrne.
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £1,350
Containing the Quintuple Sovereign, the Double Sovereign, the Sovereign, the Half Sovereign, and the Quarter Sovereign. 304 grams total, 14.4 x 11.7 x 3 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity. Set Edition Limit of 30.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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Great Britain and Other. Group of Twenty Six [26] Mixed Coins. 1933-2002.
Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: various rules, issues and reverse types including three Elizabeth II £5 coins, a South African 1 pence dated 1933, and two USA Half Dollars dated 1971 and 1976. 208gr total.
As shown.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
