LOT 4060
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AR Shilling. Dated 1926. Royal Mint. Design by Bertram Mackennal.
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX, bare head of King George V to left; B.M. on truncation / FID: DEF: IND: IMP:, lion standing on St Edward's crown (the 'Royal crest'); date split to sides of crown; ONE SHILLING below. SCBC 4023A. Very Fine.(5.43gr, 24mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George I AR Threepence. Dated 1723. Tower (London) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right / Crowned denomination. SCBC 3655. 1.34gr, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AV Half Sovereign. Dated 1925. Pretoria mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £806
GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:, bare head left, B.M. on truncation / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark SA in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. SCBC 4004; Marsh 289; Hern S340. 36.95 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS MS65, certification number 50940697. PCGS population in this grade: 60. PCGS population in higher grade: 4.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 6,086,000. Diameter: 22.05 mm. Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. -
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.
