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LOT 4056
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AV Half Sovereign. Dated 1915. Sydney mint.
GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT: OMN: F.D. IND: IMP:, bare head left, with B.M. on truncation / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark S in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. SCBC 4009; Marsh 540; McD 076. NGC MS 63, certification number 2149008-027. NGC Census in this grade: 41. NGC Census in higher grade: 96.3 3/8 in. (44.09 grams total, 86 mm including case.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK coin market.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 892,000.
Diameter: 19.3 mm. Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold.
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Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2020. Royal Mint. Celebrating 75 years since the end of World War II on 8 May 1945, known as Victory in Europe Day, or VE day. Designs by Jody Clark and Dominique Evans.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·; fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / Cheering crowd; VICTORY in background; VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY below; anniversary dates 1945 and 2020 above. Edge lettering: JUST TRIUMPH AND PROUD SORROW. 42.56 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 39739921. PCGS population in this grade: 4, equal-finest graded.
Acquired 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: 917.0/1000 Gold. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AV Guinea. Dated 1737.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,404
GEORGIVS. II . DEI. GRATIA., laureate head to left / M.B.F.ET.H. REX. F.D.B. ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T ET.E., crowned quartered shield of arms, date either side of crown. SCBC 3674. 8.17gr, 25mm, 6h.
About Good Fine with probable head decapatating 'Hate Scratch' (Books at £3,750 in Very Fine).
Property of a Shropshire, UK, gentleman. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Proof AV Two Pounds. Dated 2016. Royal Mint. Commemorating 350 years since the Great Fire of London. Designs by Jody Clark and Aaron West.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,081
ELIZABETH II · DEI · GRA · REGINA · FID · DEF ·, fifth crowned bust of Elizabeth II to right / THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON, burning cityscape of London; flames and smoke filling the air above, escaping boats in river Thames in foreground, date below, anniversary dates 1666 and 2016 above. Edge lettering: THE WHOLE CITY IN DREADFUL FLAMES. S K42. 351 grams total, 8.2-10.7 cm including case.
PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 38055951. PCGS population in this grade: 1, single finest graded.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 341. Diameter: 28.4 mm. Thickness: 2.5 mm. Weight: 15.9761 g. (AGW=0.4711 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. The fire that started in a bakery on Pudding Lane and destroyed large parts of the city gave architechts such as Christopher Wren the task of reshaping the cityscape. Many famous structures seen in London today were built in the years after.
