LOT 4195
Greece. George I CU 1 Lepton. Dated 1869. Strasbourg mint. 1st portrait. Henri Delbecque, mint master and Désiré-Albert Barre, general coin engraver. Design by Désiré-Albert Barre.
ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ, bare head of King George I to left; BAPPE beneath truncation; below, date between marks / Denomination within wreath, mintmark below. KM 40. Very Fine.(0.97gr, 15mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
This currency was minted according to the standards of the Latin Union.
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United States of America. Proof AR Dollar and AV Five Dollar. Dated 1988. San Francisco mint and United States Mint of West Point. Commemorative issues of the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Patricia Lewis Verani, Sherl Joseph Winter, Elizabeth Jones and Marcel Jovine, engravers. OLYMPIAD LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST to left, 1988 above S to right, one hand holding the Statue of Liberty’s torch and the other holding an Olympic torch, with the two flames merging together with olive branches framing the scene / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around, 1 DOLLAR E PLURIBUS UNUM in the centre, the Olympic rings appear centrally with “USA” above and another pair of olive branches framing the scene. KM 222. LIBERTY, Nike, goddess of Victory, in a wreath of olive leaves / USA E PLURIBUS UNUM FIVE DOLLARS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, the Olympic flame, with the Olympic rings above. KM 223. 195 grams total, 15.5 x 8.9 x 2.1 cm including case.
Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Liechtenstein. Francis Josef II AV 50 Francs. Dated 1961. Bern mint. Commemorative issue of the 100th Anniversary of National Bank. Engraved by Ferdinand Welz.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
FRANZ JOSEF II. FÜRST VON LIECHTENSTEIN ·1961·, head of Franz Josef II to right; WELZ in small lettering beneath truncation / FÜRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN · 50 FRANKEN ·, crowned Coat of Arms of Liechtenstein. Yeoman 19. 38.24 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS MS65, certification number 35994293. PCGS population in this grade: 22. PCGS population in higher grade: 42.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 20,000. Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 11.29 g. (AGW=0.3267 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold. -
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China. Group of Four [4] Silver Proof Commemorative Coins 1992.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising: commemorative issues of various reverse types. 79gr total including capsules, 29-32mm.
Brilliant UNC.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
