Details
LOT 4150
Guernsey. Victoria AE 4 Doubles. Dated 1889. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
GUERNESEY, three lions on a shield, three leaves above / Denomination above date and mintmark. KM 5.3. Extremely Fine.(4.73gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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