LOT 4199
Iceland. First Settlement Commemorative AR 1000 and 500 Kronur. Dated 1974. Royal mint. Commemorative issues of 1100th anniversary of the first settlement on the island. Throstur Magnusson, engraver.
1000 EITT ÞÚSUND KRÓNUR ÍSLAND, the four traditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant / 874-1974, two vikings looking at fire or stylized geyser. KM 21; Schön 24; SIEG 106.
500 FIMM HUNDRUÐ KRÓNUR ÍSLAND, the four traditional protector spirits ("Landvættir") of Iceland. These are Griðungur the bull, Gammur the eagle, Dreki the dragon, and Bergrisi the giant / 874 1974, woman standing beside cow. KM 20; Schön 23; SIEG 105. Brilliant Uncirculated.(52gr total.). [2]
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4199
Iceland. First Settlement Commemorative AR 1000 and 500 Kronur.
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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France. Louis XVI AV Louis d'Or. Dated 1791. Lille mint. Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier, engraver.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £420
LUD · XVI · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX ·, bare head of Louis XVI to left, no dot variety, star and engraver's signature below / CHRS · REGN · VINC · IMPER 1791, crowned arms of France and Navarre in shield, mintmark below. Dy 1707; Gad 361; KM 591. 36.64 grams total, 82 mm including case.
PCGS AU53, certification number 51861546. 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: 2,562. Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 7.649 g. (AGW=0.2255 oz.) Composition: 917/1000 Gold. -
United States of America. Group of Two [2] Proof SBA Co-Ni Dollars. Dated 1980 and 1981. San Francisco mint. Frank Gasparro, engraver.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST S FG (date), bust of Susan B. Anthony, a pioneer for women's rights, to right / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E·PLURIBUS ·UNUM· FG ONE DOLLAR, the Apollo 11 Mission Insignia (an eagle holding an olive branch flying above the Moon, with the Earth in the background). KM 207. 16.51gr total.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
United States of America. Commemorative AR Dollar. Dated 1987. Philadelphia mint. Commemorative issue of the 200th Anniversary of the Constitution. Patricia Lewis Verani, engraver.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION 200th ANNIVERSARY IN GOD WE TRUST We the People 1787 LIBERTY 1987, sheets of parchment, a quill pen and the first three words of the U.S. Constitution (We the People) / E PLURIBUS UNUM DOLLAR 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, image of 13 diverse people intended to represent the wide cultural and social spectrum of the United States. KM 220. 139 grams total, 15.3 x 8.8 x 2.2 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.
