LOT 4214
South Africa. George VI AV Proof Half Sovereign. Dated 1952. Pretoria mint. Thomas Humphrey Paget and Coert Laurens Steynberg, engravers.
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SOUTH AFRICA ✦ 1952 ✦ SUID-AFRIKA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 42; Hern S329. Brilliant Uncirculated.(3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4214
South Africa. George VI AV Proof Half Sovereign.
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bulgaria. Ferdinand I Proof AV 20 Lewa. Dated 1912. Later restrike from Sofia mint in Bulgaria. Commemorative issue of Declaration of Independence. Rudolf Marschall, engraver.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ, bust of Ferdinand I to left / ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 1912 22∙СЕПТ∙1908, Bulgarian coat of arms with denomination and date. KM 33; Fr 6. 46.81 grams total, 86 mm including case.
NGC PF 67 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 6462340-005.
Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Mintage: 2,950. Diameter: 21.5 mm. Weight: 6.4516 g. (AGW=0.1867 oz.) Composition: 900/1000 Gold. -
South Africa. George VI AV Proof Half Sovereign. Dated 1952. Pretoria mint. Thomas Humphrey Paget and Coert Laurens Steynberg, engravers.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SOUTH AFRICA ✦ 1952 ✦ SUID-AFRIKA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 42; Hern S329. 3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
South Africa. George VI AV Proof Sovereign. Dated 1952. Pretoria mint. Thomas Humphrey Paget and Coert Laurens Steynberg, engravers.
Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SUID-AFRIKA ✦ 1952 ✦ SOUTH AFRICA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 43; Hern S348. 7.98gr, 22mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
