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Auction 3: Ancient, British and World Coins

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Auction date Tuesday, 26 March 2024 13:00 GMT

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Viewings will be taking place on:

Sunday 10th March, 9.30am-3.30pm, at the Midland Coin Fair, National Motorcycle Museum, Bickenhill, Birmingham, B92 0EJ (opposite the NEC on the M42/A45 junction)

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Monday 25th March, 10am-4pm, at the Thistle Holborn Hotel, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
141	George II (1727-1760) Proof Halfpenny, 1729, laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3717, Peck 832). Small scratch in obverse field, extremely fine	£750 - £850	-	View
142	George II (1727-1760) Proof Farthing, 1730, laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3720, Peck 857). A most appealing proof with subdued obverse lustre, the lightest of cabinet friction,…	£1,200 - £1,400	£1,200	View
143	George III (1760-1820) Half guinea, 1797, fifth laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in garter, date below, (S.3735). Fine	£260 - £320	£260	View
144	George III (1760-1820) Half guinea, 1804, seventh laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in garter, date below, (S.3737). Toned and good fine or better	£240 - £300	£260	View
145	George III (1760-1820) Sixpence, 1787, laureate bust right, rev. cruciform shields, crowns in angles, hearts in Hanovarian shield, (S.3749, ESC.2190). Toned but with residual brilliance, good extremely fine or better	£80 - £120	£80	View
146	George III (1760-1820) Pattern Sixpence, 1790, engraved by Jean-Pierre Droz, crowned GR cypher, laurel branches around, rev. Britannia seated, date in legend, edge plain, (ESC 2219). Attractively toned proof surfaces,…	£300 - £400	£400	View
147	George III (1760-1820) Halfpenny, 1770, first issue, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3774). Well struck and good extremely fine	£240 - £300	-	View
148	George III (1760-1820) Evasion halfpenny, (struck in the United Colonies (USA) before independence), 1770? laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3774). Struck multiple times, an interesting error piece…	£100 - £150	£120	View
149	George III (1760-1820) Pattern Halfpenny, 1797, early SOHO, laureate bust right with 2 berries in wreath, rev. Britannia seated, date below, legends incuse, (Peck 1157 KH7). Slightly impaired with some surface marks,…	£100 - £150	£190	View
150	George III (1760-1820) Half Sovereign, 1817, laureate head right, date below, rev. crown shield. (S.3786) Fine	£120 - £150	£170	View
151	George III (1760-1820) Crown, 1819, laureate head right, date below, rev. St. George slaying dragon, edge LIX, (S.3787, ESC.2010). Perhaps sometime lightly cleaned, nearly extremely fine	£300 - £360	-	View
152	George III (1760-1820) Crown, 1820, laureate head right, date below, rev. St. George slaying dragon, edge LX, (S.3787, ESC.2016). A few minor surface marks, extremely fine	£300 - £400	£300	View
153	George IV (1820-1830) Crown, 1821, laureate head left, rev. St. George slaying dragon, date below, edge SECUNDO, (S.3805, ESC.2310). Small edge knock at one o'clock, grey tone and extremely fine	£400 - £500	-	View
154	George IV (1820-1830) Crown, 1821, laureate bust left, rev. St. George slaying dragon, edge SECUNDO, (S.3805, ESC. 2310). Engraved R Goff on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine	£120 - £150	£220	View
155	George IV (1820-1830) Shilling, 1825, second reverse, bare head left, rev. lion on crown, (S.3812, ESC.2405). A few minor marks, lightly toned, nearly extremely fine/good very fine	£70 - £90	-	View
156	George IV (1820-1830) Bronze Proof Penny, 1826, bare head left, date below, rev. Britannia seated, thick line on saltire, (S.3823, Peck 1428). Small metal flaw in reverse field, toned and about as struck	£500 - £700	-	View
157	George IV (1820-1830) Bronze Proof Farthing, 1826, laureate head left, date below, rev. Britannia seated, (S.3825, Peck 1440). Tiny edge nick and a couple of tone spots, otherwise much as struck	£300 - £400	-	View
158	William IV (1830-1837) Proof Two Pounds, 1831, bare head right, rev. crowned shield on mantle, edge plain, (S.3828). A few scattered light hairlines, more so above and below the bust, but a generally superior coin with…	£8,000 - £10,000	-	View
159	William IV (1830-1837) Halfcrown, 1834, bare head right, block W.W. on truncation, rev. shield on mantle, date below, (S.3834A, ESC.2474). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine	£200 - £260	£200	View
160	William IV (1830-1837) Bronze Proof Penny, 1831, bare head right, no W.W. on truncation, date below, rev. Britannia seated, (S.3845, Peck 1457). Reverse a touch double struck, toned and about as struck	£800 - £1,000	-	View
161	William IV (1830-1837) Bronze Proof Halfpenny, 1831, bare head right, date below, rev. Britannia seated, (S.3847, Peck 1463). Toned, about as struck	£600 - £700	-	View
162	Victoria (1837-1901) Sovereign, 1853, young head left, date below, rev. crowned shield, (S.3852C). Nearly extremely fine	£400 - £460	£400	View
163	Victoria (1837-1901) Half Sovereign, 1887, jubilee bust left, normal J.E.B, rev. St. George slaying dragon, date below, (S.3869). Attractive red tone, extremely fine	£160 - £170	£190	View
164	Victoria (1837-1901) Half Sovereign, 1887, jubilee bust left, normal J.E.B, rev. St. George slaying dragon, date below, (S.3869). Extremely fine	£150 - £180	£220	View

Total lots: 246

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