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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 547

George II (1727-1760), Young Head Halfpennies (4), 1730, young laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 9.31g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 836; S.3717), some staining, very fine; another, 1730, with the 'GEOGIVS' Error, reading GEOGIVS • II • REX • [sic], as before, edge plain, 9.81g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 837; S.3717), even chocolate patina, only fine, very rare; also, Halfpenny, 1734, as first, edge plain, 9.37g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 847; S.3717), defaced and historically cleaned, legible but poor; lastly, 1734 over 3, as before, edge plain, 9.43g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 846; S.3717), minor edge bruising, otherwise fine or marginally better; additionally, 'Old Head' Halfpenny, 1745, old laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 10.02g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 875; S.3718), some deposits, with uniformly dark brown surfaces, a really bold very fine; furthermore, Young Head Farthings (2), 1731, as first, edge plain, 4.80g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 858; S.3720), corroded, struck details fair to fine; another, 1737, 'Large Date', as last, edge plain, 4.59g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 867; S.3720), rubbed with verdigris deposits, fine; lastly, 'Old Head' Farthings (2), 1744, as the fifth, edge plain, 3.76g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 886; S.3721), very fine, and residually lustrous with striking cabinet bluish toning; lastly, 1754, 'Narrow Date', as last, edge plain, 4.92g, 6h (BMC [Peck] 892; S.3722), near very fine, with similar 'Fuller Cabinet' patination (9)

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

All acquired privately, by April 1913

i) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 5 January 1900 - £0.1.6



ii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 5 April 1900 - £0.7.6



v) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 6 June 1901 - £0.8.6



viii) Cost £0.0.6





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