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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 556

George III (1760-1820), Shilling, 1787, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, stop above head, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, with hearts, with stops at date, seven strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 6.01g, 6h (ESC 1225; Bull 2129; S.3746), beautifully cabinet toned and lustrous, much as struck

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 6 January 1899 - £0.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1899 (P.3181, no. 51140) - "Variety II - Legend as upon the Northumberland Shillings, but with older laureate bust. Rev. Four uncrowned shields, a crown in each angle, with semée of hearts (or ermine as it is sometimes called) in the Lunenburgh shield. Brilliant. F.D.C." - £0.2.0

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£230

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