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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 558

George III (1760-1820), Sixpences, 1787 (2), young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, stop above head, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, with hearts, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 3.01g, 6h (ESC 1629; Bull 2190; S.3749), lightly cabinet toned and lustrous, much as struck; another, similar, no hearts, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 3.00g, 12h (ESC 1626; Bull 2187; S.3748), cabinet toned and lustrous with delightful blue hues, a pleasing extremely fine; lastly, Threepence, 1762, young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned denomination, edge plain, 1.43g, 6h (ESC 2033; Bull 2254; S.3753), toned, very fine (3)

Provenance

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

i) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 2 June 1899 - £0.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1899 (P.3419, no. 54565) - "1787. Laureate bust to right. Rev. Four shields, a crown in each angle. With ermine in the shield of Hanover. A brilliant Mint specimen. F.D.C." - £0.2.0



ii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 2 June 1899 - £0.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1899 (P.3419, no. 54567) - "1787. Laureate bust to right. Rev. Four shields, a crown in each angle, Without the ermine in the Hanoverian shield. A brilliant Mint specimen. F.D.C." - £0.2.0



iii) Acquired privately, by April 1913

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