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Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1223

George III (1760-1820), Sixpence, 1787, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. cruciform shields, with hearts, six strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 12h, 3.00g (ESC 1629; Bull 2190; Spink 3749), rub to the higher points, yet with a hint of lustre beneath toned surfaces, very fine; Bank of England, Eighteenpence, 1812, laureate head right, rev. denomination within wreath, edge plain, 12h, 7.24g (Bull 2115; ESC 972; Spink 3772), rub to the hair, light tone, strict very fine; 'New Coinage' Shilling, 1820, laureate bust right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, milled edge, 12h, 5.65g (ESC 1236; Bull 2157; Spink 3790), speckles of dark toning, the fields near brilliant, good extremely fine; 'New Coinage' Sixpence, 1817, laureate bust right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, milled edge, 12h, 2.81g (ESC 1632; Bull 2195; Spink 3791), wiped, nonetheless with a glossy lustre and rich cabinet tone, extremely fine (4)

Provenance

The Collection of Dr. Hugh Shire (d. 1976)

i) Keefe, Tunbridge Wells, by private treaty, 1957

iii) SCMB, July 1956, SH244 'EF'

iv) Swiss Cottage, by private treaty, 1956


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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£140