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Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1593

Milled Silver Threepences (17) | James II, (1685-1688) Threepence, 1687, 1.33g, 6h (ESC 1982; Bull 798; S.3415), with golden tone, about very fine; William and Mary , Threepence, 1689, stop after date, 5h, 1.50g (ESC -; Bull 903; S.3441), attractive deep cabinet tone, very fine; William III, Solus (1694-1702), Threepences, 1699, 1.38g, 6h (ESC 2001; Bull 1316; S.3550), iridescent tone, pleasing very fine; Anne (1702-1714), 1709, no stop after date, 1.47g, 6h (ESC -; Bull 1503; S.3596B), some haymarks, but with attractive cabinet tone, extremely fine; George IV (1820-1830), Threepences, 1822, Maundy issue, small laureate head left, 1823, larger laureate head (S.3818, 3819), toned, fine; George II, 1729, 1746, laureate and draped bust left (S.3713, 3713B), the first toned extremely fine, scarce, the second very fine; also William IV (1830-1837), Threepences, 1831, 1832 Maundy issue, bare head right, 1835, similar, for use in the West Indies (S.3839, 3840), the first darkly toned, attractive very fine / extremely fine, the second very fine, the third extremely fine; also George V (1910-1936), Threepences, 1911, 1917, 1921, 1924, 1926 ME, bare head left (S.4015, 4026, 4029, 4035), the first toned extremely fine, the second cleaned, extremely fine, the third with matt surfaces, about uncirculated, the fourth a maundy or specimen issue, brilliant uncirculated, the last about very fine, scarce ; and Fourth coinage, 1933, bare head left, rev. design of three oak sprigs with acorns (S.4042), possibly a Maundy issue, attractive cabinet tone, uncirculated; George VI, 1937, bare head left, rev. shield on rose (S.4085), matt surfaces, about uncirculated, Second coinage, 1948, Maundy issue, bare head left, rev. crowned figure '3' (S.4093), beautiful golden tone, uncirculated (17)

Provenance

The following provenances have been attributed by the vendor, although it is not clear to which they relate, they are nonetheless represented here for completeness:

Clive Dennet
Croydon Coin Auction, August 1993
T.A. Hull
Lloyd Bennett at Coinex 1996
Grantham Coins
Croydon Coin Auction, July 1992
Croydon Coin Auction, April 1996
Chelsea Coins, February 1994
F. J. Rist
ex. Hooper Collection, via Croydon Coin Auction
Peter Morris, 1991


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Starting price
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