Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1653
Various Silver (18) | George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Sixpence, 1732, six strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 2.93g (ESC 1608; Bull 1742; S.3707), rubbed yet toned, near very fine; 'Roses' Sixpence, 1743, six strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 2.98g (ESC 1614; Bull 1752; S.3708), tooled marks and some scratches, otherwise toned, near very fine; 'Roses' Sixpence, 1745, six strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 2.98g (ESC 1615; Bull 1753; S.3708), once wiped, nevertheless with a glossy dark grey toned, very fine; 'Lima' Sixpence, 1745, seven strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 2.96g (ESC 1617; Bull 1755; S.3710), some blundering in the date, rubbed and flat to the hair, near very fine; 'Lima' Shilling, 1746, V in GEORGIVS, seven strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 2.97g (ESC 1618; Bull 1757; S.3710A), some haymarking, otherwise richly toned and with some lustre, extremely fine; Sixpence, 1757, seven strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 2.99g (ESC 1622; Bull 1762; S.3711), some flatness to the higher points, otherwise toned, very fine; also George IV (1820-1830), Shilling, 1825, Type 3, bare head left, rev. lion atop crown, milled edge, 6h, 5.64g (ESC 1254; Bull 2405; S.3812), toned and with a residual lustre, near extremely fine; Shilling, 1826, Type 3 bare head left, rev. Lion atop crown, edge milled, 7h, 5.63g (Bull 2409; ESC 1257; S.3812), some rub to the higher points, otherwise with a dark cabinet tone and flashy lustre, near extremely fine, better in the fields; Shilling, 1827, Type 3, bare head left, rev. lion atop crown, milled edge, 6h, 5.60g (ESC 1259; Bull 2412; S.3812), rubbed yet richly toned, very fine; Shilling, 1829, Type 3, bare head left, rev. lion atop crown, milled edge, 6h, 5.62g (ESC 1260; Bull 2413; S.3812), cleaned, very fine; also George V (1910-1936), Fourth Coinage, Proof Florin, 1927, head left, rev. cruciform sceptres, shield in each angle, milled edge, 1h, 11.36g (Bull 3779; ESC 947; S.4038), the faintest of hairlines and some contact marks to the obverse, otherwise with a glossy brilliance to uniform grey surfaces, extremely fine; Shilling, 1911, bare head left, rev. lion atop crown, milled edge, 12h, 5.65g (ESC 1420; Bull 3799; S.4013), hairlined and friction marked in the fields, otherwise with a proof-like brilliance to the fields, very fine; Sixpence, 1926, bare head left, rev. lion atop crown, milled edge, 12h, 2.83g (ESC 1814; Bull 3895; S.4034), lustrous, extremely fine; ;George VI (1936-1952), Coronation Proof Florin, 1937, bare head left, rev. crowned double-rose dividing GR, milled edge, 12h, 11.25g (ESC 957; Bull 4077; S.4081), lightly fingermarked and with some spots of darker toning to the obverse field, otherwise brilliant, extremely fine; Coronation 'English' Proof Shilling, 1937, bare head left, rev. lion atop crown, milled edge, 12h, 5.60g (ESC 1451; Bull 4121; S.4082), lightly speckled frosting to the fields and staining to the reverse, otherwise brilliant, extremely fine; Coronation 'Scottish' Proof Shilling, 1937, bare head left, rev. Scottish lion atop crown, milled edge, 12h, 5.65g (ESC 1453; Bull 4150; S.4083), speckled frosting and some verdigris to otherwise brilliant fields, extremely fine; Elizabeth II (1952-2022), Proof 'English' Shilling, 1970, milled edge, 12h, 5.54g (ESC 1475OO; Bull 4484; S.4147), some frostiness to otherwise brilliant fields, extremely fine; Proof 'Scottish' Shilling, 1970, milled edge, 12h, 5.68g (ESC 1475PP; Bull 5420; S.4148), frostiness to otherwise brilliant fields, extremely fine (18)
Provenance
i) Spink, by private treaty, December 2006
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Sold for
£500
Starting price
£180