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Auction: 25004 - British and World Coins and Medals
Lot: 160

Anne (1702-1714), Pre-Union, Shillings (19), London (5), 1704 Plumes (ESC 1133; Bull 1390 [R2]; S.3588); 1705 Plumes (ESC 1135; Bull 1392; S.3588); 1705 Plain (ESC 1134; Bull 1391 [R2]; S.3587); 1705 Roses and Plumes (Bull 1393; ESC 1136; S.3589); 1707 Roses and Plumes (ESC 1137; Bull 1394; S.3589), some with surface marks, otherwise all heavily circulated and toned, only good to fine, all scarce; additionally, Post-Union Issues (14), London (5), 1707 Plain (ESC 1141; Bull 1395; S.3610); 1708 Plumes (ESC 1148; Bull 1400; S.3611); also, 1708 Roses and Plumes (2), second bust (ESC 1146; Bull 1398 [R3]; S.3613), historic scratches, rubbed, good to fair, rare; another, third bust (ESC 1149; Bull 1401 [R2]; S.3614), toned, fine, scarce; 1709 Plain (ESC 1154; Bull 1402; S.3610), cleaned, a bolder fine; lastly, Edinburgh (9), 1707 E (4), London dies (2), wide O in date, second bust, wide Shields (ESC 1138; Bull 1414; S.3608), lightly toned, almost very fine; another, third bust, rev. stops after FR and HIB, but not MAG, narrow shields, six strings to harp, no flaw in O of date (ESC 1143B; Bull 1428; S.3612), rubbed with die flaws in fields, strictly fine, others, Local Dies (2), narrow shields, no stops in legend (ESC 1138A; Bull 1417 [R4]; S.3608A), rubbed and cleaned, only fair but rare; another, as last, stops in legend (ESC 1138B; Bull 1418 [R3]; S.3608A), one gilt and scrubbed, otherwise off-struck, mediocre to good, rare; additionally, 1708 E, third bust (3), London dies, Wide Shields, Wide O in date (2) (ESC 1150; Bull 1436; S.3612), both rubbed, good to fair; and, Local dies, Narrow Shields and 0 in date, Z type 1, 1708 over 7 [?] (ESC 1150A; Bull 1437; S.3612A), cleaned, fine; lastly, 1708 E* (2), local bust variety 1, rev. London die, Wide Shields, Wide O in date, six strings to harp, (Bull KA/4, unlisted), removed from a mount with resultant solder at 12 o'clock, and with heavier adjustment to reverse, otherwise bright, the variety clear and unknown to Bull, about good / fine for strike and presumably very rare; lastly, local bust variety 2, Narrow Shields (ESC 1145B; Bull 1431 [R2] - KB/8; S.3609A), lightly porous, mediocre but scarce; an important academic reference collection (19)

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