Great Britain Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 124    28–30 Jul 2020   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 2591    SESSION 6 (7.00PM WEDNESDAY 29TH JULY)    Great Britain Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $5,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $5,700

COMMONWEALTH, (1649 - 1660), silver crown, 1652, (29.71 g), obverse with W and G joined to outer circle, reverse with large 2 with only trace of 1 below, (S.3214, N.2721, ESC 5A [R3]). Attractive dark grey tone, slightly double struck on legends, otherwise round and nearly extremely fine being very rare in this condition.

Ex Robert Tonner Collection, from Noble Numismatics Sale 92, November 2009, The Cornwall Collection, (lot 3117).
Ex Dolphin Coins, London, November 1981 and from the Spink Auctions, London, No.14 March, 1981 (lot 117), previously from the Glendining Auction, London, April, 1974 (lot 217) with tickets. Another "workmanship piece" being round, well centred and struck on a broad flan.

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    COMMONWEALTH, (1649 - 1660), silver crown, 1651, (29.31 g), obverse with W and G joined ...

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    COMMONWEALTH, (1649 - 1660), silver crown, 1652/1, (29.47 g), obverse with W and G joined ...

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    COMMONWEALTH, (1649 - 1660), silver crown, 1652, (29.71 g), obverse with W and G joined ...

    Estimate $5,000

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