Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Lot 1297 Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,500
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SOLD $1,900
WILLIAM AND MARY, proof halfpenny, 1694, struck 'en medaille', plain edge [filed], (9.78 grams), obv. cojoined busts right, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, (Peck 613, Montague 3 and p.63 [This Coin]). Exceptional condition, even dark brown patination, as struck, FDC and extremely rare.
Ex. Bergne 1873, lot (1014); Brice; H. Montagu 1897, (lot 114, Illustrated, Plate II); Bliss 1916, (lot 715); Wheeler March 14, 1930 (lot 573); A.E. Bagnall (bought Spink April 1968) and Norweb Collections, Spink Auctions, London, Sale 48, November 13, 1985, (lot 466). The lot includes an early ticket.
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Lot 1295
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Estimate $1,500
Lot 1298
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Lot 1299
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