Lot 486

Description

George III, Old/New guinea weight with ewer countermark (W.1970E) (illus); Before/Since 1772 weights, guinea (W.1975D), (3, two with ewer countermark) (illus); New Standard 1775 guinea (W.1985D) (3), half guinea 'Standard' by Act of Parl. 1775 (W.1987B), 1776 half guinea (W.1994G) (illus); Trefoil & Cinquefoil border guinea 1772 (5 Dwt. 8gr) (W.1996L) (illus) (5Dwt. 6gr) (W.1996M) (2) (illus) toothed border guinea, up to 1 of Jany 1772 (W.1998M) (2, one with ewer countermark), half guinea (W.2002) (illus), half guinea up to 1772 at 10s 1d (W.2003Q) (normally rated at 10s 3d); guinea 1775, small crown countermark (W.2010A); weight both sides only, guinea (W.2044d) (2), half guinea (W.2045G) (3); uniface weights, half guinea large and small crown countermarks (W.2056B) (illus), guinea 5Dwt. 8gr (W.2069D) (2) quarter guinea (W.2069J) (holed), half guinea (W.2081G) (corroded), guinea (W.2084D). Very good-extremely fine. (28)

W.1985, 1994, 1996 ex Spink Noble Sale 42 (lot 2655 part) (from Seaby in 1973), the first and W.2010 from Seaby 1975, most of the others ex the C.K. Welch Collection.