15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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George VI, Silver Specimen Set 1946, 5 coins from halfcrown to sixpence (including English and Scottish shillings), in leather display case with gilt highlights, pleasant light gold toning, AUNC; together with an Elizabeth II, Silver Proof Crown 1977 'Silver Jubilee', encapsulated in Royal Mint display case (lacking certificate); George V, Crown 1935 'Silver Jubilee', obv. bare head left, rev. St. George and the dragon, VF; a small quantity of pre-1947 silver including a halfcrown, florins and a sixpence, gross weight 95.3g; and a 9ct gold dress stud incorporating a cross pattée in chain-link form pendant, weight 2.39g
Sold for £90
Estimated at £60 - £80
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 15th Feb, 2023
An interesting and eclectic mix of coins spanning over 1000 years of history will go under the hammer in Tennants Auctioneers’ Coins & Banknotes Sale on 15th February. Amongst the nearly 600 lots are rare and fine examples such as a Gold Proof Set issued in 1937 to mark the Coronation of George VI, an AE Drachm produced in Alexandria mint in the reign of the Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), a Portuguese Joao V (1720-56) 4 Escudos (Peca) minted in Lisbon in 1727 and two consecutively numbered Bank of England white five pounds.
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Tuesday 14th February 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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