15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
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3 x Bradford Exchange Proof Sets, comprising: Sapphire Jubilee 2018 7-coin set featuring a Tristan da Cunha gold quarter sovereign (.916 [22ct], 14mm, 2g), and 6 x silver-plated crowns; and 2 x 'Lest We Forget' Armistice Centenary 2018 sets, one 7 coins including a Tristan da Cunha gold double crown (.375 [9ct], 22m, 8g), and 6 x silver-plated crowns; the other 7 coins including a Tristan da Cunha gold quarter sovereign (.916 [22ct], 14mm, 2g), and 6 x gold-plated crowns; each in original packets with certificates of authenticity; together with a 100th Anniversary of the House of Windsor gold crown cover 2017, issued by Tristan da Cunha in .375 (9ct) gold, dated 17th July 2017
Sold for £200
Estimated at £250 - £300
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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