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Auction: 25121 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 40: British and World Coins, Medals and Artefacts - e-Auction
Lot: 1636

George III (1760-1820), 'Spade' Guinea, 1789, fifth laureate head right, rev. crowned shield, seven strings to harp, edge chevron milled, 8.36g, 12h (MCE 393; Farey 1280; EGC 717; S.3729), removed from a solder mount with milling 're-touched' at 12 o'clock, the fields lightly burnished, otherwise struck details fine, the reverse better; also, 'Garter' Half-Guineas (2), 1801, 'Low 1', sixth laureate head right, rev. crowned shield in Garter, edge obliquely milled, 4.16g, 12h (MCE 439; EGC I, 845; S.3736), lightly cleaned with edge smoothing at 10 and 4 o'clock, with a further unfortunate file and test mark at 6 o'clock, otherwise residually lustrous, struck details a bolder very fine; another, 1804, seventh laureate head, edge obliquely milled, 4.14g, 12h (MCE 442; EGC I, 849; S.3737), edges made round from mounting with touches of historic solder, the fields lightly sweated otherwise struck details fine / very fine (3)

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Sold for
£1,000

Starting price
£1000