Sovereign Rarities Ltd
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Anne (1702-14), silver Penny, 1709, Post-Union reverse legend BRI, draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned Roman I, J type 1 date either side of top crown, .MAG. BRI. FR. ET. HIB. REG., weight 0.49g; George I (1714-27), silver Penny, 1718, laureate and draped bust right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. DEI. GRA, no final stop, rev. crown over Roman I, date either side above, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX., weight 0.53g; George II (1727-60), silver Pennies (2), 1729, with some letters of DEI. GRATIA struck over the preceding letters of this legend, 1740, with higher curved crown arches on reverse, young laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA., last two letter I's struck over Es, rev. crown over Roman I, date either side, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BRI. FR. ET. HIB. REX., weight 0.51g, 0.49g respectively (Bull 1528, 1638, 1817, 1826; ESC 2320, 2324, 2331, 2338, 2236; C&R 675, 673, 753, 892 R, 898 R; Robinson 154, 171(i), 187, 211; S.3598, 3657, 3715, 3715A). Generally all toned, good very fine to extremely fine, a pleasing group, the 1729 Penny unusual with the overstruck letters in the legend. (4)
Provenance:
First coin, Ex Spink and Son Ltd, 11th May 1999.
Second and third coins, Ex Roger Shuttlewood Collection of Early Milled Silver Groats to Pennies, Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2001, items MS1655, MS1662 respectively.
Fourth coin, Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 2000, item 5315.
The DEI. GRATIA on the 1729 piece has some letters from E onwards struck over the previous letter of that legend reading, most obviously I over E in DEI, G of GRATIA over I of DEI, the R over a lower G and the final I over E with the top of the T partially blanked out from possibly striking over an I. This die variety is unpublished, and would seem to be the result of the engraver punching in the legend starting too far around to the right and running out of space to fit it in, then having to start again with the first D of DEI further to the left next to the back of the head and then over each letter all the way around.
The last two letter Is in the obverse legend of the 1740 Penny seem to be struck over letter Es which is also unpublished.
Provenance:
First coin, Ex Spink and Son Ltd, 11th May 1999.
Second and third coins, Ex Roger Shuttlewood Collection of Early Milled Silver Groats to Pennies, Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2001, items MS1655, MS1662 respectively.
Fourth coin, Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 2000, item 5315.
The DEI. GRATIA on the 1729 piece has some letters from E onwards struck over the previous letter of that legend reading, most obviously I over E in DEI, G of GRATIA over I of DEI, the R over a lower G and the final I over E with the top of the T partially blanked out from possibly striking over an I. This die variety is unpublished, and would seem to be the result of the engraver punching in the legend starting too far around to the right and running out of space to fit it in, then having to start again with the first D of DEI further to the left next to the back of the head and then over each letter all the way around.
The last two letter Is in the obverse legend of the 1740 Penny seem to be struck over letter Es which is also unpublished.