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Auction 1  25 Sep 2018
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Lot 362

Estimate: 120 GBP
Price realized: 130 GBP
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George IV (1820-30), copper Third-Farthing, 1827, laureate head left, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, holding branch, trident prongs intrude legend, emblems in exergue, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, weight 1.58g (Peck 1453; C&R 1286; S.3827). Unevenly toned with some original lustre, a few tiny flecks, extremely fine; William IV (1830-37), copper Third-Farthing, 1835, bare head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA., rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, incuse line on saltire of shield, legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REX: FID: DEF:, emblems in exergue, weight 1.60g (Peck 1477; C&R 1400; S.3850).Toned good very fine; Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Third-Farthing, 1878, struck for use in Malta, laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D. G. BRITT. REG. F. D., rev. crown over three line inscription with emblems curving below, ONE THIRD / FARTHING / 1878, weight 0.95g (Peck 1932; S.3960). Toned good very fine; copper Quarter-Farthing, 1839, issued for use in Ceylon, young head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, rev. crown over three line inscription with emblems curving below, QUARTER / FARTHING / 1839, weight 1.18g (Peck 1608; C&R 2032; S.3953). Toned practically extremely fine. (4)

Provenance:
First coin Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 2000, item 4586.
Second coin Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1998, item 6538.
Third coin Ex Spink and Son Ltd, 23rd January 2001.
Fourth coin Ex Roger Shuttlewood Collection of British Base Metal Coinage, Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2001, item MC0851.

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