Great Britain. Henry VI (First Reign, 1422-1461). Gros. Calais. (Boudeau-1943 var.). (Poey d'Avant-6654 var.). Anv.: + HENRIC x DI x GRA REX x ANGL x Z x FRANC. Crowned bust facing. Rev.: + POSVI৹ / DEVM ⁑ A / DIVTOR / E x MEVM - VIL / LA⁑ / CALI / SIE⁑. Roundels in first and third quarters. . 3,72 g. Lightly toned. Choice VF. Est...180,00.
Great Britain. George II. 1/2 crown. 1746. "LIMA" below bust. DECIMO NONO on the edge. (Km-584.3). (S-3695A). . 14,73 g. Struck on Spanish silver seized by Commodore George Anson in Peru during the War of Jenkin's Ear. Anson went on to become a British Naval hero of legendary proportions as a result. Light tone. Rare. VF/Choice VF. Est...180,00.
Countermark George III
Great Britain. George III. (Cal-956 var). (Km-634). . 26,89 g. Bank of England oval counterstamp with the face of George III for circulation of 5 shillings, made in 1797 on a 8 reales minted in 1794 for Mexico during the reign of Charles IV. This counterstamp brought a latent discontent among the English people, given that one real of a 8 stamped was equivalent to a crown minus three pennies, namely 4 shillings and 9 pennies (1 crown = 5 shillings; 1 shilling = 12 pennies). It generated some humorous phrases such as "The Bank (of England) in order to make its money pass, stamped the head of a fool on the neck of an ass". Rare. Choice VF. Est...500,00.
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