| The Royal Mint > Spring Consignment Auction | Auction date: 3 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 6 Price realized: 1,200 GBP (Approx. 1,518 USD / 1,401 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: 1746 George II LIMA Crown, Obverse, bust of George II facing left "LIMA" below. Reverse, Crowned cruciform shields with roses in angles. Obverse Good Fine, the reverse slightly better. S.3689 The coins provenance marked LIMA under the bust are all made from silver from treasure captured from Spanish ships off the coast of the Peruvian city of Lima by the English Privateers John Morecock and James Talbot, Captains of the Prince Frederick and the Duke in 1745. An incredible story behind this coin which charters the story of the journey of silver mined and coined in Peru by one nation, subsequently captured and finding its way reminted into the pockets of the populous of another nation, the two biggest sea powers of the era. Starting price: 1200 GBP |  |
