Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
Lot number: 1308 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins. Charles II. 1660-1685. Proof AR Crown. Dated 1664 and RY XVI. Second bust. L&S 10; Bull 363; ESC 29; SCBC 3355. A proof striking. A couple of very light marks under deep toning. Considerable underlying brilliance. Extremely rare. In NGC encapsulation 2153882-009, graded PF 62. Ex St. James 2 (11 May 2005), lot 174; H. Paget (Glendining 25 September 1946), lot 232; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 8 June 1903), lot 642 ('in perfect preservation and extremely rare'); H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 November 1896), lot 837; S. Addington Collection; H.H. Duncombe (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 21 June 1869) lot 140; R.M. Murchison (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 27 June 1864), lot 403; J. Baker (S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson, 1 June 1855), lot 50; Durrant (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 19 April 1847), lot 796; S. Tyssen (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 12 April 1802), lot 2296; E. Hodsoll Collection (purchased en bloc by Tyssen, 1790s). Estimate: 25000 CHF |