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World Crowns and Minors
2976
Great Britain. General Service Medal, 1939-1945
. Sliver.
George VI. single clasp. Malaya. Awarded to: 1180 CONST
MOHAMED ISA BIN SALEM S' PORE POL. Without ribbon.
Extremely Fine
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $125 - 175
Ex Walter Scheer Collection
.
2977
Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1953
. S.4126; ESC-2570 (R2);
KM-MDS212. Elizabeth II. Obverse, young portrait of HM Queen
by Mary Gillick right. Reverse, crowned numeral within wreath
to denote denomination. Superb mint state, and toning lightly.
The rarest of all 20th century Maundy sets. Lot of 4 coins.
NGC
graded All MS-65
.
* The 1953 Maundy ceremony took place at St Paul' s Cathedral
in early April of that year, several weeks before the Queen was
crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2nd June. Queen Elizabeth
was accompanied at this her first Maundy ceremony by Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
It is said that most of the Maundy coin sets in 1953 were taken
away by overseas visitors at the time of the Coronation, and of
the small number made, many sets did not survive or were later
scuffed and damaged. Consequently, the current catalogue
value of a basic mint state set is around $1500.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,200
2978
Great Britain. Proof Crown, 1953
. S.4136; ESC-393H (Rar-
ity-3); KM-894. Elizabeth II. Designed by Gilbert Ledward and
produced to a superior finish compared to the normal Proof
Crown of that year. Obverse, Queen on horseback left, E II R
crowned to right and left. FIVE SHILLINGS below. ELIZABETH II
DEI GRATIA BRITT OMN REGINA FIDEI DEFENSOR around.
Reverse, cruciform shields and national emblems between,
design by Edgar Fuller. Superb frosted Proof with sharp edge
and attractive blue-mauve tone. A rare variety of this iconic Cor-
onation year Crown. Purchased by the consignor as a VIP
Strike.
PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $600 - 700
V
ERY
R
ARE
1956 P
ROOF
S
ET
2979
Great Britain. Partial Proof Set, 1956
. This very rare
set is only missing the threepence and the English and
Scottish shillings. Proofs exist for all dates, 1954 to 1963 in
very small numbers, probably less than 10 per year struck
for VIP' s. NGC pop reports show less than 3 pieces having
been graded for any one year with none graded for some of
the years. The 1956 proof set not in the Norweb collection.
Lot of 5 coins.
Farthing
NGC graded Proof 66 Red and
Brown Cameo;
Halfpenny
NGC graded Proof 66 Red and
Brown Cameo;
Sixpence
NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo;
Florin
NGC Proof 67;
Halfcrown
NGC graded Proof 67
Cameo.
Estimated Value .............................................. $7,500-UP