Auction Catalogue

24 & 25 June 2003

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1386

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25 June 2003

Hammer Price:
£140

George IV (1820-1830), Charles Linnaeus, 1830, a silver award medal by T. Halliday, bust left within wreath of flowers and fruits, rev. wreath, named (Captn. Wheatley, for having obtained the greatest number of prizes for Fruit at the Swansea and Neath Horticultural Shows in the Year 1838), 45mm (BDM II, 390); together with other medals etc, mostly in base metal (39) [40]. First with edge knocks, otherwise nearly extremely fine, others in varied state (£90-120)