Coins and Historical Medals

George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Specimen Sixpence, 1787, by L. Pingo, in silver, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. cruciform shields with semée of hearts, crowns in angles, border of pellets both sides, edge plain, 12h (Eimer 86; ESC 2212 [1640]; Selig 1228). Good extremely fine, dark toning over brilliant surfaces [slabbed NGC PF 64] £700-£900

Provenance: SNC February 1978 (1969); Spink Auction 253, 27-28 March 2018, lot 81