Special Collections

Sold between 26 & 29 September 2010

5 parts

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Collection of Sixpences formed by the late Alfred Bole

Samuel Alfred Bole

Lot

№ 1523

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26 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£310

Elizabeth II (1952- ), 1967 (2), trial struck in brass (?), 2.87g/12h, bronze (?), 3.49g/12h (Davies –; ESC –; S 4141) [2]. About as struck, extremely rare £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Collection of Sixpences formed by the late Alfred Bole.

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The quality of the strike of these coins suggests that they are deliberate patterns or metal trials and not mis-strikes. On sight, it is difficult to establish what metal they are in. Both would benefit from a specific gravity test