Special Collections

Sold on 8 September 1998

1 part

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A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector

Lot

№ 973

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8 September 1998

Hammer Price:
£40

Act of Union Passed, 1800, a copper medal by J.G. Hancock for P. Kempson, British lion reclining on anchor, legend above, reverse Britannia and Hibernia greeting each other, 38mm (BHM 494; E 917); together with George III’s Recovery from Illness, 1801, a copper medal by J.G. Hancock, 38mm (Storer 6190; BHM 503; E 928) [2]. Both extremely fine, but first with small metal fault in reverse field (£25-35)