Third coinage mm small Rose, no ground line, S2666A
Both coins are from the same dies, the reverse dies still being the same as that for the first example of mint mark rose shown on that page. There is a stop before the mint mark on the obverse.
Third coinage mm small Rose, no ground line - 1 of 2
The unusually high quality of this coin has suggested that it may well be prototype or finework piece.
Provenance:
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E C Carter, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1950
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Seaby´s Coin & Medal Bulletin, May 1970, no. DC59 P Hunt,
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portion of collection purchased by Colin Adams, March 2000
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Colin Adams Collection, Spink Auction 177, 1 Dec 2005, lot 52
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Third coinage mm small Rose, no ground line - 2 of 2
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Provenance:
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H.W.Morrieson collection, Sotheby auction 20- 24 Nov 1933, lot 370 (part)
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H.M.Lingford collection part II, Glendining auction 20-21 June 1951, lot 1240​​
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Baldwin auction 30, 7-8 May 2002, lot 604
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Dr John Hulett collection, DNW auction 13 Sept 2017, lot 431​
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