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CNG Feature Auction 118

Lot nuber 1389

HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (25mm, 9.16 g). First coinage, ‘spade’ type. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1796. Converted into a dedicatory locket for William Mansell Tweedy (1796-1859).


CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 1389.
 Estimated: $ 500

British, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AV Guinea (25mm, 9.16 g). First coinage, ‘spade’ type. Tower (London) mint. Dated 1796. Converted into a dedicatory locket for William Mansell Tweedy (1796-1859). Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Converted into locket, with inside engraved Gulielmus/ Mansell Tweedy,/ 6TH Decembris Y die. 53 post horam secundam/ A. M. Natus/ ANNO 1796 on one side, on the other a human eye, with the legend * IDENTITEM · TE · SPECTATE · AUDET. Ophthalmologia XIII.25 (this coin); SCBC 3729. Coin Good Fine, gilt. Engraving as made, with a few light scratches.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.

William Mansell Tweedy was a wealthy Truro banker and one-time president of the Royal Horticultural Society for Cornwall. On the death of his widow Jane Tanner Tweedy in 1880, their stately home was sold, and in a few years became the home of the Order of Epiphan, an order of Anglican nuns. The property was converted to a hotel in the late 20th century.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Four – Roman Imperial Coinage Part 2 through Antiquities will be held Tuesday afternoon, 14 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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