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GREAT BRITAIN: 3 pound 12 shillings weight (28.70g), 1747, EF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Europe Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:180.00 - 260.00 USD
GREAT BRITAIN: 3 pound 12 shillings weight (28.70g), 1747, EF
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160.00USD+ (32.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Jan 27 @ 18:37UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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GREAT BRITAIN: 3 pound 12 shillings weight (28.70g), 1747, Withers-1526, 28mm brass coin weight for "Johannes" Portuguese Joes, by Kirk, laureate bust right with IOHANNES V D G - PORT ET ALG REX around and KIRK and "1747" below truncation // THREE / POUND / TWELVE in crowned cartouche with pellet above M-like ornament at base, very light adjustment marks, a few small obverse spots, unusually nice for these, plain edge, EF, RR. This is a weight for the "Double Joe", a Portuguese gold coin common in world trade at the time.