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A Group of 20th Century Royal Mint Proof-Record Coins, ex Melbourne Mint Museum

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№ 373 x

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11 February 2015

Hammer Price:
£4,000

Faeroe Islands, Christian IX, Proof set, 1941, comprising 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 Ore, first two edges grained, others edges plain, all 12h (KM. PS 1; cf. Spink Australia 25, 1060) [5]. Brilliant mint state, extremely rare £3,000-4,000

Provenance: Noble Numismatics Auction 91 (Melbourne), 21-3 July 2009, lot 2139.

Slabbed in NGC holders, graded PF 65, PF 66, PF 65 RB, PF 65 RD and PF 65 RD respectively. These coins were struck for the Danish government in the Faeroe Islands, which were occupied by British troops at the time, while Denmark itself was under German occupation