South Africa Proof Set 1937 Halfcrown to Farthing (8 coins) Krause states a mintage of just 116 Proof sets, the coins now all in PCGS holders and graded as follows:- Halfcrown PCGS PF65 Cameo, Florin PCGS PR66 Cameo, Shilling PCGS PR66 Cameo, Sixpence PCGS PR66 Cameo, Threepence PCGS PR65, Penny PR65 BN, Halfpenny PR66 BN and Farthing PCGS PR65 BN comes in a wooden box with 'Koninklike Munt Pretoria Proefmuntstukke - Royal Mint Pretoria Specimen Coins 1937' on the lid, The Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence with frosted portraits, the Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing mint toned as issued, possibly a VIP set, believed to have once belonged to a South African diplomat, although there are now no supporting documents, a very rare low mintage set
USA Eagles (7) 1986S Proof (4), 1987S Proof, 2002W Proof, 2003W Proof the 2003 nFDC with some handling marks, the others nFDC to FDC retaining almost full mint brilliance, in the boxes of issue with certificates, One Dollar (3) 2002P Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games Silver Proof, 2002W West Point Bicentennial Silver Proof, 2003P Wilbur and Orville Wright Silver Proof nFDC in the boxes of issue, Silver Eagle 2005 in a PCGS 'First Strike' holder and graded MS69
Australia - New South Wales Fifteen Pence 1813 Dump, in a PCGS holder Genuine - Filed rims AG detail, a very rare issue and seldom encountered in any grade
MexicoRevolutionary - Oaxaca Peso 1915 Fourth Bust with heavy unfinished truncation KM#740.1 Lustrous UNC in a PCGS holder and graded MS63, rare in this high grade
Thailand – Rama V (1868-1910). Princes Paripatra and Chakrabongs Golden Name Tablet in silver RS110 Obv facing busts, Rev armorials and Mana Chakri collar, 47mm in a PCGS holder, rare especially in this high grade of PCGS MS61
Tunisia - French Protectorate, One Piastre AH1299 (1882) KM#202 Rare one-year type, in a PCGS holder and graded AU58, the first of this type we have offered
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Proof, Inverted K in relief to left of shield, dies C+2a ESC 154, Bull 1939, nFDC and retaining much original lustre, toning in the legends, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1818 Marsh 401 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1849 Marsh 423 Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1855 Marsh 429 Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1911S Marsh 537 in a PCGS holder and graded MS63, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first example we have offered, so possibly scarcer than catalogues would suggest
Halfpenny 1749 Peck 879 Toned UNC and choice with traces of lustre, a well struck example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, indeed over 42000 coins have been graded since this piece and the grade has yet to be beaten
Penny 1889 15 Leaves Freeman 127 dies 12+N, Choice UNC with around 60%/50% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Two Pounds 1996 Euro 96 Football Gold ProofS.K7A (formerly S.4317A), the reverse with a flat rather than the usual concave appearance, error Gold Proof on the incorrect blank, in a PCGS holder and graded PCGS PR69 Deep Cameo, now listed at £1500 by the Spink catalogue. Very rare, We note that PCGS have only graded two examples of this rare variety, also a similar example in the box of issue sold for £1000 hammer price in London Coins Auction A161 2/6/2018
Farthings in LCGS holders (3) and Halfpenny (1) in LCGS holder, Farthings 1839 2-pronged Trident with FID.DEF legend LCGS Variety 09 UNC with traces of lustre, graded LCGS 78, 1843 Reverse B, 9 1/4 teeth date spacing LCGS Variety 06 UNC with minor cabinet friction, graded LCGS 78, 1853 WW Raised, 11 teeth date spacing, LCGS Variety 12, UNC or very near so with traces of lustre, graded LCGS 75, Halfpenny 1853 Peck 1539 UNC with a trace of lustre, graded LCGS 78
Farthings in LCGS holders (4) 1834 Reverse A, Incuse Line on Saltire, Peck 1470, A/UNC with traces of lustre, graded LCGS 75, 1834 Reverse B, Raised Line on Saltire, Peck 1471 GEF, graded LCGS 65, 1835 Reverse A, Incuse Line on Saltire, Peck 1472, A/UNC with traces of lustre, graded LCGS 70, 1835 Reverse B, Raised Line on Saltire, Peck 1473, UNC or very near so, graded LCGS 78
GB William III to Elizabeth II (110) includes some silver and Crown-sized, also Penny 1859 in an LCGS holder 'UNC Verdigris' along with World (100) a mixed group mostly 20th Century and base metal with a few earlier pieces and a few in silver, in mixed grades
British North Borneo a small and interesting group in PCGS holders (5) Half Cent 1891H KM#1 in a PCGS holder and graded MS65BN, One Cent 1891H KM#2 in a PCGS holder and graded MS63BN, One Cent 1935H KM#3 Choice UNC in a PCGS holder and graded MS67, 2 1/2 Cents 1903H KM#4 in a PCGS holder and graded AU58, 5 Cents 1903H KM#5 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64
Canada (21) and Newfoundland (2) Canada Dollar 1938 slabbed PCGS MS62, 50 Cents (5) 1918 Fine, 1919 Near Fine, 1952 Wide Date in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, 1953 Bright VF/GVF, 1958 EF and lustrous, Newfoundland 50 Cents (2) 1899 Near Fine, 1909 Near Fine, Canada 25 Cents (16) 1872H, 1874, 1900, 1905, 1906, 1907 (2), 1910, 1918 (2), 1919 (2), 1934, 1937H, 1938H, 1939H, in mixed circulated grades, the last three VF to EF, plus a further group of Canada and Islands, One Cent (27) 1859-1903, includes New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia (2) and Prince Edward Island (1) these in mixed grades to VF
India in PCGS holders (2) Half Rupee 1862 (b&m) KM#472,SW-4 B/III UNC and lustrous and graded MS62, Quarter Rupee 1862 ( c ) KM#470 S&W-4.130 UNC and lustrous and graded MS63
Straits SettlementsHalf Cents (3) 1883 KM#8 in a PCGS holder and graded XF45, 1873 KM#8 in a PCGS holder and graded Fine 12, 1845 KM#2 No WW on truncation in a PCGS holder and graded XF40
USA (17) Dollars (8) 1880S 80 over 79 (5), 1880S (2), EF to Lustrous UNC, 1880S in a PCGS holder and graded Cleaned - UNC details, Quarter Dollar 1898 Breen 4155 EF with some darker toning areas, 5 Cents (7) 1900, 1914, 1916, 1923S, 1929, 1929S, 1936 NVF to EF, Half Cent 1806 Small High 6, stemless, Fine with a stain on the reverse
World a small mixed group (24) Japan Year 28 (1895) KM#A25.3 JNDA 01-10A in a PCGS holder Cleaned AU details, ScotlandMerk 1669 S.5611 VG with uneven tone, scarce, Spain One Peseta (3) 1869 SN-M KM#652 Fine, toned, 1870 SN-M KM#653 VG, 1903 Fine, ChinaFukien Province 20 Centsundated (c.1903-1908) 4 characters at the top of the obverse KM#104.2 Fine, BelgiumOne Franc 1880 50th Anniversary of Independence KM#38 Good Fine/NVF, Peru Sol 1875 Fine on a pin mount, CyprusHalf Piastre 1886 Good Fine with a darker tone area on PIASTRE, French Indo-China One Piastre 1931 NEF, Portuguese India Rupia 1912 VF, Sweden (3) 25 Ore 1889EB GEF and lustrous, 10 Ore (2) 1883EB EF and lustrous, 10 Ore 1855T NEF and lustrous, Danzig (2) 10 Pfennigs (2) 1932 KM#152 Good Fine, 1920 Token Coinage in Zinc KM#Tn1 Fine or better, along with Zeppelin Canteen Token c.1914 About Fine, FranceTeston 1569, Toulouse Mint, About Fine with some weakness in the centre, Iran 5000 Dinars (5 Krans) (2) 1902 KM#976 GEF and lustrous, 1927 KM#1106 EF with some contact marks, Scotland Five Shillings 1697 S.5688 Upright die axis, VG the reverse slightly better, Serbia Dinar 1915 Coin die alignment with designer's name KM#25.4 VG, unpriced by Krause, Rare, Madeira Islands 10 Reis 1842 KM#2 VF with some edge nicks, possibly once lightly cleaned, now retoned, Spain 100 Pesetas 1966 (68) as KM#797 GVF and prooflike, with some spots on the obverse, we note the Proofs are unlisted for this date and type, this certainly with a completely different finish to the currency coin
Crown 1820 LX ESC 219 UNC with light cabinet friction, attractively toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest known of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394 UNC with blue, green and gold toning, a superb example, in an LCGS holder and graded 82 and the finest of 38 examples graded by CGS desirable thus
Half Sovereign 1914S Marsh 539 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, our archive database shows that this is only the second example we have offered so perhaps rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Sovereign 1915S Marsh 540 Choice UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1687 6 over 8 ESC 499A, Bull 755, only the lower part of the overdate visible VG, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 10, very rare listed as R4 by ESC and Bull
Halfcrown 1853 ProofESC 687, Bull 2736 UNC the obverse with some very minor contact marks and the coin has been cleaned. 14.12 grammes. Further research shows that PCGS and NGC have graded just 17 examples of this coin. Only issued as part of the 1853 Proof sets, which are of extreme rarity, this is a rare opportunity to obtain a key coin in the Victorian Halfcrown series. This last such coin offered by us was in February 2009.Our archive database indicates we have only previously offered one example, this being sold twice by us, as part of the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris collections.
Halfcrown 1953 Proof, Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 I of DEI point to a space. Weakly Struck first portrait. The Proof version of the early portrait, as used in the 1953 currency plastic set. Davies 2310, S.4137 in a PCGS holder and graded PCGS PR66 the attribution wrongly stated on the label to be S.4137A. Very Rare and now listed in Spink at £1700 FDC
Halfpenny 1745 Peck 875 UNC an extremely choice example, attractively toned with small traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction A113, 5/6/2006 (Lot 994). One of the first coins encapsulated by CGS (UIN 0000035). LCGS has now recorded over 42000 coins on its Population report and only one other coin of this date has been recorded. We note only 4 George II currency Halfpennies of all dates have attained the 85 grade, with none recorded higher, therefore a choice coin for the type collector
Penny 1858 8 over 2, this variety previously thought to be 8 over 3 with die cracks through the top half and bottom half of all four digits of the date, recent research has stated this is more likely to be 8 over 2, indeed this coin shows a small part of the point of the 2 at the bottom left of the 8. Recent research suggest that this die only had a short working life (Source: Michael Gouby, article Spink Numismatic Circular May 2010 pages 72-73), UNC or near so, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75
Penny 1860 60 over 59 Copper, Peck 1521, UNC with traces of lustre in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the date shows complete figures 6 and 0, and traces of both the 5 and 9 of the underlying 59, this feature rarely seen and as clear an overstrike as we have seen for this rare type, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Spink Auction 68 23/3/1989, Ex-Hopetoun House Collection
Penny 1890 Freeman 130 dies 12+N Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, UIN 3195, now the Population Report has recorded a further 39000 coins this has still yet to be surpassed
Crowns in LCGS 'Encapsulation Only' holders (7) 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981, Five Pound Crowns in 'Encapsulation Only' holders (14) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday, 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary, 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday, 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden Wedding, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday, 1999 Diana Memorial, 1999 Millennium, 2000 Millennium, 2000 Queen Mother Centenary, 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era, 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee, 2002 Queen Mother Memorial, 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary, 2004 100th Anniversary of the Entente Cordiale UNC, Five Pound Crown 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Two Pounds (2) 1986 Commonwealth Games EF, 1995 Peace Dove EF, Crowns (4) 1972 (2), 1977 (2) A/UNC to UNC, Sixpence 1950 Fine, and a modern copy of an 'Una and the Lion' in base metal Lustrous UNC
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