Anglo-Gallic Demi-SterlingEdward IIIS.8048 the portrait largely obscured by die clashing, the reverse bold, 0.43 grammes, VG/Fine with a small hole near the edge at 1 o'clock on the reverse, Rare
Crown of the Double Rose Henry VIII HK S.2273 mintmark Rose About VF with a small flan crack and near the rim at 4 o'clock, overall of pleasing and even appearance
Elizabeth I a small group (5) Threepences (2) 1572 mintmark Ermine, 1573 mintmark Ermine, Halfgroats (2) mintmark Hand and mintmark Escallop, Penny issue unclear as mintmark off flan, in mixed grades VG to Good Fine
GoldCrownCharles I Second Bust, bust breaks inner circle S.2711 mintmark Negro's head approaching VF with some weaker areas, the obverse with some scuffs
GroatEdward III Fourth Coinage, London Mint, S.1569 series F, mintmark Crown, Fine or slightly better for wear with some old scratches and a surface crack on the obverse
GroatHenry VI Leaf-pellet issue, with extra pellet in two quarters on the inner circle S.1914 mintmark Cross Patonce VF or slightly better and pleasing
GroatHenry VII Facing Bust issue type 3b with realistic hair S.2198A mintmark Escallop Good Fine with evidence of die clashing on either side, comes with old sales ticket
GroatHenry VIII Posthumous Base Silver issue S.2403 Bust 4 London Mint, mintmark Lis, Fine with some edge nicks, the portrait however nearer VF, the legend weak in parts as often seen on this issue
Half PoundCharles IShrewsbury Reverse die (see Brooker 803-804) Oxford mint, reverse dies same as Brooker 866, obverse dies same as Brooker 867-868, mintmark Plume/- S.2944, full and round, well-centred and evenly struck NVF/VF
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, third horseman, Group 3a2, S.2775 mintmark Anchor, this strangely formed on the reverse, possibly overstruck (?) Fine or better with some double striking to the obverse
Hammered a small and interesting group (9) Sixpences (3) Edward VIS.2483 mintmark Tun, About Fine with good portrait for the grade, Elizabeth I (2) 1561 S.2561 mintmark Pheon NF/F, 1578 8 over 7 Fifth Issue, S.2572 mintmark Greek Cross, VG, Groats (3) Henry VIII First Issue, portrait of Henry VII S.2316 mintmark Pheon Fine with some weak areas, Henry VIII Second Coinage, Laker Bust A3, S.2337C, mintmark Rose, Good Fine with dark tone, Mary S.2492 mintmark Pomegranate, Fine with a long flan split, Halfgroat Henry VII Canterbury Mint, S.2261 mintmark Martlet, Fine, FourpenceCharles II Third Issue S.3324 mintmark Crown VG/Near Fine, PennyEdward III Quatrefoil in centre of reverse, York MintS.1556 Fine
Hammered a small and varied group (7) HalfgroatCharles I Tower under Parliament S.2833 mintmark (P), Halfgroat CommonwealthS.3221, class="rel_search_link" href="?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Penny&category=7&searchtype=1" rel="tag">Penny Edward IVDurham Mint, Rose in centre of reverse, clipped, Halfpennies (2) Henry VI London Mint, Henry VII mint unclear, Farthings (2) Edward I and another Farthing, clipped with legend unclear, in mixed grades Fair to Fine
Hammered a small group (4) ShillingCharles I Group E S.2797 mintmark Anchor Good Fine with old toning, Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) 1574 S.2563 mintmark Eglantine, Fine with grey tone, Milled Issue 1562 Large Bust, with elaborately decorated dress S.2596 mintmark Star Fine with a hint of ancient tooling under an old grey tone, Sixpence James I 1624 Sixth Bust S.2670 Bold Fine with grey tone, all with old sales tickets
Hammered a small group (5) SixpenceElizabeth I 1575 mintmark Eglantine, NVG/VG, Halfgroat Elizabeth I mintmark Escallop Near Fine, Pennies (2) Edward IIIYork mint, with Quatrefoil in the centre of the reverse, Fine, Henry III Long Cross, Fine with some discolouration, Cut Halfpenny Henry II Long Cross Good Fine
Hammered a small group (7) Shillings (3) Elizabeth I Sixth Issue mintmark A VG/About Fine, James I Second Coinage, Third Bust, mintmark Rose, NF/F, Charles ITower Mint under Parliament, mintmark Sun, Fine, Sixpence Elizabeth I 1575 mintmark Eglantine, Fine, GroatHenry VIII mintmark Lis VG with a small edge cut, Pennies (2) Henry IIILondon Mint moneyer Nicole, pleasing Fine, John Ipswich Mint, moneyer Iohan Fine on an irregular flan, the rim bent over slightly at 2 o'clock, along with Ancients (2) Antoninianus Victorinus (268-270) NVF with some porosity, Follis, Constantine the Great, Fine
NobleHenry VI Annulet issue, London MintS.1799 Mintmark Lis, Annulet in first spandrel of second quarter, and by sword arm VF with the legends weak in parts and some double striking of the legends (6.9 grams)
Pennies (5) John, Class 5b, London Mint moneyer Willem NVF, Henry III Short Cross, London Mint moneyer Ilger, Fine or slightly better, Henry III Long Cross London Mint, Moneyer Nicole, Edward I Bristol Mint, Class 2b Good Fine, Edward IICanterbury Mint Good Fine, nicely toned, the first four with old sales tickets
PenniesHenry III (4) Long Cross, Canterbury Mint, Short Cross (3) London Mint (1) and Canterbury Mint (2) one with the coin having flipped during the minting process with some of the legends on the opposite side, VG to Fine
Pound Elizabeth I sixth issue S.2534, N 2008 (North 3rd issue), but with Lion at the end of the legend as Schneider 797, die axis alignment 100 degrees, weight 10.98 grammes, this Tun and Lion variety was the first type of Pound struck between June 1593 and May 1594 and it is believed that only 12 specimens exist, the obverse Good Fine, with some weakness to the back of the head, the reverse extremely well struck, on a full round flan and very desirable. We note a Prooflike GEF/UNC example sold in our June 2015 auction and realised £28,000 hammer price, this piece is Ex LCA 153 Lot 1968 when it realised £10,000 hammer price
ShillingCharles I 1648 Pontefract besieged, lozenge-shaped with XII to right of castle, dividing PC S.3149 VF with a pleasing grey tone, nicely centred with an even strike for this issue, exhibiting much eye appeal, Very rare and seldom encountered as nice as this, superior to the example in Auction A148 (Lot 1574) which realised £4212 inclusive of buyers premium
SixpenceElizabeth I 1567 S.2562 mintmark Lion, we note all other examples except one that we have handled of this date have been mintmark Coronet, VF or better, and superior to the example sold in Auction A153 (that example was Ex-Lingford and Ex-Shuttlewood) which realised £234
Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I 1562 Milled Coinage Tall Narrow Bust with Plain dress, Large Rose Mintmark Star S.2594 Good Fine with some light crease marks, 1562 Milled Coinage Large Broad Bust with elaborately decorated dress, Small Rose, S.2596 mintmark Star, Good Fine, lightly tooled in the fields
Triple Unite 1643 Charles I (1625-1649) Oxford mint. S2726. Rarer type with half-length crowned portrait of king in armour and scarf flying from shoulder. Plume behind head. King has symbolic sword in one hand and olive branch in other. Mint mark Oxford plume above. Obverse legend reads: CAROLVS: D: G: MAGN: BRIT: FR: ET: HI: REX Reverse has declaration in 3 lines on ornate scroll. RELIG: PROT: LEG: ANGL: LIBER: This is the King’s undertaking to uphold the Protestant religion, the laws of the kingdom, and the freedoms and privileges of Parliament. Struck on a large full flan which is slightly irregular as is usual for this type. EF the reverse better and virtually mint state, with some original lustre. Therefore a rarer type and in higher grade than the example which realised £56,000 in our last sale (lot 1719)
Crown 1675 5 over 3 VICESIMO SEPTIMO ESC 50A Fine, Very rare in any grade, rated R3 by ESC, our archive database shows this is only the third, and thus far the finest example we have offered
Crown 1678 8 over 7 TRICESIMO ESC 55 Bold Fine, rated R2 by ESC, we note that since 2003 we have handled 6 examples, this is the finest we have offered
Crown 1686 SECVNDO No Stops on Obverse ESC 77 GVF and attractively toned with some haymarking, the reverse with an excess metal cud before BR, Ex-Roderick Richardson
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78 GVF and attractively toned, boldly struck the obverse and free from adjustment lines as often found on this series, comes with three old Spink tickets, one stating 'bought Spink 21/5/51 £4'
Crown 1696 Third Bust OCTAVO ESC 94, VF/About VF, Ex-Roderick Richardson, ESC states the same rarity as the first bust coin, but our archive database shows many times more examples of the First bust coin being offered, so probably rarer than stated by ESC
Crown 1718 8 over 6 Roses and Plumes QUINTO ESC 111A NEF the obverse with some adjustment lines, according to our archive database going back to 2003, this is the finest example we have offered
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 a prooflike early strike with an attractive and colourful tone AU/GEF, the reverse with a few contact marks, however a most attractive example with excellent eye appeal, Ex-Spink
Halfcrown 1663 V over S in CAROLVS ESC 457A, Bull 440 NVF and toned with some weakness of strike on the French shield, Very Rare rated R2 by ESC, Ex-Colin Adams Collection Spink 2005 Lot 293
Halfcrown 1666 the 6 overstruck, probably over an 8 (see footnote in 1992 ESC regarding Harrington Manville's opinions on this overdate) Elephant below bust ESC 462 VG/Fine nicely toned and of even appearance, pleasing for the grade, a collectable example of this very rare type, rated R3 by ESC: Collectors note:- there has been speculation over the underlying date figure for many years, and based on the evidence of this coin, there is strong evidence of the last figure being over an 8 as the lower loop and part of the upper loop of the underlying digit are clearly visible, an important coin
Halfcrown 1680 ESC 485 VF/GVF, with a pleasant underlying tone, Very rare and rated R3 by ESC, probably rarer in this grade, this example the finest we have offered, indeed our archive database going back to 2003 shows we have offered only two previous examples, the previous finest an example grading NVF/VF which realised £1638 inclusive of buyers premium in our June 2011 sale
Halfcrown 1690 SECVNDO, as ESC 513 with second L in GVLIELMVS struck over another L, the underlying L with a curved base, About VF and Rare, Ex-Spink 1991, Ex-M.Rasmussen
Halfcrown 1731 Roses and Plumes, also Q of QVINTO rotated 90 degrees clockwise, this type unlisted by ESC or Bull, About EF/EF with a most attractive tone and superb eye appeal, Ex-Spink Auction 1981, Ex-Porter February 1986, Ex-M.Rasmussen
Halfcrown 1743 Roses, U for V in GEORGIUS ESC 603A Choice EF/GEF with a most attractive grey tone with hints of blue and gold, the finest of this type we have offered
Halfcrown 1750 ESC 609 EF with a few very minor hairlines, rare in this grade, the reverse with some very small flecks of darker tone in one of the angles, lustrous and with a hint of golden tone, a most attractive example with considerable eye appeal
Halfcrown 1751 ESC 610 EF and attractively toned, with a small rim scratch by the A of A.T. Ex-Colin Adams collection Spink 2005 Lot 556, Very Rare in this grade
Halfcrown 1820 George III ESC 625 with some contact marks and light cabinet friction, otherwise Lustrous UNC and attractive, the fields with prooflike qualities and an underlying colourful tone
Halfcrown 1821 ESC 628 UNC the obverse with small contact marks on the King's chin and a small rim nick by ANNO a sharply struck example with very few imperfections even under magnification, the reverse showing the intricate detail in full, even the vertical hatching to the Hearts in the Hanoverian shield, an excellent example of this short-lived series, one for the type collector
Shilling 1674 4 over 3 ESC 1039A GVF with an attractive grey tone and excellent eye appeal, the obverse with an old light scratch, Very Rare, Ex-M.Rasmussen, Ex-Ashby
Shilling 1683 Fourth Bust ESC 1065 NVF/GF with a thin scratch on the bust, Very Rare, rated R2 by ESC, of just four examples we have offered since 2003, this is by far the finest: Cataloguers note, all Fourth Bust Charles II Shillings rare even in Fine grade
Shilling 1708 Second Bust, Roses and Plumes ESC 1146 Good Fine, the reverse better, with a pleasant and subtle tone, Very Rare in any grade, rated R3 by ESC, only the second example we have offered since 2003
Shilling 1723 SSC French Arms at date ESC 1177 Good Fine and toned, a bold example of a normally poorly struck type, these usually found in grades Fine and below
Sixpence 1688 Later shields, altered from Early shields ESC 1528 EF and with a most attractive grey tone, James II Sixpences seldom seen in this high grade
Sixpence 1697 First Bust, Small Crowns, E over B below bust ESC 1560A Near VF with deep grey tone, Extremely Rare, rated R4 by ESC, our archive database shows that this is only the second example, and easily the finest example we have offered since 2003
Sixpence 1820 Inverted 1 in date ESC 1639A NVF/GF lightly cleaned, Extremely Rare, only the second, and by far the finest example we have offered since 2003
Crown 1688 QVARTO ESC 80 NEF and with a pleasing grey tone, and a small edge flaw below the bust and a fleck of haymarking obverse field, ex LCA 134 (Sep 2011) Lot 1823 realised £2,500 hammer price
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