Florin 1914 ESC 933Davies 1736 dies 2D UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 78, in over 40000 coins graded by CGS (now LCGS), only 2 examples of this type have been recorded, of which this is the finest
Guineas (2) 1688 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3403 the first 8 struck over a lower 8 Good Fine with some edge nicks and contact marks, 1714 AnneS.3574 About Fine/VG
Half Guinea 1787 Plain edge ProofS.3735 Wilson and Rasmussen 130, weight 4.78 grammes, Practically mint state with much brilliance, extremely rare with Spink now listing at £6500 FDC, Ex-London Coins Auction A128 7/3/2010 Lot 1306
Half Sovereign 1817 Proof, Reverse with crowned angular shield, dot below, S.3786, Wilson and Rasmussen 204, nFDC with some light hairlines, extremely rare, slabbed and graded LCGS 85
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, with pearls ESC 503 Fine or slightly better with an old grey tone, comes with an old sales ticket
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior Frosted, with Pearls, First V of GVLIELMVS over A, FRA for FR, ESC 507B, Bold Fine, rated R2 by ESC, the scarcest of the First bust types
Halfcrown 1823 First Reverse ESC 633 VF even grey tone with some faint old scratches obverse field decent eye appeal Extremely Rare especially in this collectable grade
Halfcrown 1831 WW in block, Plain Edge ProofESC 657 some small rim nicks at 6 o'clock on the reverse otherwise toned UNC attractively toned with much underlying brilliance
Halfcrown 1839 the rare currency issue, WW incuse, with two plain fillets, ESC 672 EF with a minor depression in the obverse field around the date area, one of the key rarities in the entire English milled series, very few examples known and seldom offered for sale
Halfcrown 1861 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Halfcrown 1894 ESC 728Davies 665 dies 2B Lustrous UNC with prooflike fields and some hairlines, the portrait lightly frosted, very attractive and eye catching
Halfcrown 1953 Proof. Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 :- I of DEI points to a space, weakly struck portrait, a Proof version of the early portrait (used in the plastic set) of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece listed as 'to be confirmed' by Davies and extremely rare and reported to be one of only a few known, UNC and lustrous with a few surface marks
Halfpennies Contemporary Counterfeits (2) George II but dated 1775 a muling of George II and George III dies, approaching Fine for issue, unlisted in the Coleman or Anton/Kesse books, struck slightly off-centre and very unusual, George III 1775 Reverse Brockage VG/Poor
Halfpenny 1799 5 incuse gunports Peck 1248 Choice UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the second finest of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B Freeman 288 dies 7+E NVF for wear the obverse with corrosion, the reverse less so with the B very bold and all major details very clear, very rare and seldom seen in any grade
Halfpenny 1874H Freeman 320 struck on a thick 2mm flan Fine with a curved imperfection on the reverse, one of the key varieties in the entire bronze halfpenny series, certainly one of only a handful known, rated R20 by Freeman, we note one other example graded CGS 60 sold for £3042 hammer price in London Coins Auction A142 September 2013
Maundy Money 1896 a parcel of 7 sets and an additional Fourpence and Threepence EF to UNC, some with toning, total 77 pence the full distribution for the year
Maundy Money 1903 a parcel of 6 sets and additional Twopence EF to UNC, one of the Twopences with poor surfaces, one Penny and Threepence with edge nicks and contact marks, total 62 pence the full distribution for this year
Maundy Money 1999 a parcel of 6 sets and three Pennies UNC along with two Maundy Purses and the Bristol Cathedral Maundy Companion ticket, associated newspaper articles, Order of Service, notice of Nomination letter and more, all in a blue album
Maundy Set 1823 ESC 2427 GVF to EF the Threepence with an edge knock, housed in a dated case with 'HIS MAJESTYS MAUNDY ON THIS DATE 1823' on the lid, these early dated boxes very rare, expert and well networked collectors of Maundy Sets in contemporary boxes inform us that this is the earliest dated Maundy Box known
Maundy Set 1828 ESC 2432 GEF to UNC, with a matching colourful tone, the Threepence with some light hairlines, the Twopence with a couple of small rim nicks
Maundy Set 1831 ESC 2436 NVF to EF, the Twopence with some old scratches, housed in a dated case with 'HIS MAJESTYS MAUNDY 1831' on the lid, these early dated boxes very rare
Maundy Set 1832 ESC 2439 VF to EF the Penny with some scratches, housed in a dated case with 'HIS MAJESTYS MAUNDY 1832' on the lid, these early dated boxes very rare
Maundy Set 1838 ESC 2445 Lustrous UNC, the Penny with light toning and some minor contact marks, the Fourpence formerly in an NGC slab now with ticket graded MS65, the Threepence formerly in an NGC slab now with NGC grading ticket graded MS64
Maundy Set 1839 comprising Fourpence 1839 NGC MS65, Threepence 1839 NGC MS66 and Twopence 1839 NGC MS64 now removed from their holders, all almost certainly Proof issues, as all have upright die axes, with Penny 1839 with inverted die axis A/UNC toned
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