Half Sovereigns (3) 1906S Marsh 523 Fine, cleaned with some thin scratches, 1908S Marsh 524 Good Fine with some surface marks and edge nicks, 1910S Marsh 525 NVF the obverse cleaned with some surface marks
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, No Pearls, ESC 509 GVF the reverse with a small adjustment mark and a striking flaw in the field
Halfcrown 1697E Large Shields, Normal Harp ESC 547 About Fine, Shilling 1696C R of GRA over inverted A ESC 1082A VG with an edge nick and a scratch on the obverse, rated R4 by ESC, the first example of this variety we have handled
Halfcrown 1700 DECIMO TERTIO, Inverted A for V in DECVS ESC 563 NVF, Very Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates that this is the first example we have offered
Halfcrown 1714 4 over 3 with traces of the underlying 3 to the lower right of the 4, Roses and Plumes, Good Fine with minor adjustment lines and haymarking
Halfcrown 1741 Roses 41 over 39 ESC 601A VF the reverse retaining touches of underlying lustre, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Seaby 1952 (Ex Oliver Collec) Seaby No.601 18/6'
Halfcrown 1750 ESC 609 UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1821 ESC 631Davies 171 dies 1A, UNC or very near so with minor cabinet friction, with attractive multi-coloured toned, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1951, Seaby No.661 Light Garnishing 8/6'
Halfcrown 1835 ESC 665 GVF/NEF attractively toned with a small darker tone spot on the Scottish shield, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Seaby 1953, Seaby No.665 25/-'
Halfcrown 1844 ESC 677 NEF/EF and nicely toned, with a few contact marks, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Ex-B.Weeks Salisbury May 2005 £375'
Halfcrown 1848 as ESC 681 the 8 overstruck, appears to be over another 8 VG the overstrike clear VG with some scratches to the left of the crown, Florin 1932 ESC 952 GVF/NEF
Halfcrown 1876 ESC 699 UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 2/9/2012 Lot 2290 hammer price £900
Halfcrown 1881 Davies 591 dies 5D Lustrous UNC, LCGS 80 the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, indeed this shows only 48 coins in the entire Young Head series (all dates combined) graded 80 or above from over 300 submissions
Halfcrown 1888 ESC 721 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750 GVF with some hairlines, possibly lightly wiped at some time, nevertheless far superior to most Halfcrowns of this date usually encountered, Very Rare in all grades above Fine
Halfcrown 1915 ESC 762 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Cheshire collection NGC MS64, the second finest known of 52 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrowns (2) 1834 WW in script ESC 662 VF/GVF with old grey toning, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952 Seaby No.662 15/-', 1836 ESC 666 VF with old grey tone, comes with old collector's ticket stating ' Antique shop, Richmond 1949, Seaby No.666 9/6'
Halfpenny 1770 Peck 893 UNC toned with a hint of lustre on the reverse, the reverse rim not fully struck around BRITAN, comes with Spink ticket for £325
Halfpenny 1797 Pattern in Bronzed copper, Obverse: 3 Berries in wreath, Reverse with Ship having 3 stays from foremast to bowspirit, edge obliquely grained, not extending the full width of the edge, Peck 1153 KH6 nFDC the reverse showing very minor cabinet friction to the highest points
Halfpenny 1797 Pattern in Copper, Obverse: 2 Berries in wreath, Reverse with Ship having 3 stays from foremast to bowspirit, Plain edge, Peck 1157 KH7 NEF/GVF with some light contact marks, Rare, only the second example we have offered since 2003, so probably rarer than Peck's 'R' rating suggest
Halfpenny 1936 VIP Bronze Proof/Proof of record Freeman 427 dies 3+B in a PCGS holder and graded PR65 RB, Extremely Rare, rated R18 by Freeman, the only example recorded by the PCGS Population Report
Maundy Set 1936 ESC 2553 A/UNC to UNC the Twopence and Penny with some light tone, in a contemporary red box, the lid with ER added in gold marker either side of the crest Note: The 1936 sets were distributed by King Edward VIII
MaundyThreepence 1765 ESC 2035, the 5 in the date with traces of an overstrike, extremely rare and rated R5 by ESC, NEF/GVF and nicely struck, with minor haymarks and a small scratch on the obverse. Overall a most pleasing coin and excessively rare We note this coin struck from the same dies as a similar piece in our auction A151 (Lot 2746, graded Good Fine/Fine) which realised £1638 inclusive of buyer's premium, this considerably superior and quite possibly one of the finest examples extant
One Shilling and SixpenceBank Token 1812 Bust type Proof with small reverse lettering ESC 975 UNC with prooflike fields and a few light surface and rim nicks, Extremely Rare with only a few known
Penny 1827 Peck 1430 VF or near so the surfaces once very lightly cleaned apparently to remove surface dirt, traces of which still remain around the legend and design, nevertheless a presentable and collectable example with none of the corrosion normally associated with Pennies of this date
Penny 1860 Toothed Border N over sideways N in ONE, Gouby BP1860 JA, Satin 11, UNC or very near so, the reverse with striking flaws on the shield and by the trident, a scarce variety and seldom seen in this high grade
Penny 1861 Freeman 23 dies 4+D struck on a heavy flan weighing 11.32 grammes, thickness 2mm, UNC toned with a couple of small contact marks in the reverse field, rated R18 by Freeman, believed to be one of 8 known examples, Ex-London Coins Auction A139 December 2012 Lot 2121 (realised £6435 inclusive of buyer's premium)
Penny 1880 8 over 8 Gouby BP1880Af an attempt has been made to repair the second 8. The preliminary test strike was inaccurate with the bottom of an 8 showing to the left of an original 8. A small part of that test strike also shows in the bottom centre of the original 8, NVF, comes with old collector's ticket showing F99 preceding the discovery of the variety
Penny 1912H Freeman 173 dies 1+A UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 29 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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