Shilling 1693 the 3 in the date overstruck, the underlying figure inconclusive, possibly a more 'squat' 3 NEF/EF with a colourful tone, a very attractive example with lots of eye appeal
Shilling 1697 First Bust E over N below bust, unlisted by Bull, ESC or Coincraft, listed under Spink 3500, Good Fine with some haymarking, Very Rare, the overstrike very clear, our database states that this is the first we have handled
Shilling 1705 Plain in angles ESC 1134 VF/GVF the with two thin scratches and a small edge crack, only the fourth and by the finest example we have offered
Shilling 1723 SSC French Arms at Date ESC 1177 About Fine/Fine with scratches on the portrait, Rare, come with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1951, Seaby No.1177 40/-', Sixpence 1726 Roses and PlumesESC 1602 Near Fine, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1946 Seaby No.1602 5/6'
Shilling 1763 Northumberland ESC 1214 EF/GEF grey toned with touches of red, green and blue, with two small scratches on the portrait, comes with old collector's ticket stating Baldwin 1950, Seaby No.1214 38/-'
Shilling 1787 No Hearts, No Stops on Obverse ESC 1223 EF or better and lustrous with minor haymarking, very rare in any grade, probably amongst the finest remaining examples
Shilling 1820 ESC 1236 UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1820 unbarred H in HONI, LCGS Variety 6 Sharp and lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, only 2 examples recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this being the finest
Shilling 1825 Shield in Garter, B P initials below bust (no stops) ESC 1253 GEF with old dark tone, a few small spots and small rim nicks barely detract
Shilling 1844 ESC 1291 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1850 ESC 1296 NVF, the obverse once cleaned with some contact marks around the Queen's chin, now retoning, nevertheless an extremely rare coin, even more so in grades above Fine
Shilling 1872 ESC 1324 Die Number 129 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1920 Low relief head Davies 1804 dies 4B, UNC and choice, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, only 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this being the finest, a very high grade coin for the initial .500 silver series
Shillings (2) 1837 ESC 1276 GVF toned, comes with an old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952 Seaby No.1276 12/6', 1819 ESC 1235 UNC with very minor cabinet friction to the highest points only, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952 Seaby No.1235 4/-'
Sixpence 1688 Later shields altered from early shields ESC 1528 VF with old grey toning, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1946, Seaby No.1528 35/-.'
Sixpence 1693 as ESC 1529 the E's on the reverse in REX, ET and REGINA have badly formed top bars thus resembling inverted and reversed F's, About Fine/Fine with a darker toning area at the top of the obverse
Sixpence 1707 After Union ESC 1587AS.3619 with BR.FRA as on the Pre-Union coins, also, Nearer VF than Fine with gold tone, Ex-P.Cattermole collection, only the second and by far the finest example we have offered, superior to the example in the Bole&searchtype=1">Alfred Bole collection, listed as R2 by ESC, this seems conservative in view of the numbers seen, indeed the accompanying old Spink collector's ticket states 'First ever seen', now listed at £450 by Spink in Fine with no prices given for higher grades
Sixpence 1825 ESC 1659 I in GEORGIUS and both I's in BRITANNIAR have no top left serif Choice UNC with deep tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1848 8 over 7, as always with this variety the 7 appears over the top of the 8, ESC 1693B GEF, by some distance the finest we have handled, rated R3 by ESC must surely be one of the finest remaining examples
Sixpence 1850 5 over 3 ESC 1695A About UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coin Auction A124 Feb 28 2009 Lot 912
Sixpence 1896 ESC 1766 Lustrous UNC and choice, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1911 ESC 1795Davies 1862 Dies 2A. Obverse I of BRITT points to a space. Reverse Colon of FID points to a bead, Choice UNC and with a deep golden tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Peter.J.Davies Collection London Coin Auction A124 28 Feb 2009 Lot 1345
Sixpence 1913 ESC 1798 Choice UNC with a deep tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 24 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpences (2) 1817 ESC 1632 UNC with old golden tone, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952, Seaby No.1632 3/6', 1818 ESC 1634 GEF with old golden tone, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952, Seaby No.1634 5/-'
Sixpences (3) 1705 Plumes, Early shield ESC 1584 VG/NF, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Cutler St. in London 1973 £3', 1711 Small Lis ESC 1596 NVF toned, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1951, Seaby No.1596, 5/-.', 1746 LIMA as ESC 1618 the 6 double struck, NEF nicely toned, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1946, Seaby No.1618 6/-'
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