Florin 1894 ESC 878, Bull 2964, Davies 833 dies 1A, first I of VICTORIA points to a space, by far the scarcer of the two types, bright NEF, once cleaned, our archive database shows we have only offered three previous examples
Florin 1900 ESC 884, Bull 2971 UNC and choice, gold and olive toned on underlying original mint lustre, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1905 ESC 923, Bull 3581 EF and lustrous with a hint of golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, Ex-London Coins Auction A117 June 2007 Lot 963
Florin 1921 ESC 940, Bull 3768, Choice UNC with hints of a colourful underlying tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few of these Dull Finish coins with the low relief head achieve high grades as the quality of the strike and finish are normally poor with many exhibiting streaky surfaces due to poor metal alloy mix. This a superior piece and worthy of inclusion in the finest Florin collection
Guinea 1777 S.3728 with B of M.B. overstruck, possibly over a lower or smaller B, better than Fine, some light rub to the high points, nevertheless not displeasing for the grade, this coin was Garrett Metal Detector's 'Find of the month' in October 2020
Half Guinea 1691 S.3430 EF one old scratch obverse field and a moderate area of haymarking reverse, extremely rare in this high grade, and much rarer than S.3431 Elephant Below, proven by the fact we have offered 4 of the Elephant Below variety since 2005 and only one of this type and none of these previous five coins were above VF
Half Guinea 1764 Second Head S.3732 Choice EF/Unc only the fourth example of this date we have offered the other three all in grades lower than VF, rare and desirable thus
Halfcrown 1700 DVODECIMO edge, ESC 561, Bull 1043, UNC the obverse lustrous with toning in the legends, the reverse with a choice deeper blue/green and gold toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Halfcrown 1708 Second Bust, Plain in angles and below bust, SEPTIMO edge, ESC 577, Bull 1370 Bold GVF, with attractive grey with touches of gold, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 55
Halfcrown 1720 Roses and Plumes, unaltered date ESC 591, Bull 1556, EF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the finest known of only 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very rare, especially so in this high grade, rated R3 by ESC
Halfcrown 1831 Proof with W.W in block ESC 657, Bull 2473, S.3834A, 13.84 grammes, EF with some edge nicks, the obverse with some scuffs, the 1831 Halfcrowns of all types are very rare
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC and lustrous, the reverse with particularly choice eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, the Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely rare in this high grade, indeed at the time of writing only 5 examples of a total of 370 Young Head Halfcrowns of all currency dates 1840-1874 have been submitted have achieved this choice grade and such examples are greatly prized
Halfcrown 1902 ESC 746, Bull 3567 UNC/AU with some contact marks, highly lustrous with golden tone in the legends, overall a very pleasing example with considerable eye appeal
Halfcrown 1920 ESC 767, Full neck, Davies 1672 Dies 1A, EF with a small flaw on the portrait, the reverse weakly struck below the crown as often on this type
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 Lustrous EF with some minor contact marks, a most attractive example with excellent eye appeal, in our opinion much rarer than the 1930 coin in high grades
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 UNC and highly lustrous, the obverse enhanced by a hint of gold tone. Extremely rare in high grade, and in our opinion far more rare than the 1930 Halfcrown in this high grade. A very desirable coin in this grade and seldom offered this nice. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78. We note that an LCGS 75 example offered in London Coins Auction A140 as far back as 2/3/2013 realised £600 hammer price
Halfpenny 1735 Peck 849 A/UNC toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the only example and therefore finest thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, from over 44,000 coins submitted, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection 5/6/2006 lot 987, many of the early Copper Halfpennies deceptively scarce or rare in high grades, one of the earliest coins submitted to LCGS (UIN 33) and after a further 44,000 coins graded this has yet to be beaten
Halfpenny 1799 5 Incuse Gunports Peck 1248 UNC and attractively toned retaining some original underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfpenny 1856 Peck 1544 UNC and nicely toned, with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded NGC MS64 BN, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Halfpenny 1894 Freeman 369 dies 17+S UNC or very near so with good lustre and with some tone spots, the reverse in particular boldly struck, the later Bun Halfpennies not usually found with bold striking
Halfpenny 1904 Freeman 383 dies 1+B UNC the obverse with good lustre, a little streaky, the reverse with practically full lustre, this date now increasingly hard to find in high grade
Halfpenny 1930 Freeman 414 dies 414 dies 3+B, Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Maundy Odds (3) Fourpences (2) 1905 UNC with a subtle golden tone, 1906 UNC with a subtle and colourful tone over residual mint lustre, Penny 1883 GEF/AU and lustrous
Maundy Set 1871 ESC 2483, Bull 3523 EF to GEF with colourful toning, the Fourpence with a contact mark in the field, the Threepence with some tiny rim nicks, comes in a square red modern Maundy Money case
Maundy Set 1953 ESC 2570, Bull 4559 EF to GEF the Twopence with some toning, a Very Rare set. Sets of this year were distributed at St. Paul's Cathedral
Maundy Set 1953 ESC 2570, Bull 4559 Lustrous UNC with very light toning, the Threepence with a tiny rim nick, the Twopence with minor contact marks to the obverse. A very rare and desirable set, sets of this year were distributed at St. Paul's Cathedral
MaundyTwopence 1746 ESC 2234, Bull 1813 Lustrous UNC with a hint of toning, excellent surfaces compliment this choice piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Pennies (2) 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 dies 1+B GVF/VF once lightly cleaned, now retoned with some surface residue and red tone, 1874H Freeman 73 dies 7+H EF once cleaned, now retoned, with surface deposit in the legends
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 dies 1+B, UNC/AU with a handling mark on the reverse and a spot on the obverse, retaining around 70% mint lustre and rare thus
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D with the right hand upright of the Y of PENNY and the top of the first T in BRITT both very weak as to be practically missing, UNC and lustrous with some light hairlines, Ex-Ian Robinson 2/3/1996 £65
Penny 1862 8 over 6 Freeman 39A dies 6+G, VG or better with all major details and the overdate very clear, Satin (2003) states '7 examples known', Ex-Freeman collection, sold with his ticket, Ex-Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 24 (part), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 6/9/2005 hammer price £700
Penny 1863 Open 3 in date unlisted by Freeman, Gouby 1863B, Satin 46, the variety confirmed by the 3 having a curved downward diagonal stroke, VG very few examples recorded
Penny 1902 High Tide Freeman 157 dies 1+B, Choice UNC and fully lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the third finest of 66 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1672 ESC 1036, Bull 521 approaching Fine with some light haymarks and old grey toning, a collectable example and scarce, Ex-London Coins Auction A149 7/6/2015 Lot 2500 realised £220 hammer price
Shilling 1708 Third Bust ESC 1147, Bull 1399 UNC a most attractive example with good underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and grades LCGS 82, the second finest of 34 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1720 Plain in angles, Large 0 in date, O over G in GEORGIVS Large Lettering on the reverse, ESC 1169A, Bull 1574 Good Fine with old toning, listed as Rare by Bull
Shilling 1735 Roses and PlumesESC 1198, Bull 1707 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, minor cabinet friction only, and with touches of original golden toning, a high grade and very attractive example, this date particularly difficult to find above middle grade
Shilling 1736 6 over 5 Roses and PlumesESC 1199A, Bull 1710 VF, the reverse a slightly better, with some light haymarking and a small edge crack after GEORGIVS. Very Rare and rated R2 by Bull and ESC
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