Halfcrown 1849 unusual in not having the 8 over a broken 8, the digits slightly larger than the standard small date coin, but way smaller than the large date, VG, unusual
Halfcrown 1853 ProofESC 687, Bull 2736 UNC the obverse with some very minor contact marks and the coin has been cleaned. 14.12 grammes. Ex LCA 163 lot 633 realised £5,000 hammer price. A very rare issue and seldom offered in any grade with this example being just the second one we have seen since 2003.
Halfcrown 1877 ESC 700, Bull 2750 NEF/About EF with some contact marks and small rim nicks, retaining much eye appeal, a scarcer date in the Young Head series
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 Fine or slightly better with a gentle edge bruise, all letters of the garter legend bold and clear on the reverse, one of the key dates in the series
Halfcrown 1904 ESC 749, Bull 3570 EF with some light contact marks and very small rim nicks, EF and very scarce in high grade, Ex-London Coins Auction A167 December 2019 Lot 811 hammer price £500
Halfcrown 1910 ESC 755, Bull 3576 NEF/EF the obverse a little weakly struck with some contact marks, the reverse very pleasing with a hint of golden toning
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 UNC or very near so and lustrous, with only very minor cabinet friction, a well struck example with strong hair detail for this issue. A most pleasing and attractive coin with plenty of eye appeal, a key date and very rare in this high grade, and in our experience much rarer than the 1930 Halfcrown in this condition
Halfcrowns (2) 1818 ESC 621, Bull 2099 VF or better, possibly once cleaned, now with a pleasing gold tone, Ex-London Coins Auction A171 December 2020 Lot 1531 hammer price £85, 1817 Small Head ESC 618, Bull 2096 Near VF/VF the fields lightly pitted
Halfpennies (2) 1717 Peck 768 Good Fine with a small edge crack and some edge nicks, 1719 Obverse 2 with plain left shoulder strap Peck 793 Fine with some old spots, this type far rarer than the Obverse 1 coin
Halfpennies (2) 1806 3 Berries on olive branch Peck 1377 GVF toned, 1806 No Berries on olive branch Peck 1376 VF with a heavier contact mark in the obverse field
Halfpenny 1686 Tin, edge with plain mullets between the legend and date, Peck 543, with the copper plug intact, NGC XF45 all tin coins extremely rare in this high grade, and this type stated to be 'Very Rare' by Peck, indeed our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is only the second 1686 Halfpenny we have offered, the other being from the Nicholson collection
Halfpenny 1694 ProofPeck 612 on a flan of 31 mm and upright die axis alignment, with the T.M on the obverse about 2.5mm apart with no stop after BRITANNIA; the flan flaw on the reverse rim is present; struck on a flan of 1mm thickness with a plain edge GVF with a dig at the top of the obverse, Very rare and seldom offered
Halfpenny 1700 an unusual error , Reverse legend reads BRTTΛNNIΛ, so T for I in BRIT and unbarred A's, two errors on the same coin, unlisted by Peck, Bold VG on a slightly porous flan, we note this variety not present in the Nicholson collection which included a vast array of William III varieties
Halfpenny 1746 Peck 876 UNC toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coins Auction A113 5/6/2006 Lot 995, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, with a UIN of 0000036, this being one of the first coins graded by LCGS, and in over 43000 coins submitted since has yet to be beaten
Halfpenny 1797 Pattern in Bronzed Copper Peck 1153 KH6 nFDC toned, with traces of lustre, the reverse with peripheral blue/green tone, a most attractive example and rare thus
Maundy Presentation 2000 comprising Maundy Sets 2000 (7) and an additional Maundy Threepence and Maundy Penny making a total of 74 pence awarded by the Queen for this year, all Lustrous UNC and still sealed in the plastics, two of the Pennies with some toning, includes both the red and white Maundy purses, with the £5.50 payment made up of a Five Pound Crown 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday GEF and Fifty Pence 2000 150 Years of Public Libraries GEF/AU, the full set of coins and purses from this historic ceremony
Maundy Presentation Set 2017 9 complete sets and an additional Maundy Penny Lustrous UNC and still sealed in the original plastic envelopes, making up the 91 pence awarded by the Queen for this year, along with the £5.50 payment this comprising Five Pound Crown 2017 and Fifty Pence 2017 Isaac Newton these A/UNC with golden tone, comes with the two Maundy purses, one red and one white. The Maundy Sets of 2017 were distributed at Leicester Cathedral
Maundy Set 1817 ESC 2422, Bull 2240, the Twopence with unbarred A's in BRITANNIARUM, UNC and lustrous, the Fourpence particularly choice and eye-catching, undoubtedly the finest set of this date we have offered
Maundy Set 2015 S.4211 Prooflike UNC with a hint of light toning, in the original Royal Mint case of issue, the 2015 Maundy Sets were distributed at Sheffield Cathedral
Maundy Set 2016 S.4211 Prooflike UNC with a hint of toning, in the original Royal Mint case of issue. The 2016 Maundy Sets were distributed at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Pennies (2) 1888 Freeman 126 dies 12+N UNC or very near so with some lustre and a few small spots, 1890 Freeman 130 dies 12+N UNC with good subdued lustre and a few small spots
Pennies (2) 1906 Freeman 162 dies 1+C Lustrous UNC with the odd very small spot, 1919 Freeman 185 dies 2+B UNC and lustrous the reverse with light handling marks
Pennies (2) 1911 Hollow Neck, I of BRITT points to a rim tooth VG, Rare 1903 Open 3 Freeman 158A dies 1+A VG with surface marks and green from having once been in the ground, Rare
Penny 1797 Proof in Bronzed Copper Peck 1115 KP15 UNC, struck on an imperfect blank with two flan flaws in the reverse field, and with thin scratches in the obverse field
Penny 1843 REG No Colon Peck 1485, Near Fine/Fine for wear but with some corrosion, all 1843 Pennies are rare and this is by far the rarer of the two types for this date
Penny 1858 Large Rose, Ornamental Trident, Small Date with WW, unlisted by Peck, believed to be only a few examples known, Fine of better with some contact marks, we note an example described as LCGS Fine 35 sold in our June 2012 auction for £600 hammer price
Penny 1862 Small Date from Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1862E, Fair and 'misty' in parts, however the date is bold and the variety very clear, Rated R18 by Freeman and seldom offered in any grade
Penny 1863 3 over 1 Gouby BP1863Aa (dies J+g), Freeman dies 6+G, Poor the overstrike visible under strong magnification, an extremely rare type, and always sought after on the rare occasions they are offered
Penny 1874H 7 over 7 in date, Gouby BP1874Nn (dies K+j), Freeman dies 7+H, Poor with the date and overstrike area very clear, Very Rare with only a handful of examples known
Penny 1874H 7 over 7, the underlying 7 struck higher and shows very clearly at top left and inside left of the overpunched 7, Gouby BP1874Nn (dies K+j), Freeman dies 7+H, Fine or slightly better, Extremely Rare with very few examples thought to exist
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J EF with an attractive and colourful appearance, the reverse with some small flan flaws around Britannia, Very Rare in this high grade
Penny 1904 Freeman 159 dies 1+B UNC with practically full lustre, a few minor spots barely detract, this date becoming more difficult to find in top grade
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E, 1 of the date points directly to a rim tooth, VG or better with all major details clear, much rarer than the R9 quoted by Freeman, excessively rare with only a few examples known
Penny 1922 Freeman 192A dies 3+C Near Fine/Fine, a collectable example of this very rare type, rated R18 by Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 6/3/2016 Lot 2484 hammer price £3800, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 2/3/2014 hammer price £3800
Shilling 1697C Third Bust, ESC 1096, Bull 1172 the lock of hair below the truncation and the ribbon ties not struck up, Good Fine with some very light adjustment lines on the obverse, scarce
Shilling 1714 4 over 3 Roses and PlumesESC 1161A, Bull 1413 Pleasing Fine, Very Rare rated R3 by ESC and Bull, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates this is only the fourth example we have offered
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