Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, No frosting, no pearls ESC 512, Bull 846 a little weakly struck on the crown, NEF and with an attractive and original tone
Halfcrown 1698 DECIMO ESC 554, Bull 1034, UNC and choice, the reverse with a subtle golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 24 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63 (this ticket removed at the time of LCGS slabbing)
Halfcrown 1817 Small Head ESC 618, Bull 2096 UNC with an overall subtle light tone enhanced by touches of blue and red, a most pleasing example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1836 WW in script ESC 666, Bull 2482 UNC attractively toned over underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the third finest of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1910 ESC 755, Bull 3576 UNC or very near so the obverse with a contact mark on the King's neck, hints of golden tone on original surfaces further enhance the eye appeal
Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (2) 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 as 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, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, along with Halfcrown 1953 Standard Proof issue Davies 2311P in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90
Halfpennies (2) 1887 Freeman 358 dies 17+S UNC with practically full lustre, the reverse with a handling mark, 1891 Freeman 364 dies 17+S UNC/AU with traces of lustre, the obverse with a small spot by the bun
Halfpennies (2) 1903 Freeman 382 dies 1+B UNC with around 70%/50% lustre, 1910 Freeman 389 dies 1+B GEF and lustrous with good, slightly subdued lustre
Halfpenny 1753 Peck 883 Choice UNC with dark chocolate tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A117 June 2007 Lot 1113, the joint finest of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1854 V in VICTORIA an inverted A, unrecorded by Spink or Peck, EF or better few minor spots in the obverse legend the variety very clear, Rare
Halfpenny 1868 Bronze ProofFreeman 305 dies 7+G, UNC the obverse with a small area of light scratches behind the bust, a scarce piece rated R17 by Freeman
Halfpenny 1886 Freeman 356 dies 17+S, UNC and lustrous with some toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1903 Freeman 382 dies 1+B, UNC with around 60% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 1819 hammer price £48
Maundy Set 1792 Wire Money ESC 2419, Bull 2237, GVF to NEF toned, a pleasing example of this one-year type, Ex-London Coins Auction A158 Lot 2321 hammer price £500
Maundy Set 1847 ESC 2457, Bull 3490 the Foupence with 8 over lower 8, the Twopence with double struck 8, The Penny with the 4 missing it's horizontal bar, a beautifully matching set with blue/green and golden tone with flashes of underlying red, all four coins UNC with choice tone, the Penny with the lightest of cabinet friction, this set would grace any advanced Maundy collection
Maundy Set 1933 ESC 2550, Bull 3994 the Twopence with a spot to the left of the date otherwise A/UNC to UNC with a matching pleasing grey and gold tone
One Hundred Pounds 2014 World War I - Lord KitchenerS.4905 Platinum Proof, in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, Rare, comes with certificate number 325 of only 325 minted, lists in Spink at £3000
One Hundred Pounds 2020 One Ounce Gold Proof - David Bowie - British Music Legend, in a 'First Releases black NGC holder and graded MS70, David Bowie originates from South London UK and has sold hundreds of millions of records, his ground breaking Ziggy Stardust Album shot him to fame in the early 1970s, he had the ability to regularly re-invent himself staying at the top of the music profession throughout his life. He was an outstanding collaborator, Ric Wakeman played on his Hunky Dory Album and he has released recordings with other stars ranging from Queen to Bing Crosby
One Hundred Pounds 2021 Queen's Beasts - The Griffin of Edward III One Ounce Gold Proof in an NGC holder 'One of the First 35 struck' and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo
One Hundred Pounds 2021 Queen's Beasts - The Griffin of Edward III One Ounce Gold Proof in an NGC holder 'One of the First 35 struck' and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo
One Ten Thousandth of a £ Sterling 1901 Edward VII Pattern for a proposed Decimal coinage, for Thomas Parker, Rogers 920, (rated RRR) Obverse: SILVERED BRONZE 1901 KING EDWARD VII, Reverse: 10 THOUSΛNDTH OF £STERLING, 16mm diameter, 1.78 grammes, EF with some small verdigris spots on the reverse, extremely rare, an unusual piece
Pennies (2) 1826 No Line on Saltire, Reverse A, Peck 1422 the obverse EF, the reverse very near so, 1858 8 over 2, this variety previously thought to be 8 over 3 with die cracks showing thinly through the bottom of all four digits of the date showing an earlier stage of the die break associated with this type. Research now shows this is more likely to be 8 over 2, indeed this example shows a small point to the lower left extreme of the 8. Recent research suggests that this die had only a short working life (Source: Michael Gouby, article Spink Numismatic Circular May 2010 pages 72-73). EF the obverse a little unevenly toned in the left field
Pennies (3) 1889 15 Leaves Freeman 127 dies 12+N, UNC or very near so and with good subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, 1919 Freeman 185 dies 2+B UNC with good lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, 1930 Freeman 203 dies 5+C UNC with good lustre in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Penny 1856 Ornamental Trident Peck 1512 Near VF with some contact marks and rim nicks, Very Rare and usually only found in lower grade, much rarer than the Plain Trident coin of this date
Penny 1874H Freeman 69 dies 6+I VG or near so with some of the legend slightly 'misty', the variety fully identifiable, Very Rare in all grades, rated R16 by Freeman
Penny 1888 as Freeman 126 dies 12+N, the I's in VICTORIA have no top left serifs, LCGS Variety 02, UNC with good subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 3/6/2012 Lot 1741
Penny 1902 High Tide Freeman 157 dies 1+B, UNC with around 75% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A151 6/12/2015 Lot 2840 hammer price £100
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E, 1 of date points directly to a rim tooth, VG with the variety very clear, Rated R9 by Freeman, but known to be extremely rare with only a small number of examples known
Penny 1918KN Freeman 184 dies 2+B UNC with traces of lustre, the obverse with a lamination flaw and two flan flaws, nevertheless very rare in this high grade
Quarter Guinea 1762 S.3741 NEF struck on a slightly wavy flan, possibly once restraighten, the edge with a slight flattening at the top of the obverse, the surfaces show no signs of having been in jewellery
Shilling 1816 ESC 1228, Bull 2140, UNC with choice tone, the obverse with an extremely sharp portrait, and exhibiting a superb green and golden tone with touches of magenta and cyan, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, the third finest of 65 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. This example graded higher than the Cheshire collection example which was graded by LCGS as 85
Shilling 1873 ESC 1325, Bull 3043 Die Number 120 Choice UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 15 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1875 ESC 1327, Bull 3045, Die Number 54 UNC the obverse with a choice deep colourful tone, the reverse with underlying original lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head, Q of QUI with long, loop less tail ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, by far the scarcest of the three Jubilee Head types, in an NGC holder and graded MS62
Shilling 1893 Large Letters on Obverse ESC 1361 Choice UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1911 ESC 1420, Bull 3799, Davies 1790 dies 1A, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 15 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1821 ESC 1654, Bull 2421 Choice UNC with an attractive and colourful tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1898 ESC 1768 Choice UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the third finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpences (2) 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type ESC 1752, Bull 3264 UNC and choice with gold and blue/green tone, 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type ESC 1754, Bull 3272 UNC and attractively toned with traces of gold blue and green
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