Half Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign S.SB3 Gold Proof, the obverse with very minor hairlines, otherwise FDC and retaining full brilliance, uncased in capsule, no box or certificate
Halfcrown 1677 VICESIMO NONO edge, ESC 479, Bull 475,EF or near so with touches of gold, blue and green tone, a well struck and most pleasing example of the Fourth Bust portrait, light scattered haymarking barely detracts, all Charles II Halfcrown rare and desirable in all grades VF and above
Halfcrown 1685 PRIMO edge, ESC 493, Bull 748, NVF/Good Fine, the obverse with a series of fine hairlines in front of the bust conceals some old scratches
Halfcrown 1686 First Bust, SECVNDO edge ESC 76, Bull 740 Good Fine the obverse with some thin scratches on the King's cheek, and an uneven grey tone, the reverse with some minor haymarking, rated R2 by Bull
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, ESC 510, Bull 839, GVF with some lightly haymarking, the reverse with a thin scratch below the shield
Halfcrown 1693 Stop after HI moved to before REX, the Q in QVINTO appear as an O (Q missing it's tail) ESC 519, Bull 860, Good Fine with some light haymarking, the obverse with some light scratches to the high points
Halfcrown 1698 DECIMO edge ESC 554, Bull 1034 EF with some minor adjustment lines and light haymarking, an attractive underlying blue/green tone further enhances the eye appeal
Halfcrown 1720 20 over 17, only faint traces of the overdate are visible under the 0, Roses and PlumesESC 590, Bull 1555 NVF/VF with some light haymarking, the reverse possibly lightly cleaned at some time
Halfcrown 1745 LIMA, 5 over 3, DECIMO NONO edge, Bull 1687a, (see notes and photograph in Bull page 241) GVF or slightly better and nicely toned, the obverse with contact marks in the left field
Halfcrown 1817 Small Head ESC 618, Bull 2096 UNC with original mint lustre, a hint of golden toning further enhances the considerable eye appeal of this piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 GVF the obverse with some contact marks once cleaned, now with a colourful artificial tone. Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin
Halfcrown 1844 44 with upper serifs, ESC 677, Bull 2720, UNC with green and gold toning, the reverse well struck with the harp crisply struck, normally a notorious weak point on this series; an array of different colours on the reverse further accentuate the superb eye appeal of this piece, A choice example that would enhance any top quality Halfcrown collection
Halfcrown 1896 ESC 730, Bull 2782, Davies 668 dies 2A, the reverse with the long border teeth as on the 1893-1895 issues, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, by far the scarcer of the two types
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 EF/GEF, NGC UNC Details CLEANED. Many dealers claim the 1903 Halfcrown is harder to find in high grade than the 1905 and our results database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571 NGC UNC Details obverse cleaned, Rare in this choice grade and the key date in the series. If we were offering this coin raw we would describe it AU/Unc and lightly toned with some light hairlines, no evidence of cleaning is apparent to us
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571, NVF unevenly toned with some contact marks and some hairlines, nevertheless a key date rarity and seldom seen in any grade above Fine
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571, Obverse Fine, the reverse very near so and two edge nicks, the I of HONI weak but visible, the P of PENSE just visible, the key date in the series and a presentable example
Halfcrown 1906 ESC 751, Bull 3572, UNC or very near so and lustrous with some contact marks, displaying a beautiful gold, blue and magenta toning in places, an extremely eye-catching example, Edward VII Halfcrowns always desirable in high grades
Halfcrown 1916 ESC 763, Bull 3715 UNC with practically full mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, this series very difficult to find in grades 80 and above, as many are found with weak strikes and/or heavily bagmarked, of 37 examples thus far recorded by LCGS, only four have graded higher
Halfcrown 1930 ESC 779 NGC UNC Details Obverse cleaned. To us this looks like a Choice piece with no evidence of having been cleaned. A key date rarity in very high grade
Halfcrown 1930 ESC 779, Bull 3739, EF with touches of golden tone in the legends, a most attractive example, this key date seldom seen in grades EF or better
Halfcrowns (3) 1926 First Head ESC 773, Bull 3728 EF, 1926 Modified Effigy ESC 774, Bull 3729 Fine with a depression on the shield on the Scottish lion, 1926 First Head, No lower colon after OMN ESC 773A, unlisted by Bull, VG, rated R2 by ESC
Halfpennies (2) 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 267 dies 4+C AU/EF the reverse cleaned, rated R14 by Freeman, 1861 Freeman 282 dies 7+G, AU/GEF with traces of lustre
Halfpenny 1717 with only a faint trace of a stop after REX, Peck 768/769 (see notes on Nicholson Collection item no. 171) Good Fine for wear with even corrosion. Farthing 1675 Peck Fine or better the flan with light pitting
Halfpenny 1848 8 over 7, Both R's of BRITANNIAR, also D and F of DEF all have no top serifs, Peck 1532, this variety not listed by Bramah, EF , the obverse with an old thin scratch
Halfpenny 1848 unaltered date Peck 1533 Good Fine, a pleasing and collectable example of this key date rarity, seldom seen in any grade and still under-rated by the major catalogues
MaundyFourpences (3) all 1687 7 over 6 ESC 1862, Bull 786, two with planchet clips, the first GVF/NEF and lustrous with some haymarking, the second VF toned, the third Fine with a straight or clipped edge from 12 to 2 o'clock
Maundy Odds (4) comprising Maundy Fourpences (2) 1689 No stop before G of GVLIELMVS or after G of D.G, with berries in wreath, ESC 1868, Bull 881, Good Fine/Fine, 1706 ESC 1889, Bull 1484 Good Fine/Fine, Maundy Threepences (2) 1689 GVL below bust, Arabic 1 in date, stop after G of D.G NVF with a hint of golden tone, 1766 ESC 2036, Bull 2259 NVF
Maundy Set 1862 the Twopence with no colons after D G ESC 2473, Bull 3510, an assembled set, comprising Fourpence 1862 GEF/EF toned, Threepence 1862 UNC with an attractive golden tone, Twopence 1862 GEF/AU and nicely toned, Penny 1862 with the 6 struck over a lower 6, the Threepence possibly a currency issue
Maundy Set 1900 ESC 2515, Bull 3558 UNC and lustrous, the Threepence and Penny with some small rim nicks, comes in an octagonal dated case, in the Edwardian style, indeed the date in gold, shows traces of an underlying 5 and 6 (an overdate case!)
Maundy Set 1904 an assembled 'set' comprising Fourpence EF cleaned, Threepence a currency issue Near Fine/Fine, Twopence UNC with blue/grey tone, the reverse with a darker tone spot, and Penny Lustrous UNC with a hint of blue and cinnamon toning, comes in an octagonal dated case
Maundy Set 1908 ESC 2524, Bull 3614 the Penny with the 9 struck over a high 9 A/UNC to UNC with attractive matching tone, in a red octagonal dated case
Maundy Set 1931 UNC or near so, the reverses lustrous, the obverse with matching tone, the Twopence with a minor scuff on the obverse, comes in a contemporary red box with original white Maundy pouch
MaundyThreepences (3) 1762 ESC 2033, Bull 2254 EF with a superb blue/green tone, 1763 ESC 2034, Bull 2255 VF the reverse slightly better, with a few light flecks of haymarking, 1795 S.3755 About EF with a hint of gold toning
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