IrelandPenny 1968 VIP Proof KM#11, nFDC starting to tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 91, one of 20 examples minted, examples have been realising upwards of $800 of late
Russia (2) One Rouble 1852 CΠБ ΠA C#168.1 EF, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, 20 Kopeks 1915BC Lustrous UNC in an NGC holder and graded MS65, GB Trade Dollar 1911B, Plain date KM#T5 GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70
Shilling 1652 Commonwealth, No Stop after THE, ESC 986 VF with even grey tone, a full and even coin with much eye appeal, slabbed and graded LCGS 40, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1721 Peck 822 A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS64 BN (this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing)
Farthing 1806 Peck 1396 UNC with around 80% lustre and eye-catching, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1822 Obverse 2 Peck 1411, Sharp UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1828 Peck 1443 UNC with traces of lustre and a colourful underlying tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1867 Freeman 516 dies 3+B UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Michael Freeman collection 1984, Ex-Farthing Specialist April 1986
Farthing 1893 Freeman 568 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1894 Freeman 569 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Five Guineas 1687 First Bust S3397 Prooflike and Brilliant About Unc rare thus graded and slabbed by PCGS at MS61, and a coin with fantastic eye appeal, very hard to find James II gold in this grade, indeed we note that an example of a 1688 Elephant and Castle piece, marginally inferior in obverse detail, graded PCGS MS61 WINGS sold recently in a US auction for $108,688 (at the time of writing converted to £84,452), we also note another 1687 Five Guineas of the same type as this lot in NGC MS61 currently being offered for sale at $117,500 on-line
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Large J in J.E.B ESC 868Davies 810 dies 1A Choice UNC and lustrous, the reverse in particular with extremely clean surfaces, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1899 ESC 883 UNC and with attractive tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Farthing 1843 Peck 1593 UNC and highly lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1750 ESC 609 UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1876 ESC 699 UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 2/9/2012 Lot 2290 hammer price £900
Halfcrown 1881 Davies 591 dies 5D Lustrous UNC, LCGS 80 the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, indeed this shows only 48 coins in the entire Young Head series (all dates combined) graded 80 or above from over 300 submissions
Halfcrown 1888 ESC 721 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1915 ESC 762 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Cheshire collection NGC MS64, the second finest known of 52 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1936 VIP Bronze Proof/Proof of record Freeman 427 dies 3+B in a PCGS holder and graded PR65 RB, Extremely Rare, rated R18 by Freeman, the only example recorded by the PCGS Population Report
Penny 1912H Freeman 173 dies 1+A UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 29 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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 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 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
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 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
Sovereign 1924S Marsh 284 UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, Very rare, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Two Pounds 1902 Matt Proof with wide rims, blunt 2 in the date, and the wide 6.25mm date (similar to the current coin) recorded by CGS as Variety 4 EF, slabbed and graded LCGS 60
Two Pounds 1937 Obverse 5 Proof. Upright of R in GEORGIVS points to a space. Upright of I of VI points to a denticle. Upright of D of IND points to a space. Upright of I of IMP points to a space. UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 78
CGS slabbed items (19) Halfcrowns (2) 1817 Bull Head, 1942, SilverThreepence 1835, Penny 1902 Low Tide, Farthings (15) 1719 Large 9, 1719 Legend Continuous over bust, Rare, 1734 No Stops Obverse, 1744, 1754, 1822 Obverse 2, 1835 Reverse B 5 over 3, 1848 Reverse C,m 1872 RFG, 1874H 1 over low 1, 1875 4 Berries, Small Date, 1876H Small date, doubled 6, 1878 low second 8, 1879 Ordinary 9, 9 doubled, 1911 Flat neck, all in 'Yellow ticket' LCGS holders in mixed grades some EF to UNC, many of the Farthings unrecorded outside of LCGS and would make an interesting study group
Copper and bronze in CGS holders (9) Halfpennies (8) 1838 Peck 1522 A/UNC and with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1853 Peck 1539 GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 55, 1854 Peck 1542 A/UNC toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1858 Small date 8 over 7 Peck 1548 Toned UNC slabbed and graded LCGS 78, 1862 Freeman 289 dies 7+G UNC with traces of lustre slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1874H Freeman 318 dies 10+J A/UNC with traces of lustre slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1882H Freeman 347 UNC with traces of lustre slabbed and graded LCGS 78, 1890 Freeman 362 dies 17+S Lustrous UNC slabbed and graded LCGS 80, Farthing 1886 Freeman 557 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 78
Farthings in LCGS holders (5) 1735 Peck 863 Good Fine slabbed and graded LCGS 35, 1739 Peck 869 Good Fine slabbed and graded LCGS 35, 1744 Peck 886 VF slabbed and graded LCGS 40, 1746 GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1749 Peck 889 GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 50
Farthings in LCGS holders (8) 1840 Peck 1559 UNC toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 496 dies 1+A A/UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1860 Toothed Border 4 Berries, Freeman 499 dies 2+B EF with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 60, 1873 High 3 in date LCGS variety 01, Choice UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1874H Freeman 525 dies 4+C UNC or near so with traces of lustre, 1882H Broken F in F:D: Freeman 549 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1886 Freeman 557 dies 7+F, lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1890 Close Date, LCGS variety 02, by far the scarcer of the two main types, Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80
George VI in LCGS holders (10) Florin 1946 ESC 966 UNC or near so and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, Shillings (4) 1938 Scottish ESC 1463 UNC or near so and lustrous with some toning, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1942 English ESC 1463 UNC or near so, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1946 English ESC 1470 A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 70, 1946 Scottish ESC 1471 Lustrous A/UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, SilverThreepence 1943 ESC 2157 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, Brass Threepences (2) 1940 Peck 2376 A/UNC slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1943 Peck 2382 A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, Halfpennies (2) 1942 Freeman 441 dies 1+H UNC or near so and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1950 Freeman 457 dies 2+O A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75
Half Farthings (3) 1844 Peck 1594 UNC and highly lustrous slabbed and graded LCGS 85 the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, 1851 first 1 over 5 CGS variety 02 Lustrous UNC slabbed and graded LCGS 82 the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, 1852 Peck 1598 A/UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 70, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection 5/6/2006 Lot 861
Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (3) 1880 Davies 589 dies 5D VF, slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1881 Davies 591 dies 5D VF, slabbed and graded LCGS 45, 1887 Young HeadESC 717 Fine, slabbed and graded Fine 20
Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (5) 1887 Jubilee HeadDavies 640 dies 1A EF, slabbed and graded LCGS 65, 1887 Jubilee Head Davies 641 dies 2A EF slabbed and graded LCGS 60, 1889 Davies dies 2C an unlisted die pairing Near Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1889 Davies 646 dies 3B A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 70, 1889 Davies 647 dies 3C A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 70
LCGS slabbed items (5) Sixpences (4) 1888 Reverse B Davies 1162 UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1901 ESC 1771 Toned UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1911 Davies 1863 UNC and lustrous with a hint of tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1936 Choice UNC with golden tone and touches of mint bloom, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, SilverThreepence 1887 Jubilee Head, Davies 1330, Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85
LCGS slabbed items a small group (3) Halfcrown 1893 ESC 726Davies 660 dies 1A UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 78, Shilling 1900 ESC 1369 UNC or near so with an attractive colourful tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, Sixpence 1825 I's in GEORGIUS and first I on BRITANNIAR have no top left serifs, EF slabbed and graded LCGS 70
Shillings in LCGS holders (2) 1787 No Hearts ESC 1216 VF, slabbed and graded LCGS 45, 1826 ESC 1257 Fine, cleaned, in a 'Yellow Ticket' LCGS holder Cleaned Fine
Sixpences in LCGS holders (2) 1893 Veiled Head ESC 1762Davies 1A Choice UNC with a deep and colourful tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, 1888 Reverse Esc B1756 Davies 1162 dies 1B slabbed and graded LCGS 80
Sixpence 1853 Roman I in date, VG and unlisted by ESC or Bull (Bull illustrates this but does not list it by date), we note we have only previously listed one example, this a Good Fine example, in our Auction A138 September 2012 and subsequently in A151 December 2015 in an LCGS holder, with hammer prices £130 and £110 respectively, we also note this was the only example graded by LCGS
Sixpence 1902 ESC 1785 Choice UNC with a colourful tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 31 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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