Farthing 1861 4 Berries Freeman 502 dies 2+B, Lustrous UNC and choice, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1861 Bronze ProofFreeman 506, dies 3+B, Toned UNC with a trace of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 85, Ex-London Coins Auction A148 1/3/2015 Lot 1819
Farthing 1864 Plain 4 in date, Freeman 511 dies 3+B Choice UNC and fully lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-NGC MS64 RB (this ticket not supplied)
Farthing 1865 Large Fat 8 in Date, CGS Variety 02 UNC with lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report,
Farthing 1865 Thin 8 in date CGS Variety 03, UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the joint finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1866 Close 66 in date Freeman 514 dies 3+B, Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Ex-NGC MS64 BN, the joint finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1866 Wide 66 in date CGS Variety 02, Choice UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded CSG 82, the joint finest of 14 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1867 186 doubled, with low 7 in date, CGS Variety 02UNC and choice with around 50% lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 85, Ex-Goldberg 41, Lot 3445, Ex-NGC MS64 RB Cheshire Collection
Farthing 1875H 4 Berries RF.G, Freeman 532 dies 5+C, UNC with lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 1481, the second finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1875H 4 Berries, Small Date Bronze Proof, Freeman 533 dies 5+C UNC toned, slabbed and graded CGS 85 the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1875H 5 Berries Small date Freeman 530 dies 3+C, slabbed and graded CGS 45, Very Rare, rated R17 by Freeman, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1876H Small 6 REG CGS Variety 06, UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 209 Lot 792, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1878 Freeman 536 dies 5+C UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Ex-C.Cooke List 69, the joint finest of 11 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1879 Large 9 in date Freeman 540 dies 5+C Unc with good subdued lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the finest known of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1880 3 Berries, Open 8 CGS Variety 04, GEF with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 65, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 192 Lot 598, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1880 4 Berries, Closed 8 in date CGS Variety 01, UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A128 March 7 2010 Lot 1219 Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthing 1881 3 Berries Freeman 546 dies 7+C Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1881H Cooke type B CGS Variety 06, Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the joint finest of 8 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1883 Perfect F in F:D: Choice UNC and lustrous slabbed and graded CGS 82 the joint finest of 10 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, slabbed and graded CGS 82
Farthing 1887 Freeman 559 dies 7+F, Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the joint finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1888 Freeman 560 dies 7+F, choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 85, Ex-London Coins Auction A114 Lot 1262, the second finest known of 15 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1944 Freeman 642 dies 1+A Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 90, very few currency coins achieve this grade, the finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1953 VIP Proof CGS Variety 07, Ex-J.B.De Loynes (Ex-Head of the Nigeria Bank, and prominent numismatic scholar) UNC and lustrous, the obverse with some toning, slabbed and graded CGS 85
Farthing, includes some varieties (9) 1865 5 over 2 Freeman 513 UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 78, 1869 Freeman 522 A/UNC slabbed and graded CGS 70, 1872 Freeman 523, UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 78, 1872 RFG for REG in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder, slabbed and graded AU Verdigris, 1874H 1 over low 1 in date, in a CGS Yellow ticket holder, slabbed and graded VF Verdigris, 1874H Freeman 525, UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 78, 1875 4 Berries, Small Date in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder, slabbed and graded VF Field damage, 1875 Freeman 529, 5 Berries, Small Date, slabbed and graded CGS 60
Farthings (2) 1696 No Stop on Reverse CGS Variety 03, VG, slabbed and graded CGS 15, 1736 Low 1 over 1, 6 in date doubled, CGS Variety 06, Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25
Farthings (2) 1806 First Portrait Peck 1396 UNC/GEF slabbed and graded CGS 75, Second Portrait Peck 1397 UNC with cabinet friction and some tone spots, slabbed and graded CGS 78
Farthings (3) 1673 Peck 522 Bold Good Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 30, Ex-DNW October 2004 (VF), 1675 R over O in CAROLO VG, slabbed and graded CGS 15, 1675 Ribbons touch O of CAROLO VG, slabbed and graded CGS 10, this the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthings (3) 1890 Close Date CGS Variety 02, GVF, slabbed and graded CGS 55, 1891 Freeman 564 dies 7+F, A/UNC slabbed and graded CGS 75, 1893 Close Date Freeman 568 dies 7+F, GEF slabbed and graded CGS 65
Farthings 1719 (2) Legend continuous over bust Peck 815 VG, slabbed and graded VG Verdigris, in a CGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder, 1719 Large 9 Fine with a touch of verdigris, in a CGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder slabbed and graded F Verdigris
Farthings 1736 (2) Quadruple Tie Riband CGS Variety 08 VG, slabbed and graded CGS 10, Ex-C-Cooke, Ex-P-Lawrence, 1736 A over I in BRITANNIA Fine, CGS Variety 07, slabbed and graded CGS 25
Farthings 1842 (2) Unbarred A's in GRATIA. 'Upright' style 2 with the top loop an upright oval rather than the usual lengthways oval , 4 with upper serif only, CGS variety 05, VF with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 40, along with 1842 Open 2, Crosslet 4 CGS Variety 03, VF slabbed and graded CGS 45, both coins are the only exampled thus far recorded of their respective types on the CGS Population Report
Farthings, includes some varieties (6) 1831 Peck 1466 EF, slabbed and graded CGS 60, 1834 Reverse B Peck 1471, EF with a small scratch on the portrait, slabbed and graded CGS 65, 1834 3 over high in date, EF toned, slabbed and graded CGS 60, 1835 Reverse B with 5 over 3 CGS variety 03, About Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 20, 1836 Peck 1474 NEF/GVF, slabbed and graded CGS 55, 1837 7 over 1 with 18 doubled, VF with striking flaw on portrait, in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder stating 'Field Damage VF'
Farthings, mostly varieties (6) 1839 FID: DEF. CGS variety 05 EF, slabbed and graded CGS 65, 1839 First A in GRATIA unbarred, CGS Variety 14, GEF with a trace of lustre, 1840 Unbarred A's in GRATIA, CGS Variety 05 VF with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 40, 1840 FID:DEF: altered to resemble a 2-prongv trident (third prong removed), CGS ungraded, in a Yellow Ticket holder, 1840 2-prong Trident FID: DEF: legend (compare with previous piece) VG slabbed and graded CGS 15, 1841 Peck 1460 VF with some thin scratches, slabbed and graded CGS 45
Farthings, some varieties (7) 1856 Full Shamrock stem, Peck 1583 About UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 78, 1857 Peck 1585 About UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 75, 1857 7 over 7 Full stem to shamrock VF, slabbed and graded CGS 45, 1856 Shamrock with broken stem, GVF slabbed and graded CGS 55, 1858 Large Date Peck 1586, EF, slabbed and graded CGS 60, 1858 Large Date, 1 over 1, Shamrock with broken stem, CGS Variety 03, EF, slabbed and graded CGS 65, 1858 Wide, Large Date, Shamrock with broken stem, CGS Variety 04, A/UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 75
Farthings, varieties (3) 1735 Wide spaced REX VF, slabbed and graded CGS 40, 1735 5 over higher 5, Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25, 1734 No Stops Obverse F with a touch of verdigris, CGS Verdigris F, in a CGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder
Farthings, varieties (3) 1825 Obverse 1, 1 of date has no serif, CGS Variety 10, A/UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 70, 1825 Obverse 1 5 in date over a higher 5, CGS Variety 06 GEF, slabbed and graded CGS 70, 1826 Laureate Head I over lower I in GEORGIUS, AU/GEF, slabbed and graded CGS 70
Farthings, varieties (3) 1838 FID:DEF: Peck 1553 A/UNC nicely toned with a couple of small spots, in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder stating 'Verdigris AU', 1839 B of Brit with no serif, Unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded CGS 70, 1839 2-Pronged Trident with FID.DEF legend, EF, slabbed and graded CGS 65
Farthings, varieties (3) 1843 Reverse A 10 1/4 teeth date spacing GVF, slabbed and graded CGS 55, 1843 Reverse B, 9 1/2 teeth date spacing VF with some spots, slabbed and graded in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder 'Verdigris VF', 1843 Reverse A 9 1/2 teeth date spacing EF with traces of lustre and a flan flaw on Britannia's drapery, slabbed and graded in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder 'Field damage EF'
Farthings, varieties (3) 1847 High 47 in date CGS variety 05 VF, slabbed and graded CGS 45, 1847 Wide Date EF toned, slabbed and graded CGS 65, 1848 Wide Date with 4 over low 4 EF, slabbed and graded CGS 60
Farthings, varieties (4) 1730 No Stop on Reverse, VG, slabbed and graded CGS 10, 1732 2 over Large 2 over 1, the underlying 2 Halfpenny-sized, CGS Variety 02, VG bold and clear, slabbed and graded CGS 15, 1732 2 over 2 CGS Variety 04 Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25, 1733 Last 3 over 3, CGS variety 03 Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25
Farthings, varieties (4) 1822 Obverse 1, Broken 8 in date, CGS variety 11, Good Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 35, 1822 Obverse 2, D of DEF over a lower D CGS variety 10 CGS EF Verdigris, in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder, 1826 First Head, R over E in GRATIA CGS Variety 02VF, slabbed and graded CGS 40, 1830 Peck 1445 EF slabbed and graded CGS 60
Farthings, varieties (5) 1695 struck on a heavy flan of 6.2 grammes, CGS Variety 06, VG, slabbed and graded CGS 10, 1699 Date in exergue, Peck 665 VG, slabbed and graded CGS 5, 1699 Date in legend, no stop after date, VG, slabbed and graded CGS 8, 1700 Large Letters, in a CGS yellow ticket holder, CGS VF Verdigris, 1700 Small Letters CGS Variety 08, VG slabbed and graded CGS 15,
Farthings, varieties (5) 1721 21 over 20 in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder 'Verdigris, Fine' Very Rare, 1721 E over X in REX, CGS Variety 08, VG, slabbed and graded CGS 15, 1721 Stop after date Peck 823, VG, slabbed and graded CGS 10, 1721 Stop to Left of wreath CGS Variety 04, in a Yellow Ticket holder, CGS Verdigris VG, 1721 Stop to right of wreath VF weakly struck with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 40
Farthings, varieties (5) 1739 Obverse stops weak or missing, CGS Variety 03 Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25, 1739 No Stops on Reverse CGS Variety 04 VG slabbed and graded CGS 15, 1744 Second A double struck in BRITANNIA, CGS F Verdigris in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder, 1746 V over U in GEORGIVS, Peck 888 VG slabbed and graded CGS 10, 1746 Inverted A for V in GEORGIVS CGS Variety 03, Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25
Farthings, varieties (5) 1845 Reverse B, 5 over high 5, VF with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 45, 1845 Reverse B O over O in VICTORIA GVF, slabbed and graded CGS 50, 1845 Reverse B 8 1/2 teeth date spacing CGS variety 05 in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder 'Cleaned VF', 1845 Reverse A 8 1/4 teeth date spacing EF with some small spots, in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder 'Verdigris EF', 1846 4 over high 4 and 6 over low 6, Cleaned VF in a CGS Yellow ticket holder
Farthings, varieties (5) 1849 B of BRIT with no serif, REG. CGS Variety 04, CGS Yellow Ticket Verdigris VF, 1849 4 over 4 in date, 9 teeth date spacing CGS Variety 03, CGS Yellow Ticket Scratches VF, 1850 FID with no following colon, Unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR, Fine slabbed and graded CGS 25, 1850 5 over 4, I of DEI an inverted 1, CGS Variety 06, VF, slabbed and graded CGS 40, 1851 B of BRIT with no serif, unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR, CGS Variety 06, CGS Yellow Ticket Verdigris EF
Farthings, varieties (6) all high grade in CGS Yellow Ticket holders showing the respective faults on the coins, 1847 Short 1 over 1 in date CGS Variety 03, CGS Corrosion UNC, 1847 B of BRIT with no top serif CGS Variety 04, CGS Corrosion EF, 1848 E over sideways E in DEF CGS Variety 03, CGS Corrosion EF, 1848 Lower break to shamrock stem CGS variety 02, CGS Verdigris EF, 1848 Colon dots weak or almost missing CGS Variety 05 CGS Field Damage EF, 1848 short 1 of date over 1. 4 of date has weak diagonal downstroke. Lower break to Shamrock. 9 teeth date spacing, CGS Variety 06, CGS Corrosion EF
Farthings, varieties (7) 1860 5 Berries, Freeman 503 dies 3+B, UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 80, 1861 5 Berries, first 1 over low 1 CGS Variety 07, About UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 75, 1861 5 Berries No lower colon dot after F:D: CGS Variety 06 About UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 75, 1862 8 over 8 in date CGS Variety 09, UNC with lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 80, 1862 8 over 8 and 6 over 6 UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 80, 1862 Large 6, closed 2 CGS Variety 07, lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 80, 1864 Serif 4 in date, CGS Variety 02, About UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 75
Farthings, varieties (8) 1853 WW Raised, Wide Date, Unbarred A's in BRIT CGS Variety 13, EF, slabbed and graded CGS 65, 1853 WW Raised, 12 teeth date width, CGS Variety 14, EF slabbed and graded CGS 60, 1853 WW Raised, Close 3, with traces of a normally positioned 3 EF with Verdigris, in a CGF Yellow Ticket holder, 1853 WW Raised, DEF. in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder Edge Problems EF, 1853 WW Incuse 5 over 5 with broken shamrock stem, CGS Variety 17, slabbed and graded CGS 20, 1854 5 over 5, with filled 4 in date, CGS Variety 03, A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded CGS 70, 1855 WW Incuse, Lower break to shamrock stem, Unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR, in a CGS Yellow Ticket holder, stained EF, 1855 WW Raised with 1 and both 5's double struck in the date, CGS Variety 06, VF slabbed and graded CGS 45
Crown 1821 SECUNDO with WWP inverted below broken lance, Davies 133, PCGS MS62, we grade UNC or very near so and attractively toned with much eye appeal, the best we have seen of this rare type
Crown 1887 ESC 296 UNC or near so and lustrous with some light contact marks and a couple of small light toning areas, a most attractive example, slabbed and graded CGS 75
Crown 1894 LVII Davies 507 dies 1C a rare die pairing in high grade, slightly longer obverse beads and slightly wider spacing to the T.B. GEF the obverse with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 65
Crown 1951 Festival of Britain, Plain edgeDavies 2020E Choice UNC and lightly toning, slabbed and graded CGS 93, an extremely rare variety and the first of this type we have handled
Crown 1953 VIP Proof with frosted design and highly polished fields ESC 393M, clearly a VIP issue, even though this is not stated on the PCGS label. PCGS PR67 DCAM a few small contact marks and full mint brilliance, the finest example graded by PCGS
Florin 1911 ProofDavies 1731P Dies 2A . I of GEORGIVS to space. Full neck, CGS type FL.G5.1911.04, UNC and retaining much brilliance, slabbed and graded CGS 85
Florin 1913 Small Reverse Design with the second 1 in the date pointing to a space Davies 1734 EF and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 60, a few scuffs on the obverse prevent a higher grade
Guinea 1798 Good EF and graded 70 by CGS and in their holder, the variety with a line between the shield and crown reserve this example being the only example of this variety so far recorded on the CGS population report
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 (used in the plastic set) of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece unlisted by Davies and extremely rare FDC, CGS 88
Penny 1797 10 Leaves in Wreath Peck 1132 Choice UNC with some lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1797 11 Leaves in Wreath Peck 1133 UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the second finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1826 Reverse C Peck 1427 UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded CGS 80, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction June 2006 lot 1123, the joint finest of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1854 Plain Trident Peck 1506 UNC with around 25% lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the second finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins A117 June 2007 Lot 1184
Penny 1893 as Freeman 136 dies 12+N the 3 with a doubling underneath the top curve, GEF/EF with traces of lustre, the obverse with some dark toning in places, we note also that CGS have not recorded this type
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