Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510, Bull 839 Fine or slightly better, the reverse Good Fine with some minor haymarking and some weakness to the centre of the shield
Halfcrown 1697B R of REX overstruck, possibly over an H, with the right upright clear, type as ESC 543, Bull 1060, About Fine/Bold Fine with some light adjustment lines
Halfcrown 1697E Large Shields, Large Later Harp, NONO edge, ESC 547, Bull 1077 VG or slightly better a collectable example with all major details clear
Halfcrown 1701 Plain in angles DECIMO TERTIO edge, ESC 564, Bull 1046, Good Fine with some surface marks and colourful tone, Ex-Wreck of the Association 1707, comes with certificate and original vinyl when sold in 1977
Halfcrown 1707 Roses and Plumes, SEXTO edge, Colon after BR, narrow colon after REG, ESC 573, Bull 1365 VG or better with some weakness in the centre of the reverse
Halfcrown 1817 Bull head, S over I in PENSE, ESC 616 variety, Bull 2092, UNC or very near so with some contact marks and small rim nicks, very rare in high grade and rated R3 by Bull (Bull lists as I over S but the type is definitely S over I)
Halfcrown 1834 WW in script on truncation, ESC 662, Bull 2478, GEF/EF and lustrous, the obverse with some surface residue and some small scratches on the jawline
Halfcrown 1836 WW in script ESC 666, Bull 2482 UNC and lustrous with golden toning, a most attractive and original piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfcrown 1848 unaltered date ESC 681, Bull 2723 EF/AU with an edge nick by BRITANNIAR, surfaces display a choice deep and colourful tone, exhibiting flashes of blue, olive and gold with touches of magenta adding to the choice eye appeal. An Extremely Rare date and type combination and almost never encountered in high grade, this type missing from many advanced Halfcrown collections
Halfcrown 1871 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Victorian Young Head series, regarded as contemporary counterfeits, see Bull page 399, footnote 1
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 NEF with some contact marks and small edge nicks, the obverse with two small spots, Very rare and desirable in high grades
Halfcrown 1914 ESC 761, Bull 3713 in an NGC holder and graded MS64 the portrait fully struck and pleasing, George V first issue currency Halfcrowns seldom seen with strong portraits
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, the odd light contact mark on the portrait UNC/nFDC retaining considerable mint brilliance
Halfpenny 1740 Peck 870 EF with a flan flaw by the E of REX and a striking flaw on the bust, overall a pleasing chocolate brown example with much eye appeal
Halfpenny 1841 DF.I variety with inverted die axis, GEF and lustrous, Very rare, we note an example in London Coins Auction A131 as far back as December 2010 realised £320 hammer price
Halfpenny 1904 Freeman 383 dies 1+B UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction and some tone spots, this date becoming increasingly difficult to find in high grade
Maundy Set 1920 ESC 2537, Bull 3980 EF with some surface deposit, giving the impression that the coins have been stuck to storage or display material in the past
Maundy Set 1957 ESC 2574, Bull 4567 GEF to UNC with slightly speckled matching tone and minor rim nicks, the Threepence with a minor scuff or flaw on the top of the reverse rim,
Pennies (2) 1897 High Tide Freeman 148 dies 1+C, Gouby BP1897C dies V+x (P of PENNY points between two rim teeth) VG with all major details clear, 1895 P of PENNY 2mm from Trident Freeman 139 dies 1+A, VG, the reverse slightly better, both rare
Penny 1853 Plain Trident, Italic 5, Peck 1504 GVF/VF with some spots on the reverse and some residue in the legends, many times rarer than the Ornamental Trident type
Penny 1856 Plain Trident, Peck 1510 NEF/GVF with some contact marks and a lighter toning area on the obverse, Rare in all grades above Fine, and very hard to find in high grade
Penny 1858 8 over 7 with the underlying 7 visible to the outside left of the top of the 8 and under the top curve, none of the down-stroke of the underlying 7 appears in the lower loop of the 8, both 8's of the date appear higher than the 5. Gouby CP1858Db (style 2) VF with some surface marks and thin scratches
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 8B, dies 1*+B, VG, the reverse near so and a little misty in places, the variety very clear, Extremely rare and rated R18 by Freeman, only the third example we have offered in 20 years
Penny 1862 variety with F for E in PENNY unlisted by Peck, Freeman, Gouby or Satin, About VF for wear but has clearly been in the ground with numerous surface marks, however the variety is very clear, Ex-London Coins Auction A115 3/12/2006 Lot 953 hammer price £130
Shilling 1696C First Bust, First V in GVLIELMVS appears similar to an inverted A, due to a die flaw in this area, type as ESC 1082, Bull 1165, Fine with some contact marks, an unusual piece
Shilling 1697B First Bust, ESC 1095, Bull 1161, Fine/Good Fine, the field a little uneven below MAG, once lightly cleaned, the reverse now colourfully retoned, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only previously offered 3 examples, at the time of writing, internet research only showed the Third Bust coin for this date and mintmark, so possibly scarcer than current catalogue values would suggest
Shilling 1816 as ESC 1228, Bull 2140 with the R's in GEOR, BRITT and REX all double struck Lustrous UNC with minor cabinet friction, a most attractive example with excellent eye appeal, Ex-London Coins Auction A122 September 2007 Lot 1782 hammer price £100
Shilling 1850 ESC 1296, Bull 2996, Fine, toned a good problem-free example of the key date in the Victorian Shilling series and very rare in all grades
Shilling 1874 Crosslet 4, ESC 1326, Bull 3044, Davies 903, Die Number 7, AU/UNC the obverse with light contact marks, the reverse choice and displaying much original lustre
Shilling 1884 Shorter line below SHILLING, ESC 1343Davies 922 dies 7F, Cross on crown points to a bead (Cross touches the beads) Lustrous UNC with some contact marks, a scarcer variety,
Shilling 1889 Small Jubilee Head, Q of QUI with curved looped tail, stated by the vendor to be 9 over 7, however, extreme magnification does not confirm this, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, as Davies 984 dies 1C GVF/About EF, a very rare type and always extremely sought after
Shilling 1894 Large Obverse Lettering ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1014 dies 2A, Reverse : Left hand crown's cross points to a space GEF with attractive gold and olive toning, scarce,
Shilling 1906 ESC 1415, Bull 3592, Davies 1556 dies 1A, Long upper arm to E of EDWARDVS, A/UNC and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 September 2012 Lot 2641 hammer price £110
Shilling 1908 Davies Obverse 2a, Reverse A. (Obverse with the R's in the legend having short tails.), unlisted by ESC or Bull, now explained and illustrated in detail on Michael Gouby's website, GVF with light toning, only the third example we have offered with very few examples of this type recorded for this date. A key die-link coin for the variety collector. We note an example described as weakly struck UNC in an LCGS 78 holder realised £500 hammer price in London Coins Auction A150 in September 2015 (Lot 2757)
Shilling 1912 Reverse with smaller letters, IMP closer together, ESC 1422, Bull 3801, Davies 1794 dies 3A, GEF with a small spot in the reverse field, by far the scarcer of the two die pairings for this date
Shilling 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1809 dies 5E, Obverse: Low relief head with I of GEORGIVS pointing to a bead, Reverse: right leg of N of IND points to a space, the rarest die pairing for this date, A/UNC with golden toning, the obverse with a small metal flaw on the rim
Shillings (2) 1787 Hearts ESC 1225, Bull 2129 Fine with some hairlines and traces of old gilding, the reverse with some scratches, 1711 Fourth Bust, Large Lis, ESC 1158, Bull 1408 VG with some graffiti in one angle
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