Sovereign 1885M George and the Dragon, Horse with short tail, W.W. complete on truncation, Small B.P., Marsh 107A, S.3857C, NVF with some contact marks, with some being heavier on the obverse
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Hooked J in J.E.B. with close initials, DISH L1, NEF with some edge nicks and some heavier contact marks on the obverse, a rare type with fewer than 8000 examples estimated to have been minted
Sovereign 1907 Marsh 179, S.3969 NVF with some spots and contact marks, in an ornate 9 carat gold mount on a chain, total weight 31.18 grammes, in good second-hand condition
Two Pounds 1887 ProofS.3865 in a PCGS holder and graded PR62 Deep Cameo, the fields mirror-like, the portrait and St. George designs retaining much original mint frosting, very desirable thus, the 1887 Gold Proofs now becoming very hard to find in high grades with prices appreciating rapidly in recent years
Two Pounds 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - London Underground Sign S.K31 Gold Proof, minor toning on the obverse and the odd tiny spot, nFDC uncased in capsule, no certificate, only 191 pieces were issued across all formats
Two Pounds 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Tube Train, S.K32, Gold Proof, nFDC with a small spot and a nick on the train, uncased in capsule, no certificate, only 199 pieces were issued across all formats
Two Pounds 2018 Captain Cook's Voyage of Discovery 250th Anniversary S.K48 Gold Proof in an NGC holder and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo, only 339 pieces issued
Two Pounds 2020 Agatha Christie - 100 Years of Mystery S.K61 Gold Proof, the intricate reverse design by David Lawrence comprising a jigsaw background with a question mark on a single jigsaw piece, other pieces featuring a poison bottle, a gun, a pen and a knife. FDC uncased in with no certificate
Two Pounds 2021 Celebrating the Life and Work of H.G.Wells Gold ProofS.K63 nFDC/FDC, the obverse with a hint of very light toning, uncased in capsule, with no certificate. H.G.Wells was known as the 'Father of Science Fiction' and wrote many influential novels some of which were made into films, such as 'The Invisible Man' and 'The Time Machine.'
Two Pounds 2023 50th Anniversary of the Death of J.R.R. Tolkien Gold ProofS.K72, minor contact marks to the reverse, FDC/nFDC uncased in capsule, with no certificate, only 385 pieces minted
Twopence 1797 Peck 1077 VF or slightly better with some contact marks, the edge with only a few small nicks and much better than usually seen on this type
A small mixed lot Proof Set 1971 light tone nFDC, a quantity of 20th centurybronzepennies from circulation (1.2 kilos), others mostly 20th century from circulation one or two pre-47 silver issues and a low grade George IIIcopper
Brass Threepence to Farthings (16) Brass Threepence 1946 VG, Pennies (7) 1882H Fair, 1895 2mm VG, 1908 (2) Near Fine and Fine, 1913 Fine, 1921 Fine, 1937 Fine, Halfpennies (5) 1806 VF/GVF, 1954 (2) Near Fine and Fine, 1957 Calm Sea (2) both Fine, Farthings (3) 1822 I of FID has no lower serifs, Fine, 1896 EF and lustrous with some stains, 1953 Freeman 661 dies 1+B EF and lustrous, along with medalet Prince Frederick, Duke of Gloucester 1763 24mm diameter in brass BHM 87 Fine
BrassThreepences (11) UNC, 1938 AU/UNC, 1939 UNC or near so, the obverse with some scratches, 1941 A/UNC and lustrous with some spots, 1942 A/UNC and lustrous, 1943 A/UNC with some spots, 1944 (2) the first lustrous UNC, the second GEF with some spots, 1945 A/UNC and lustrous with light handling mark, 1946 Near Fine/Fine, 1949 VG/Near Fine
Crowns (13) 1935 (3) NVF, VF/NVF, and GVF, 1937 (2) both VF, 1951 (3) A/UNC to UNC all boxed, 1953 (3) A/UNC to UNC one with a verdigris spot, two in slide cases, 1960 (2) UNC and GEF, some of the earlier pieces with surface marks and/or edge knocks
Crowns and Double Florins (8) comprising Crowns (7) 1889 (2) VG and Near Fine, 1892 NVF, 1893 LVI VG, 1895 LVIII VG/Near Fine with some edge knocks, 1935 (2) Good Fine and VF, the second cleaned, Double Florin 1889 VG
Crowns to Farthings Queen Elizabeth II a complete set (120) comprising Crowns (3) 1953, 1960 and 1965, Halfcrowns (15) 1953-1967 inclusive, Florins (15) 1953 to 1967 inclusive, Shillings (English and Scottish) 1953-1966 inclusive (28), Sixpences 1953-1967 inclusive (18, includes 1953, 1955 and 1964 additional varieties), BrassThreepences (15) 1953-1967 inclusive, Pennies (8) 1953 and 1961-1967 inclusive, Halfpennies (14) 1953-1967, and Farthings (4) 1953-1956 inclusive, NEF to UNC in a Sandhill album, the vast majority with good or full lustre, the last page having spaces for 12 Sovereigns, key dates include Halfcrowns 1954 UNC, 1958 EF, 1959 Lustrous UNC, Florins 1954 EF, 1958 EF, 1959 A/UNC, Shillings 1959S EF with some small spots and 1961S GEF
Decimal Coinage (£103.90 face) Two Pounds (45) 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1989 Tercentenary of the Bill of Rights, 1995 Peace Dove (2), 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary (2), 1996 Euro 96 Football, 1998 Technology, 1999 RugbyWorld Cup, 2000 Technology, 2001 Marconi, 2003 Technology, 2003 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of the DNA Double Helix, 2004 Trevithick's Locomotive, 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II, 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, 2006 Brunel - The Man, 2006 Brunel - His Achievements, 2006 Technology, 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 2008 Technology, 2008 100th Anniversary of the 1908 London Olympics, 2008 Beijing to London Olympic Handover, 2009 Robert Burns, 2009 Charles Darwin, 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale, 2011 The Mary Rose, 2011 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible, 2012 London Olympics, 2012 Charles Dickens, 2013 350th Anniversary of the Introduction of the Guinea, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground Train, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground sign, 2014 Technology, 2014 World War I - Lord Kitchener, 2014 500th Anniversary of Trinity House, 2015 Technology, 2015 World War I - The Navy, 2015 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, 2015 Britannia, 2016 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of London, 2016 World War I - The Navy, 2016 Shakespeare - Histories, 2016 Shakespeare - Comedies, One Pound (11) 2002 England, 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, 2010 Belfast, 2013 Floral Emblems - Wales, 2014 (2), 2016 Bimetallic, 2017 Bimetallic (2), 2018 Bimetallic, 2019 Bimetallic, Ten Pences (23) 1968, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1992 Small size, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Five Pences (12) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, mostly in mixed circulated grades, some of the Ten Pence and Five Pences EF to UNC, along with World One Pound issues (4) Gibraltar (2) 2003, 2013, Isle of Man 1997 and Guernsey 1983 these in circulated grades
Decimal Coinage (352) Two Pounds (49), One Pound (42), Fifty Pences (88), Twenty Pences (35), Ten Pences (27), Five Pences (27), Two Pences (40), One Penny (44), £196.29 face, 1968-2019a wide variety of dates and types, in mixed grades many lustrous EF to UNC
Double Florins and Halfcrowns (7) Double Florins (2) 1888, 1889 Second I in VICTORIA an inverted 1, Halfcrowns (6) 1817 Bull Head, 1817 Small Head, 1820 George III, 1825, 1836, 1837 Fair to VG
Farthings (10) 1674 VG, 1679 VG, James II Tin, Poor, 1695 VG, 1699 Date in Legend VG, 1720 Fine with some damage to the reverse field, 1730 Near Fine, 1733 Near Fine, 1754 Near Fine, 1773 Near Fine/VG with signs of old tooling
Farthings (10) 1799 Fine, 1807 Fine, 1821 Fine, 1822 Obverse 1 (2) Fine and Good Fine, 1823 Roman 1 in date Fine, harshly cleaned, 1829 NVF with a scratch below the bust, 1834 Incuse line on Saltire Reverse A, Peck 1470 Good Fine, 1836 Good Fine/Fine with a thin scratch, 1837 About VF/VF with some scuffs
Farthings (13) 1700, 1737 Large date, 1744, 1746, 1773, 1806 (2), 1821, 1825, 1826 First type, 1831, 1835, 1836, Third Farthing 1835, Fair to Good Fine, some cleaned
Farthings (14) 1721 Poor, 1822 some deformed lettering and small first A in GRATIA, D over D in DEF VG, 1847 Unbarred A's in BRITANNIA VG/Fine, 1860 Beaded Border, E of REG has weak top bar VG, 1866 Fine, 1875 Small Date, Freeman 529 dies 3+C, Near Fine, 1875H Freeman 532, dies 5+C, Good Fine, 1879 Large 9, Fine with some surface marks, 1881H VG, 1893 VG, 1897 Freeman 574 dies 1+A, NEF/GVF, 1903 Good Fine, 1953 Freeman 661 dies 1+B GVF/NEF, 1953 Freeman 662 dies 2+A Good Fine/VF with some spots, Rare, and Isle of Man Farthing 1839 Near Fine/Fine with some stains
Farthings (16) 1860 Toothed Border Good Fine, cleaned, 1861 GVF, 1862 GVF/VF, 1864 VF/NVF, 1865 VF/NVF, 1866 Close 66 NVF/Good Fine with some scratches, 1867 Good Fine, 1882H NEF/GVF with traces of lustre,1883 Good Fine, 1884 NVF, 1885 Good Fine, 1886 Good Fine with some corrosion, 1887 NVF, 1888 VF, 1893 GVF, 1894 About VF
Farthings (17) 1853 WW Raised Good Fine/Fine, 1853 WW Incuse Fine, 1857 Good Fine, cleaned, 1861 Good Fine/VF, 1862 VF, 1866 (2) the first GVF/VF, the second VF, 1873 High 3 in date (does not touch linear circle) GVF, 1874H VF, 1875H Freeman 532 dies 5+C GVF, 1878 VF, 1881 VF/About VF, 1882H GVF with a heavier contact mark on the reverse, 1884 GVF, 1901 (2) both EF, 1902 EF with an edge nick
Farthings (7) 1674 Near Fine on a pitted flan, 1675 VG and bold, 1723 E over higher, blundered E in REX, Near Fine, 1736 Fine, the reverse with some dirt on the surfaces, 1737 Large date VG Rare, 1754 Near Fine, 1826 Bare Head, Near VF with an edge knock
Farthings (7) 1872 NEF, 1879 EF with traces of lustre and a dark toned area on the reverse, 1892 NVF/VF, 1915 Freeman 594 dies 2+A dark toned A/UNC, 1917 Dark Toned UNC, 1919 A/UNC, 1922 UNC with good subdued lustre, scarce in this high grade
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