Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 obverse Unc and toned, the reverse with some old scratches in the fields now hard to see under the tone, and the coin does have good eye appeal
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work S.3456 about EF scarce thus. The impressively executed Fine Work Five Guineas was a highly important coin in the history of the milled coinage, it introduced more intricate detail and a superb sharp striking to the portrait, marking a significant advance to the quality of minting at the time, leading to further higher relief designs being produced in the 18th Century, right up to the introduction of the later machine-made milled coinage
Crowns (3) 1671 VICESIMO OCTAVO Third Bust, ESC 42, Bull 386 VG with the second half of the date worn, 1679 TRICESIMO PRIMO ESC 56, Bull 403 VG, 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 2310 VG
Crown 1821 SECUNDO edge, WWP inverted below broken lance, ESC Bull 2311, Davies 133, Bright EF or near so with some hairlines and some edge nicks, a very scarce type
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 UNC/AU with very light cabinet friction, the reverse with a thin scratch on the field. The fields reflective and with a subtle pastel tone
Crown 1821 SECUNDO, WWP inverted below broken lance, Davies 133, Bull 2311 Good Fine and bold, with grey toning, a very collectable example of this rare type
Crown 1935 Raised Edge Proof with edge lettering in the wrong order. Edge reads DECUS ANNO REGNI ET TUTAMEN XXV, ESC 380, Bull 3657 nFDC attractively toned, with one small nick on St. George, the portrait and St. George retaining original frosting. Comes in the red box of issue, and the finest we have offered of this key rarity. A superb example of this stunning error edge Crown, rated R5 by ESC (5-10 examples believed to exist) and thus rarer than the 1935 Gold Proof Crown of which 25 were issued, which when offered fetches in the region of £60,000 to £80,000. This coin missing from many advanced Crown collections, and would make a welcome addition to any high quality Collection of Silver Crowns
Two Pounds 1823 S.3798 Ex-Jewellery with traces of a mount expertly removed between DECUS and ET on the edge, 15.86 grammes, the coins surfaces VF and considerably superior to those normally associated with ex-Jewellery pieces
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310, UNC with even grey toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 36 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 689
Shilling 1903 as ESC 1412, Bull 3589, Gouby Obverse 2a R of BRITT with tail less angled and away from the I, R of GRA has been recut, and R of REX with slight doubling, (illustrated on the michaelcoins website) EF the obverse with light contact marks, lustrous with a hint of gold tone
Maundy Set 2018 S.4211, FDC in the red Royal Mint box of issue. The sets of this year show an improved quality of striking to the obverse with the hair and features suggesting new and recut dies have been used. Maundy Sets of 2018 were distributed at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 obverse Unc and toned, the reverse with some old scratches in the fields now hard to see under the tone, comes with an old retail ticket for £595 and the coin does have good eye appeal
Crown 1688 QVARTO as ESC 80, Bull 746 the obverse having unbarred A in IACOBVS and the second A in GRATIA is also unbarred. The edge reading DECUS ET TUTAMENI with TUTAMENI sloping upwards towards the end of the word so that only the lower half of the extra I is visible. Bold Fine/Good Fine, the unbarred A's not listed as separate varieties, (See notes in ESC and Bull) , the edge type however most unusual and previously unseen by us
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 Choice UNC and sharply struck with Prooflike and beautiful, subtly toned fields, a superb example, in a PCGS holder and graded MS65+. We note an MS67 example recently realised over $22,000 in a US saleroom
Five Pound Crown 2019 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Victoria, Reverse an intricate and well-executed design showing portrait of Queen Victoria, plus other inventions of the Victorian Era, the Steam Train, Paddle Steamer, PennyFarthing Bicycle, and telephone, each within a series of cogwheels, edge inscription WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD, by John Bergdahl Gold Proof FDC as yet unlisted in the Spink catalogue, one very small area of toning otherwise FDC, uncased in capsule, no certificate
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 EF with good underlying mint lustre, the obverse with subtle and colourful tone, the reverse with attractive gold toning, a very pleasing piece with considerable eye appeal
Five Pound Crown 2019 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Victoria, Reverse an intricate and well-executed design showing portrait of Queen Victoria, plus other inventions of the Victorian Era, the Steam Train, Paddle Steamer, PennyFarthing Bicycle, and telephone, each within a series of cogwheels, edge inscription WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD, by John Bergdahl Gold Proof FDC not yet listed in the Spink catalogue,
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 UNC with an attractive blue-green and gold tone, the obverse with a contact mark on the cheek, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63, a sharply struck example with the WWP well defined, comes with a round red case, this possibly contemporary
Crown 1935 Raised Edge Proof with error edge with the lettering in the wrong order. Edge reads: DECUS ANNO REGNI ET TUTAMEN XXV, ESC 380, Bull 3657, UNC retaining much original mint lustre, lightly toning in the legends, a few thin scratches on the obverse evident under magnification and the reverse with a few small spots, an extremely rare error and rated R5 by ESC (Estimated 5-10 examples believed to exist), thus rarer than the gold Proof of this date (25 examples issued) which, when offered, fetches £60,000 - £80,000. Our archive database shows that this is the first example we have offered in 15 years.
Crown 1821 SECUNDO WWP inverted Bull 2311, Davies 133, (unlisted by the 1992 ESC) About EF/EF with a tiny scratch below the bust, overall attractive and with much eye appeal. Rare, a much under-rated variety
Crowns (2) 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 VF with some contact marks, Ex-Reeves Auction 2/7/1976 Lot 889, 1820 LX ESC 219, Bull 2016 GVF toned with some scratches and surface marks
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Gouby BP1860Je, as Freeman 10 dies 2+D with 6 over 6 in date, the underlying digit well to the left, and all letters of PENNY recut AU/UNC with traces of lustre
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so and lustrous, the obverse particularly attractive with the portrait lightly frosted, slabbed and graded LCGS 70
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 EF with signs of old cleaning visible under magnification, now retoning, retaining some original lustre and with considerable eye appeal
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 4 dies 1+A Bronzed Proof, 10.92 grammes, nFDC along with the original presentation box with label 'Bronzed Proof Impression of the new penny to be executed in white metal 1860. Presented to Mrs.Letts by L.C.Wyon Esq. Medallist' Mrs. Letts was the wife of his friend, the Rev. J.Letts MA
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction, the surfaces excellent with very few contact marks, these Crowns almost always with contact marks and/or hairlines
Crowns (2) 1821 SECUNDO the date and obverse lettering are double struck as ESC 246, Fine/Good Fine, unusual, 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 282 Good Fine/Fine
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
Penny 1862 similar to Gouby 1862F (three extra plumes) but with only a single plume visible slightly higher than the topmost plume. UNC and lustrous with some light cabinet friction, we speculate this was the start of the three plumes variety
Shilling 1903 Gouby Obverse 2a R of BRITT with tail less angled and away from the I, R of GRA has been recut, and R of REX with slight doubling, (illustrated on the michaelcoins website) EF slabbed and graded CGS 60
Crown 1821 SECUNDO UNC and nicely toned the reverse with minor cabinet friction the coin with only a few light contact marks, this very unusual in the 19th Century Crown series, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction, the surfaces excellent with very few contact marks, these Crowns almost always with contact marks and/or hairlines
Crown 1821 SECUNDO, WWP inverted below broken lance Davies 133 NEF with some contact marks, Rare, comes with old collector's ticket, a much under-rated coin, our archive database shows that we have only offered two previous examples since 2003, the last example selling for £2340 in September 2013
Crown 1822 SECUNDO ESC 251 A/UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 70, cross-graded AU55 by ICCS, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/2013 Lot 1237, the joint finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population report
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ProofESC 247 nFDC with an attractive grey tone, slabbed and graded CGS 88, a most attractive example, the joint finest of 9 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Crown 1821 Plain edge Proof struck in copper ESC 249 nFDC, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Ex-NGC PF61 BN. Ex-Cheshire Collection, Extremely Rare, rated R6 by ESC, (3 or 4 examples known) Cataloguers note:- having had the opportunity to examine the coin before slabbing, it is apparent that traces of edge lettering remain in places so the note in ESC stating that this may be the SECUNDO edge coin with the lettering removed, would seem to be correct.
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ProofESC 247 UNC with a few light hairlines on the obverse and minor friction to the high points, an attractively toned piece with much eye appeal
Guinea 1781 Pattern or Trial in copper with double reverse, after the original currency design by J.Tanner, Plain edge, reverse inverted, struck on a thick flan weighing 6.95 grammes, similar to Wilson and Rasmussen 96 but struck in copper, we note these two patterns also exhibit the recut last 1 in the date as the gold piece, UNC and excessively rare
Guinea 1781 Pattern or Trial in copper with double reverse, after the original currency design by J.Tanner, Plain edge, reverse inverted, struck on a thin flan weighing 4.01 grammes, similar to Wilson and Rasmussen 96 but struck in copper, we note these two patterns also exhibit the recut last 1 in the date as the gold piece, UNC and excessively rare
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ProofESC 247 nFDC with a few minor contact marks and hairlines on mirror-like and brilliant fields, currently listed at £4500 FDC by Spink
Crown 1820 Pattern by Droz in copper ESC 244 as Monneron's pattern by Dupre (1792) Obv. VIS VNITATE FORTIOR Hercules seated by a column, endeavouring to break a bundle of sticks across his knee; in exergue 1820 above branches, Rev. DECUS ET TVTAMEN crowned shield, nFDC
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction, the surfaces excellent with very few contact marks, these Crowns almost always with contact marks and/or hairlines
Crown 1820 Pattern by Droz in copper ESC 244 as Monneron's pattern by Dupre (1792) Obv. VIS VNITATE FORTIOR Hercules seated by a column, endeavouring to break a bundle of sticks across his knee; in exergue 1820 above branches, Rev. DECUS ET TVTAMEN crowned shield, nFDC
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval mark of George III on France Ecu 1774 ESC 136 Countermark and host coin Good Fine with the appearance under magnification of being water worn perhaps once shipwrecked, rare and collectable
Penny 1861 Satin 28, Gouby BP 1861G as Freeman dies 4+D with central cut fishtail, this obverse rarely found on the 1861 coins, lists at £750 VF in Satin with no prices quoted for higher grades, this example is NVF/GVF. Satin census report states only three examples recorded up to 2001, with finest listed as Good Fine, we speculate that this may be the finest example currently known. We also note that the example in the Laurie Bamfordcollection June 2006 was listed as Fine and realised £350 hammer price
Shilling 1920 Obv 4 Rev B -- B.S.C. 1804 -- a scarcer obv. for 1920 being rare in this offered grade. Spink have encountered their 'recut shallow portrait' in the 1920 halfcrowns and florins, but not for any 1920 shillings. Choice for issue AU
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