Penny 1860 Beaded Border Satin 1, Gouby BP1860A1 Obverse A1 with R of REG rotated slightly forwards and with the tip not touching and slightly below the line of the following E, Fair, Very Rare, Ex-Laurie Bamford £7, Ex-Michael Freeman, we note a Fine example realised £2691 in Auction A136 3/3/2012 (Lot 2168)
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 272 dies 4+F (R17) UNC or near so and with some lustre, a couple of small spots and edge nicks, some striking weakness on the shield as often seen on this type, we note there was no example in the Nicholson collection or the Roland Harris collection, this superior to the Andrew Wayne collection example which realised £380 hammer price in June 2006
Penny 1846 DEF Close Colon Peck 1491 UNC with traces of lustre and a small spot by BRITTANNIAR, scarce in this high grade and the finest example of this type we have handled in 9 years
Halfpenny 1871 an unlisted type by Freeman this coin as Freeman dies 7+G but with 15 1/2 teeth date spacing, chocolate Unc rare this and graded 75 by CGS and in their holder UIN 28078
Penny 1919H Freeman 186 dies 2+B UNC with lustre, weakly struck obverse as is normal for this date and type, with traces of lustre and a few light contact marks
Halfpenny 1847 Peck 1531 UNC or near so and lustrous with minor cabinet friction and some light contact marks, Rare in this grade and superior to the examples in the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris collections, Ex-Surrey Numismatic Society £6
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 261 dies 2+B Lustrous UNC, an early strike with prooflike fields, we note this piece superior to the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris examples, (there was no example in the Nicholson Collection), we note the Roland Harris example realised £320 hammer price in London Coins Auction A124 28/2/2009, Ex-Spink Auction 68 23 March 1989, Ex-Hopetoun House collection Lot no.707 hammer price £75
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman dies 11+J (unrecorded with this die pairing by Freeman) appears struck from slightly worn dies About EF/EF and certainly clear enough for the key areas to be identified, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction No.88 Lot 329 £82
Penny 1846 DEF Far Colon Peck 1490 a variant with the colon stops in differing positions, the colon after REG has both dots much more widely spaced top to bottom, the colon after FID has the lower dot below the line of the legend, and the colon after DEF leans around 45 degrees to the left, a most unusual piece, NEF with a few small spots
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter C Freeman 288A dies 7+F VG the obverse with an uneven dark tone in places, nevertheless very rare and seldom offered, we note there was no example in the Norweb, or Andrew Wayne collections, Ex-M.Peake £30
Halfpenny 1876H Freeman 326 dies 13+M A/UNC with traces of lustre, Rare, rated R14 by Freeman, we note there was no example in the Roland Harris collection
Penny 1841 REG: Peck 1480 AU/GEF with traces of lustre and a small tone spot on the bust, extremely rare in this high grade, comparable to the Andrew Wayne example, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction £125
Penny 1854 Plain Trident Peck 1506 UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the second finest known of 21 example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 260A, no tie-knot, dies 1*+A, rated R16 by Freeman, UNC with a tone spot on the bust and some light deposit on the reverse, highly lustrous and very rare in this high grade, Ex-G.Monk £11.50
Penny, Model Coinage by Joseph Moore undated (1844) with PENNEY error in the obverse legend. Now listed in Krause 'Unusual World Coins' as X#10 with no prices given, our research has uncovered that 7 examples are known to exist, this example VF, superior to the example sold in our Auction A142 (Lot 2731) which realised £643 inclusive of buyers premium
Maundy Set 1932 ESC 2549 UNC, the Penny near so with a couple of rim nicks, Note: this was the first time in around 250 years that the coins were distributed by the reigning monarch
Halfpenny 1694 Peck 602 VF struck on a porous flan, Farthings (2) 1672 Peck 519 Fine, 1690 Peck 579 (One mullet on edge after the date) Fine/Good Fine for issue with some corrosion, edge inscription partly visible
Halfpenny 1673 B over C in BRITANNIA, struck from the same reverse die as the example in the Nicholson collection, with the curious semi-colon shaped die flaw by the first N in BRITANNIA, Fine or better with a small edge bruise, unlisted by Peck, superior to the Nicholson collection example
Penny 1860 Pattern by J.Moore in silver Obverse 1 Reverse A, Britannia facing right Freeman 825, Peck 2099 VG Very Rare rated R19 by Freeman, Ex-Surrey Numismatic Society £18
Halfpenny 1851 Reverse B with dots on the shield, also the 8 appears to be struck over a lower 8, Peck 1535 EF with a small spot on the hair, purchased at Charing Cross Market £6
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 266 dies 4+B UNC/AU with good but pale lustre, in our experience, somewhat scarcer than the R11 quoted by Freeman, Ex-M.Peake collection £20
Penny 1860 Freeman 15 dies 4+D with central cut to the ribbon fishtail and crimp to the outer ribbon Gouby reference 1860P his obverse G lustrous A/UNC and scarce in this high grade, UNC with good subdued lustre, purchased at Coinex 1980 £25
Halfpenny 1895 Freeman 370 dies 1+A Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1893 struck in cupro-nickel? and weighing 5.96 grammes, considerably heavier than the bronze issue at 5.6 grammes, NVF/GF with signs of cleaning, unusual
Penny 1858 8 over 6 surprisingly unlisted by Peck and Spink the over date very clear EF with an edge bruise and a nick on the truncation, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction £27
Books The Victorian Bronze Penny 1860-1901, the 1970 Edition by Michael Freeman along with the Penny 1880 the plate coin used to illustrate Obverse 10, 'The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain' by Michael Freeman includes 1980 values list a useful guide to the workings on the author with respect to future editions. English Proof and PatternCrown sized Pieces by Linecar and Stone, English Silver Coinage 1974 Edition by Cope and Rayner. English Milled Coinage 1662-1972 by Cope and Rayner, all in good condition
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 275 dies 5+G, rated R16 by Freeman, GEF/AU and lustrous, We note there was no example in the Nicholson collection, Ex-Spinks £12
Halfpenny 1876H Freeman 328 dies 14+K* EF with some pale lustre and a spot to the right of the date, Very Rare and rated R15 by Freeman, we note there was no example in the Nicholson, Norweb or Andrew Wayne collections, purchased at Charing Cross Market £16
Halfpenny 1883 Freeman 351 dies 19+S A/UNC with subdued lustre and a spot on either side, the obverse rim with a couple of rim cuds, Rare in high grade, Ex-Laurie Bamford £83
Halfpenny 1851 No Dots on Shield Reverse A Peck 1534 VF/GVF with some small spots the rarity of this piece somewhat under-rated, we note that there was no example in the Nicholson collection, Ex-G.Monk £4.50
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