1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 EF with a small edge nick and a small dig in the field with a series of fine scratches around it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 EF with small rim nicks, Sovereign 1887 GEF and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Half Sovereign 1887 EF/GEF, Crown 1887 GEF/EF with reflective fields, lustrous over gold, blue and magenta tone, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, UNC or very near so and lustrous with gold toning in places, Halfcrown 1887 GEF/AU and lustrous, the obverse with beautiful golden tone, Florin 1887 GEF/UNC the obverse with touches of golden tone, Shilling 1887 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Sixpence 1887 Revised type, GEF/UNC the obverse with deep golden tone enhanced by touches of blue and magenta, Threepence 1887 AU/UNC with blue/green and cinnamon tone, an attractive set, eye-catching and desirable, comes in a red hard fitted case
Proof Set 1911 Short Set (10 coins) Sovereign, Half Sovereign, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, the Sovereign nFDC, the Half Sovereign nFDC with some hairlines and light toning, the silver nFDC to FDC with minor nicks and tone spots, with an attractive and colourful matching tone, the Florin particularly choice, in the red box of issue
Shilling 1839 Plain Edge Proof, Second Young Head, No WW, ESC 1284, Bull 2980 FDC or near so with beautiful gold, blue and magenta tone on reflective choice fields, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90. Would enhance the collection of the most discerning Shilling specialist
Shilling 1853 ProofESC 1301, Bull 3003, nFDC with attractive and colourful tone exhibiting gold, blue and cinnamon hues, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 91, the 1853 Proof issue extremely sought after, and would enhance the most advanced of Shilling collections
Shilling 1850 the 5 struck over a lower 5, as ESC 1296, VG the reverse with some dark tone in places, Extremely Rare, the key date in the Victorian series
Shilling 1839 Second Young Head, No WW, ESC 1283, Bull 2979, a crisp and sharp early strike, fully lustrous, with a tiny spot behind the Queen's neck, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1846 ESC 1293, Bull 2992 UNC a choice and boldly struck example with full lustre, an exceptional example of the early Young head type, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1859 ESC 1307, Bull 3015, Davies 879 dies 4A, 11 beads from A to A in GRATIA, Choice UNC, toned over original lustre, the reverse with hues of gold and magenta, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1864 ESC 1312, Bull 3024, Die Number 10, UNC and choice with colourful tone exhibiting hues of blue/green, gold and magenta, a superb example of the die number series, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1825 Lion on CrownESC 1254, Bull 2405, UNC with beautiful original surfaces displaying soft lustre over hints of underlying subtle tone, an eye-catching piece
Shilling 1859 ESC 1307, Bull 3015, Davies 877 dies 2A, 13 beads from A to A in GRATIA, no sign of overdate, listed as 'unconfirmed' by Davies, Choice UNC, almost fully lustrous, the obverse further enhanced with hints of golden tone in the legends, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the first of this die pairing we have offered, an excellent coin for the Shilling variety specialist
Shilling 1872 ESC 1324, Bull 3042, Die Number 80, UNC with choice fields exhibiting gold, blue and magenta tone, a superb piece with outstanding eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, a superb example of the die number type
Shilling 1866 ESC 1314, Bull 3027, Die Number 43, UNC the reverse brilliant, the obverse with touches of light tone in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Shilling 1877 ESC 1329, Bull 3047, Die Number 37 Choice UNC with practically full mint lustre, the obverse with subtle hints of golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Shillings (2) 1697C Third Bust variety ESC 1109, Bull 1173, Fine, unevenly toned, the milling smoothed in places, sea salvaged, from the Wreck of 'The Association', 1699 Fourth Bust 'Flaming Hair' ESC 1116, Bull 1142, Fine, unevenly toned, from the Wreck of 'The Association', the two coins covered by one certificate
Shilling 1838 ESC 1278, Bull 2973 A/UNC and lustrous, with excellent original surfaces displaying little signs of contact marks, the obverse with attractive underlying golden tone and some small tone spots
Proof Set 1950 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing nFDC with some ribbon toning, the Shillings with light and attractive golden tone, the bronze and brass retaining almost full original brilliance, in the red box of issue
Shilling 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 982 dies 1C, Choice UNC with gold and olive tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88 . Very few currency coins attain this high grade and such pieces are highly prized
Shilling 1889 Small Jubilee Head, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, Davies 985 dies 1D, by far the rarer of the two Small Jubilee Head types for this date, VG, we note that the example in the Peter Davies collection was only Fine, with a cataloguers note that the vendor had never seen this variety in high grade
Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head, Small Garter letters Q has no loop and long tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, UNC with light cabinet friction, with subtle blue/green and gold tone over original lustre, by far the scarcest of the three Jubilee head types for this date
Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head, Small Garter letters Q has no loop and long tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, UNC with 'satiny' lustre and a hint of toning in the fields by far the scarcest of the three Jubilee head types for this date
Shilling 1817 ESC 1232, Bull 2144, Lustrous UNC the obverse with a minor striking flaw and a small dark spot to the top of the rim, the reverse with some small nicks
Shilling 1893 Small Letters on Obverse, ESC 1361A, Bull 3154, Davies 1010 dies 1A, AU/UNC the obverse retaining much frosting on the bust, the fields with some contact marks, the reverse lustrous and choice
Shilling 1894 Small Letters on Obverse, Reverse: 4 of date points to a rim tooth. ESC 1363, Bull 3157, Davies 1013 dies 1B, VG/Near Fine, the final use of the small letters type, an important rarity in modern silver coins. Although Spink have differentiated the 1893 Small and Large Obverse lettering variety for some years, the same situation for 1894 Shillings has remained little known, now being recorded in Bull' 'English Silver Coinage'
Shilling 1898 ESC 1367, Bull 3163, Choice UNC, the obverse with attractive gold, blue and russet tone, the reverse with practically full lustre with golden tone in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1906 ESC 1415, Bull 3592, Davies 1556 dies 1A, UNC and lustrous with some light contact marks and some small rim nicks, the obverse brilliant, the reverse slightly subdued with a choice golden tone, exhibiting choice eye appeal
Shilling 1888 8 over 7 ESC 1353, Bull 3140, Davies 983, UNC and choice, the obverse with a deep golden tone, the reverse with gold and blue/green tone, with spectacular eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Shilling 1900 ESC 1369, Bull 3165, Choice UNC, colourfully toned over original mint lustre, a beautiful eye-catching example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1840 ESC 1285, Bull 2983,Good Fine/NVF with some contact marks on the portrait, the obverse with some colourful residual tone, Rare, comes with old Seaby envelope and accompanying ticket stating April '50 70/-
Shilling 1893 Small Letters on obverse, ESC 1361A, Bull 3154, Davies 1010 dies 1A, UNC, choice and lustrous, with a light and colourful tone further enhancing the eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Shilling 1896 Large Rose ESC 1365, Bull 3161, Davies 1020 dies 2D, Lustrous UNC, the obverse golden toned with touches of blue/green in the legends, the reverse with blue, green and magenta toning enhancing the choice eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Shilling 1894 Large Letters on obverse, ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1014 dies 2A, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, this date becoming more difficult to find in high grade
Shilling 1893 Large Letters on obverse, ESC 1361, Bull 3153, Davies 1011A dies 2A, UNC with gold, blue and russet toning, an beautiful example with spectacular eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Shilling 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144, Lustrous UNC with residual golden tone, the obverse with reflective fields, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, a most pleasing example of this short series
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
Shillings (2) 1910 ESC 1419, Bull 3596 Lustrous UNC with some contact marks and small edge nicks, the obverse with some minor fleck of toning, the edge with a scratch along the line of part of the milling, 1911 ESC 1420, Bull 3799, Davies 1791, dies 2A, UNC or near so and nicely toned
Shilling 1721 1 over 0 Roses and Plumes, ESC 1172, Bull 1578, the overstrike very clear and bold, GVF with a small edge bruise by M. BR., some weakness below the 17 of the date and in the corresponding position on the obverse, minor adjustment lines on the bust, overall a pleasing grade example of this rare type. Our archive database reveals only 6 examples offered in 20 years and none since 2015
Fifty Pence 2021 Decimal Day S.H92 the reverse a clever assemblage combining parts of the designs of the pre-decimal coinage Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, with a 7-sided panel in the centre with 1971 Decimal Day. The outer design frosted, the inner panel not frosted, FDC uncased in capsule, no certificate
Shilling 1708 Third Bust, Plain in angles ESC 1147, Bull 1399 Choice UNC with gold and blue/green tone over original lustre, a superb piece with excellent eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1858 Second 8 over 6 Bull 3012, Davies 874 dies 2A Choice UNC with a delightful olive and gold toning, over much original mint lustre with outstanding eye appeal. As a rare variety that usually is only found in low grade, this is quite possibly one of the finest known examples
Shilling 1724 WCC Welsh Copper Company ESC 1182, Bull 1595 VG with an E countermark on the obverse and another, this illegible, on the Hanoverian shield. Very Rare. Cataloguers note: We note that our archive database shows that of all the previous examples of this very rare issue we have offered, only two have graded high than VG
Shilling 1721 21 over 18 with Roses and Plumes in the wrong angles, ESC 1171A, Bull 1580, VG, the reverse better, rated R4 by Bull (11-20 examples believed to exist), our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is only the second example we have offered
Florin 1896 First I of VICTORIA points to a bead, Reverse: Left leg of H of SHILLINGS points to a space on the inner circle, ESC 880, Bull 2966, Davies 843 dies 2B UNC with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Shilling 1894 Large letters on Obverse, ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1015 dies 2B, in an NGC holder and graded MS64, a most attractive example, the reverse choice, the key date in the Veiled Head series and becoming very difficult to find in high grades. We note an example way back in London Coins Auction A145 (June 1st 2014) graded LCGS 82 realised £300 hammer price, this piece very similar in grade and eye appeal
Florin 1895 First I of VICTORIA points to a bead, Reverse: Left leg of H of SHILLINGS points to a bead on the inner circle, ESC 879, Bull 2965, Davies 838 dies 2A, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Shilling 1716 Roses and PlumesESC 163, Bull 1562 Near Fine with some long scratches on the obverse, only the fourth example we have offered in 20 years. Rated R3 by Bull, the rarity rating fully justified
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