Threepence 1883 ESC 2090, Bull 3430 UNC and colourfully toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Twopence 1797 Proof in Bronzed Copper Peck 1075 KT3 nFDC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Copper and BronzeLCGS slabbed items from the J.Philpin collection (9) Pennies (3) 1885 Freeman 121 dies 12+N A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1918 Freeman 182 dies 2+B A/UNC and almost fully lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 70, 1927 Freeman 197 dies 4+C Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, Halfpennies (4) 1699 Date in Exergue - type 3 Peck 687, in an LCGS Yellow Ticket holder Corrosion F, 1799 6 Raised Gunports Peck 1249, in an LCGS Yellow Ticket holder Scratches AU, 1879 Freeman 338 dies 14+O in an LCGS Yellow Ticket holder Cleaned VF, 1911 Freeman 390 dies 1+A, UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 78, Farthings (2) 1864 Plain 4 Freeman 511 dies 3+B EF with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 65, 1868 Freeman 519 dies 3+B in an LCGS Yellow Ticket holder Verdigris UNC
Decimals (356), a large collection in CGS holders (slabs) 1/2p - £5 (no 50p but with a few silver fractional Britannias) plenty in proof both silver and non silver (356 slabs in 21 boxes), all different and all in high grade most if not all CGS UNC 80 and better a proportion with grades over 90
Shillings in LCGS holders (4) 1935 ESC 1448 Choice UNC and lustrous with a hint of gold tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, 1936 ESC 1449 Choice UNC and lustrous with a matching gold tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85 Shillings 1933 ESC 1446 Choice UNC and lustrous with a hint of golden tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85 and another 1935 Choice Unc and graded 85 by LCGS
Three ShillingBank Tokens in LCGS holders (2) 1812 Bust Type ESC 415, Bull 2075, UNC, the obverse lustrous, the reverse with pleasing tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, 1815 ESC 423 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCSG 82
CyprusCentral Bank500 Mils (2), dated 1st May 1973 a pair of consecutively numbered VERY LOW serial numbers H/29 000014 & H/29 000015, (Pick42b), in PCGS holders graded 66PPQ Gem New, Perfect Paper Quality
Falkland Islands 10 Shillings dated 10th April 1960 series C85275, portrait Queen Elizabeth II at centre right, (Pick7a), in PCGS holder graded 63PPQ choice new, Perfect Paper Quality, rare in this grade
France (8), 50 Francs dated 1942, (Pick93) about Uncirculated, 100 Francs dated 1941, (Pick94) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1941, (Pick95b) Uncirculated, 500 Francs dated 1942, (Pick95b), in PCGS holder graded 64PPQ Very Choice New, 50 Francs dated 1950, (Pick127), set of staple holes, about Uncirculated, 10 Francs dated 1969, (Pick147c), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1990, (Pick155d), about Uncirculated, 200 Francs dated 1999, (Pick159c), Uncirculated, very high grade lot all Uncirculated or about
Northern Ireland (2), Bank of Ireland 50 Pounds dated 5th April 2004, VERY LOW serial number A200027 (this series started with A2 prefix, so this is note 27 in the series), Bank of Ireland 20 Pounds dated 1st January 2003, LOW serial number BD000104, (Pick81 & Pick80a), both notes in PCGS holders graded 66PPQ Gem New, Perfect Paper Quality
Proof Set 1911 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Maundy Set UNC to nFDC all in LCGS holders Halfcrown LCGS 85, Florin LCGS 88, Shilling LCGS 91, Sixpence LCGS 90, Maundy Fourpence LCGS 91, Maundy Threepence LCGS 88, Maundy Twopence LCGS 91, and Maundy Penny LCGS 88, comes with the original Red Royal Mint box
Proof Set 1911Long Set (12 coins) Gold £5 to Maundy Penny all in PCGS holders:- Five Pounds PR65, Two Pounds PR65 Cameo, Sovereign PR65 Cameo, Half Sovereign PR65 Cameo, Halfcrown PR67+, Florin PR67, Shilling PR67, Sixpence PR66, Maundy Fourpence PR66, Maundy Threepence PR67, Maundy Twopence PR66, Maundy Penny PR67. With three of the four gold coins attaining a Cameo designation, the silver particularly attractive and with choice tone, this can be considered a top level set, comes with the Official Royal Mint long set box, so with all coins in PR65,66 or 67+ this set must be amongst the finest known in PCGS grades and we notice the Five Pounds alone in PR65 has recently been realising US$32,000 - $35,000 in North American auction sales
Proof Set 1927 (6 coins) Crown to Silver Threepence UNC to nFDC all in LCGS holders Crown LCGS 88, Halfcrown LCGS 90, Florin LCGS 90, Shilling LCGS 90, Sixpence LCGS 91, and Threepence LCGS 92 comes with the hard red box
United Kingdom 2007 4-coin gold set in 'British Royal Mint' PCGS holders comprising Five Pounds PR69 Deep Cameo, Two Pounds PR69 Deep Cameo, Sovereign PR69 Deep Cameo and Half Sovereign PR69 Deep Cameo
United Kingdom 2011 a 5-coin gold set in PCGS 'First Strike' holders comprising Five Pounds PR69 Deep Cameo, Two Pounds PR69 Deep Cameo, Sovereign PR69 Deep Cameo, Half Sovereign PR69 Deep Cameo and Quarter Sovereign PR69 Deep Cameo
AustraliaSovereign 1868 8 over 6 Sydney Branch Mint unlisted by Marsh or McDonald, in a PCGS holder and graded PCGS AU58+, the variety not listed on the holder
Crown 1672 ESC 45, Bull 388 A/UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, furthermore, out of the 85 Charles II Crowns thus far submitted, this is not only finest of it's year and type, but finest in the entire Charles II series
Crown 1696 OCTAVO ESC 89, Bull 995, GEF and nicely toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the second finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1853 ProofESC 809, Bull 2827 UNC to nFDC in an LCGS holder and graded 85, retaining much original mint brilliance, very seldom seen, we note there was no example in either the Roland Harris or Andrew Wayne collections, indeed our auction archive stretching back to 2003 indicates this is the first example we have offered
Florin 1907 ESC 925, Bull 3583 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Guinea 1798 8 over 7 S.3735 VF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, the finest of only 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1986 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 97, the joint finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1990 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1991 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 96, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1992 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 96, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1995 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1996 Proof S.SB2 (previously S.4276) FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1997 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1998 Proof S.SB4 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 98, the finest known of 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 2001 S.SB4 UNC retaining practically full mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 97, the finest known of 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 2002 Proof S.SB5 FDC retaining full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 98, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1848 8 over 7 in date Davies 572 Ex-Colin Adams Collection near Fine and graded 15 by CGS and in their holder, a rarity with this only the second example recorded on the LCGS database
Halfcrown 1899 ESC 733, Bull 2785 Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 18 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1855 Peck 1543 UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1862 Freeman 277 dies 6+G Choice UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1858 No WW Peck 1518 UNC and attractively toned with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1863 Freeman 42 dies 6+G Choice UNC with good lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, lists at £575 on the LCGS Valuations Page, the joint finest known of 33 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1876H Freeman 89 dies 8+K, Close date, Choice UNC with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coin Auction A124 Feb 28 2009 Lot 740, the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1896 Freeman 143 dies 1+B, Gouby BP1896AA Lustrous UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88 the finest known of 34 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1918 KN Freeman 184 Dies 2+B Unc the reverse with good lustre graded 80 by CGS and their joint finest from a population of 18 Ex LCA 127 Lot 2075 realised £900
Penny 1919 H. Dies 2+B Freeman 186 all over lustrous Unc rare thus, graded 80 by CGS and the joint finest recorded of 9 slabbed Ex LCA 130 (2010) Lot 2108 realised £625
Shilling 1825 Laureate Head, B P initials with no stops between, LCGS Variety 9, UNC and lustrous with light toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Shilling 1870 ESC 1320, Bull 3038 Die Number 1, the die number with missing right foot to the 1, GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the only example thus far recorded on the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1873 ESC 1325, Bull 3043 Die Number 120 Choice UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 15 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1896 Large Rose ESC 1365Bull 3161 Choice UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1899 ESC 1769, Bull 3292, Choice UNC and fully lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1903 ESC 1787, Bull 3599 Choice UNC and beautifully toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 64 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1930 ESC 1819, Bull 3905 Choice UNC and with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, the joint finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1825 Laureate Head Marsh 9 GEF/AU with some light contact marks on prooflike fields, sharp and with much eye appeal, an extremely rare coin one of the key pieces in the entire Sovereign series and difficult to find in high grade, of similar quality to the example in the Bentley Collection Part 3, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 2213 hammer price £6435, now in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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