Sixpence 1820 George IVPatternESC 1653 as the adopted design for 1821 nFDC with a deep tone, and a small and minor edge bruise by the 2 of the date, excessively rare rated R6 by ESC (3 or 4 examples known), we note we have handled only one previous example. This realised £7020 inclusive of buyer's premium in Auction A149 in June 2015
Sixpence 1853 ESC 1698 Choice UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 88 the joint finest of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1863 1 over inverted 1 in date giving the impression of a Roman 1, VF, very similar to the example in the Bentley Sale, Lot 97 which realised £840 in About EF
Sovereign 1903 Marsh 175 Good Fine, set in a 9 carat gold pendant mount, the coin with edges apparently undamaged, and probably removable, total weight 9.05 grammes, comes in presentation bag
Sovereign 1920M Marsh 238, S.3999 , in a PCGS holder and graded MS62+, Ex-Bentley collection Lot 833, Ex Winsor and Sons, Jamberoo, NSW Australia, purchased c.2004 (realised £6240 in the Bentley Sale)
Third Farthing 1844 RE for REG Peck 1607, struck on a thin flan, Peck states, probably all late mint strikings and therefore not issued for currency GEF/EF toned with a small dig to the left of the trident Ex-C.R.Tyler collection, Ex-Farthing Specialist
1887 Victoria Jubilee Head Currency set (7 coins) Crown 1887 EF toned, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 About EF toned, Halfcrown 1887 NEF toned, Florin 1887 GVF toned, Shilling 1887 GVF, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type VF toned, Threepence 1887 GEF and nicely toned
A collection in album pages (105) Penny 1856 Plain Trident NF/F as part of a group of Hammered to George VI includes plenty of Victoria, with some World issues, in mixed circulated grades
A mixed group George II - 20th century including silvercrowns (lot) a few in better grades and including Catalonia 6 Quattros 1841 pleasing VF, along with a Ten Shilling Note O'Brien and France 10 Francs
A mixed group with copper including Cartwheels some sorted into a lower grade group, bronze, a few world coins, cupro mixed with some high grade pre 47, and over 1.5 kilos of pre 47 and pre 20 including crowns in collectable grades
Britannia Silver 2007 a 4-coin set Two Pounds, One Pound, Fifty Pence and Twenty Pence Britannia Proofs nFDC-FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Britannia Two Pounds 2007 Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Medal Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977 57mm diameter by Spink 76 grammes of .925 silver UNC Matt Finish and toned in the box of issue with certificate, Alderney Five Pounds 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Wedding Hexagonal Silver Proofs (2) nFDC in capsules, East Caribbean States Ten Dollars 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Jubilee Hexagonal Silver Proof nFDC in capsule, Five Pound Crown 2007 Diamond Wedding UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Pre 1947 silver £2.97 1/2 face, Crown 1935 NEF, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 VF Ex-mount, One Pound Banknotes Somerset BW16 prefix (20 consecutives) UNC, plus a group of Crowns 1981 (17) UNC and other pre-decimal £sd issues these in base metal, in mixed grades
Contemporary Counterfeits (36) George II (12), George III (12), Ireland George II (2), Ireland George III (7), Farthing George II (1), Farthing George III (2), in mixed lower grades
Crowns (6) 1896LX Near Fine/Fine, 1928 Fine/Good Fine with a heavy scratch on the obverse, 1935 GVF, 1953 UNC, 1965 EF, 1981 GEF, Halfcrown 1958 Fine, SilverThreepences (13) with 9 pre-1920 issues, in mixed grades
Crowns (62) 1821, 1845, 1889 (3), 1893 LVI, 1902, 1927, 1935 (2), 1937 (5, one a Proof), Edward VIII Fantasy issue (1), 1951 (6), 1953 (9, one a Proof issue), 1960 (9, two are polished dies), 1965 (3), 1972 (3, one a Silver Proof), 1977 (5, one a Silver Proof), 1980 (5, one a Silver Proof), 1981 (7, one a Silver Proof) in mixed grades many UNC to FDC and Five Pound Crowns (25, includes 6 Silver Proofs) mostly UNC to FDC a collection in an album, along with empty boxes appropriate to some of the coins in the group
Crowns (9) 1887 EF, 1888 NVF, 1889 (2) NEF/EF and VF, 1890 (2) NVF/VF and NVF both with surface marks, 1892 (2) GF/NVF and Good Fine, toned, 1897 LXI Good Fine
Crowns 1888, 1891, 1893LVI, 1951 (boxed), 1965 (3), 1977 (2), Double Florin 1889, Halfcrowns to Sixpences George III-Elizabeth II Halfcrowns (67), Florins (71), Shillings (16), Sixpences (136), Groats (2) 1836, 1844 Fair, holed, SilverThreepences (31), Brass Threepences (9), Pennies (13), in mixed grades includes useful items, Plastic Set 1953 UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC, Five Pound Crowns 2001 (2), Two Pounds 1989 Bill of Rights (4), Decimal Five Pence (43), Australia Florins (2) 1912 Fine, 1957 Fine, Jamaica 20 Cents 1985, Australia Threepences (2) 1910 VF, 1915 VF, scarce, , plus a small group of World Banknotes (27) in mixed grades,
Crowns 1935 (8), 1951 (14), 1953 (32), 1960 (3), 1965 (124), 1972 (15), 1977 (35), 1980 (9), 1981 (32), EF to UNC BrassThreepences around 600 from a part mint bag UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968-71 (5) UNC, plus a further group of GB and Ireland (around 3.2 Kilos) in mixed grades (Total weight over 17 Kilos)
Double Florins (2) 1887 Arabic 1 UNC toned, 1889 Fine, Three ShillingBank Token 1812 NVF, One Shilling and Sixpence Bank Tokens (2) 1811 Bust type GVF, 1813 GVF with a G stamped in the obverse field
Farthings (11) 1735, 1746, 1754 (2), 1799, 1826 First Reverse, 1826 Second Reverse, 1828, 1853 WW Raised 3 over 2, 1853 WW Raised, 1854, Near Fine to GVF, along with USA/Ireland Halfpenny 1723 Woods Fine for wear the reverse with some damage
Farthings (4) 1675 NVF, comes with old collector's ticket 'Seaby, July 1967 35/-', 1690 Tin VG, comes with old collector's ticket 'H.Hopkins Aug.1983 £18', 1719 NVF comes with old collector's ticket 'Seaby May 1969 £4-5-0', 1721 1 over 0 Fine/Good Fine, comes with old collector's ticket 'Ex-H.Hopkins Aug.1983 £10'
Farthings (7) 1694 Unbarred A's in BRITANNIA Peck 622 Fine on a porous flan, comes with old collector's ticket 'Seaby May 1967 25/-', 1700 Fine, comes with old collector's ticket 'Stewart Ward, London June 1968 £4-7-6', 1736 VF, comes with old collector's ticket 'Seaby Oct 27th 1967, 45/-', 1773 GVF, comes with old collector's ticket 'Skelton, New Haw, Weybridge, March 1967 35/-', 1799 EF, comes with old collector's ticket 'Seaby 1964 17/6', 1806 GVF/NEF, comes with old collector's ticket 'Seaby July 1964 10/6', 1826 Second Head GEF comes with old collector's ticket 'Baldwin 1964 20/-'
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