Proof Set 1911 (8 coins) Halfcrown to MaundyPenny nFDC to FDC and with beautiful matching tone, the Maundy Twopence and Penny with small rim nicks, no case
Proof Set 1911 (8 coins) Halfcrown to MaundyPenny UNC to FDC with minor hairlines and light tone spots, the Maundy Penny with some light deposit on the reverse, in the red Royal Mint box of issue
Proof Set 1927 (6 coins) Crown to Silver Threepence nFDC to FDC with pleasing tone over original mint brilliance, in the hard red box of issue, an eye-catching set
Proof Set 1937 (4 coins) Gold Set Five Pounds to Half Sovereign, comprising Five Pounds 1937 Marsh F40, S.4074, nFDC with hairlines and some contact marks, Two Pounds 1937 Marsh T46, S.4075 aFDC ,Sovereign 1937 S.4076&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Marsh S.4076, nFDC a few hairlines and contact marks, Half Sovereign 1937 S.4077 nFDC light toning, hairlines and with a thin line on the portrait, in the red Royal Mint box of issue and with Westminster's certificate
Proof Set 1951 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing UNC to FDC, the Crown cleaned on the obverse, the Florin heavily hairlined on the obverse, in the green box of issue, along with Crowns 1951 (2) UNC with some contact marks, in the boxes of issue
Broad 1656CromwellS.3225 Fine with a couple of rim nicks at the top of the obverse, otherwise pleasing and even with touches of attractive red tone in places, a rare type and seldom offered
Crown 1658 8 over 7 CromwellESC 10, Bull 240 with the die crack at a middling stage, Good Fine, cleaned, now colourfully retoned, the obverse with some thin scratches
Crown 1666 Elephant below bust, XVIII edge, ESC 33, Bull 368, Bold VG/Near Fine, weak on the French shield and with an edge knock by BR, the elephant bold and clear, a collectable example
Crown 1671 Second Bust Variety, R over B in FRA, unlisted by the 1992 ESC, Bull 385, Fine or better, weak in the centre as often on Charles II Crowns, a very clear overstrike. We note that we have listed the 'T over R in FRA' variety on many occasions, (rated R4) but this is the first 'R over B in FRA' variety we have offered, so by statistical analysis we believe that to be a much rarer type with potentially only very small numbers in existence. We note also that it is not listed in the 2024 Standard Catalogue
Crown 1847 Gothic, UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571, the obverse cleaned, with fine hairlines in the fields in places, very shallow depression are present in these areas, the fields now with a 'soft lustre' or 'satiny' appearance, the bust duller. EF and despite the aforementioned cleaning, not without eye appeal
Crown 1897 LX ESC 312, Bull 2602, Davies 521 dies 2D About EF/EF and lustrous with some minor contact marks and small rim nicks, an eye-catching example
Crown 1928 ESC 368, Bull 3633 UNC or very near so, with an edge nick, a contact mark on the King's beard and some hairlines before GEORGIVS, attractively toned and with much eye appeal
Dollar Bank of England 1811 Copper Pattern, Obverse K, Reverse 5, die axis upright, 26.61 grammes, ESC 206, Bull 1996/1999, About FDC and superb with a few light contact marks on the portrait, the fields with minor hairlines, a most pleasing coin
Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394, Bull 2695, EF with some contact marks, lightly toned, 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 About EF/EF with some light hairlines and some contact marks
Farthing 1845 Large Date, unlisted by Peck, but known to be Very Rare, Fine or slightly better with some small spots and surface marks, a seldom seen type
Fifty Pence 2012 London Olympic Games - Gold Medal Winners Coin - Taekwondo, Gold ProofPiedfort FDC NGC PR69, in June 2019 (LCA 165 Lot 1510) we sold a full set of 11 of these Gold Proof Piedfort 2012 Fifty Pences and the vendor of that set had obtained from The Royal Mint mintage figures (actual rather than issue limits which may be smaller) which showed just 17 of these Taekwondo Piedforts exist making the Taekwondo issue the lowest mintage of the 11 coin series
Fifty Pence 2012 London Olympic Games - Gold Medal Winners Coin - Triathlon, Gold ProofPiedfort FDC NGC PR69, in June 2019 (LCA 165 Lot 1510) we sold a full set of 11 of these Gold Proof Piedfort 2012 Fifty Pences and the vendor of that set had obtained from The Royal Mint mintage figures (actual rather than issue limits which may be smaller) which showed just 22 of these Triathlon Piedforts exist
Fifty Pence 2020 Team GB Gold ProofS.H80 FDC in capsule with no certificate, originally only issued as part of the 2020 Gold Set with only 75 pieces issued, this coin struck for the cancelled 2020 Olympics, rare for a coin to be issued for a cancelled event, so a two-fold rarity, and a rare opportunity for the Fifty Pence collector to purchase this type as a single item
Five Pounds 1887 S.3864, Marsh F30, NEF cleaned with some scratches and hairlined in the fields, in a slab-style holder, in a Westminster box with their certificate
Five Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign Gold Proof in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, a popular issue and always desirable in the highest grades
Five PoundsCrown 2013 Queen Elizabeth II The Queen's Portraits - Rank-Broadley Portrait Gold ProofS.L31 Gold Proof in an NGC holder 'One of the First 50 Struck' and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo
Five PoundsCrown 2021 Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday, with 95 in crown Privy mark to the right of the date Gold Proof S.SE13C, in an NGC holder 'One of the First 50 struck' and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo
Florin 1869 Reverse A, Top Cross on Reverse does not touch border beads, ESC 834, Bull 2867, Davies 749, dies 3A, Die Number 7, GVF/NEF the obverse cleaned, with some hairlines and surface marks, the reverse with attractive and colourful tone
Florin 1877 41 trefoils, No WW, stop after date, ESC 848, Bull 2887, Davies 764 dies 4B, Die Number 35, VG or better a collectable problem-free example of this scarcer date/type combination
Florin 1887 GothicESC 866, Bull 2913 VF the obverse with some slightly uneven, but not unpleasant tone, the reverse with some nicks to the top of the rim
Groat 1847 7 over 8, S.3913 (ESC and Bull list as 7 over 6), the underlying digit undoubtedly an 8, one of the key coins in the series, and always highly sought after. VG/Near Fine, rated R4 by ESC and Bull (11-20 examples believed to exist)
Guinea 1701 Narrow Crowns. Plain Sceptres, S.3463, VG/Fine, analysis of our archive database shows that the last 10 examples we have offered were all the Ornamented Sceptres type. We have not offered a Plain Sceptres example since March 2016, so statistical numbers alone show this to be the much the scarcer of the two types
Half Farthing 1851 First 1 over 5 in date, a known variety, but unlisted by Peck, EF with traces of lustre, Farthing Charles I Rose, Sceptres through crown, with single arched crowns on both sides, apostrophe stops, privy Mark Crescent, CAROLVS and FRAN in legend, Peck 328, 0.96 grammes, Good Fine with some obverse edge damage, overall with good eye appeal for this type
Half Guinea 1775 Third Bust S.3733 approaching Fine, the obverse with some heavier contact marks and thin scratches, by far the rarest of the three bust type for this year, an often-overlooked type, Very rare and seldom seen, the Standard Catalogue now lists at £1375 in Fine
Half Sovereign 1835 Marsh 411, S.3831 GVF/VF with a thin scratch in the reverse field, William IV Half Sovereigns of all dates becoming increasingly hard to fine in higher grades
Half Sovereign 1837 Marsh 413, S.3831 GVF/VF lightly cleaned with a gentle edge bruise, the obverse with a heavier contact mark in the field, William IV Half Sovereigns difficult to find in all grades above Fine
Half Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head, Hooked J in J.E.B. stops between are on the junction of the truncation and field, Marsh 483E, S.3870A, DISH M506, About VF/VF, only c.9413 pieces believed to have been minted, quoted as R4 by the new Marsh/Hill catalogue, all Melbourne Mint Jubilee Head Half Sovereigns of this year are scarce or rare
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