Halfcrown 1953 Proof. Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 :- I of DEI points to a space, weakly struck portrait, a Proof version of the early portrait as used in the 'plastic' set, of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece listed as 'to be confirmed' by Davies and extremely rare, the odd light contact mark on the portrait UNC/nFDC retaining considerable mint brilliance
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,
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
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
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
Sixpence 1965 Obverse: Second A of GRATIA points to a space, ESC 1838T, Bull 4551, Davies 2503 dies 1C, Fine, a very rare die pairing. We note the Peter Davies collection example sold in London Coins Auction A124 February 2009 was only VF and realised £45 hammer price
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 and Sixpences (7) Shillings (3) 1887 Jubilee Head Q of QUI has long, loopless tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, VF/GVF with touches of colourful tone, the rarest of the three Jubilee Head types for this date, 1889 Large Jubilee Head ESC 1355, Bull 3142, Davies 987 dies 3D, VF toned, 1890 ESC 1357, Bull GF/NVF toned, the reverse with some verdigris on the shield, Sixpences (4) 1887 Young HeadESC 1750, Bull 3262 Good Fine, 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type R over I in VICTORIA ESC 1752A, Bull 3265, Davies 1152 Good Fine with some scratches in the obverse field, 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type ESC 1754, Bull 3272 VF/GVF with some hairlines on the obverse, 1899 ESC 1769, Bull 3292 Good Fine, cleaned with some damage to the edge at 7 o'clock
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
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
Five Pound Crown 2020 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II, Gold ProofS.L86 Reverse design by Christian Davies and Matt Dent, consisting of interlinked PEACE and WAR, FDC uncased in capsule
Florin 1881 ESC 856, Bull 2902, Davies 772, in an NGC holder and graded MS64, a choice and lustrous example, the joint finest known recorded by the NGC Census, PCGS have recorded 1 in MS65 and 2 in MS64+. One of a number of choice Gothic Florins offered in this sale
Florin 1885 Large Trefoils on Small arcs ESC 861, Bull 2908, Davies 776 dies 8B, choice and lustrous, an eye-catching example, in an NGC holder and graded MS64
Florin 1872 Top Cross overlaps border beads ESC 840, Bull 2878, Davies 756 dies 3B, Die Number 86, in an NGC holder and graded MS63, one of a number of choice Gothic Florins offered in this sale
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
Florin 1890 Harp and dates crosses both point to spaces, ESC 872, Bull 2958, Davies 816 dies 3C, UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, by far the scarer of the two varieties for this date, both types rare in this high grade
Sovereign 2017 Struck on the Day 6th February 2017 S.SC9, SSD8, Lustrous UNC with a slight hint of tone, in the white box of issue with certificate signed by Paul Davies, Head of Production of Commemorative coin
Florin 1911 Full Neck, I of GEORGIVS points to a space, ESC 930, Bull 3756, Davies 1731 dies 2A, in an NGC holder and graded MS64+ with an attractive colourful tone, an eye-catching example. We note NGC records only 5 example in higher grades
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 1920 Sterling head, I of GEORGIVS points to a space, ESC 939, Bull 3765, Davies 1744 dies 2E, UNC with much original colour and lustre, the obverse with hints of golden tone, few coins with the original colour survive, a superb example of the first year of the half silver type in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
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
Florin 1871 Top cross on reverse overlaps border beads, ESC 837, Bull 2874, Davies 754 dies 3B, Die Number 11, About EF/EF with an attractive and colourful tone
Florin 1889 Harp and dates crosses both point to spaces, ESC 871, Bull 2957, Davies 815 dies 3C, UNC and almost fully lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Florin 1918 ESC 937, Bull 3763, Davies 1741, in an NGC holder and graded MS65 a choice piece, all George V pre-1920 Florins extremely hard to find in choice grades. At the time of writing NGC have graded 86 examples, 4 in MS65 with none finer, also PCGS have only graded 2 example in MS65, thus making this the joint finest known
Halfcrown 1896 Long Border Teeth, straight letter bases, ESC 730, Bull 2782, Davies 668 dies 2A, in an NGC holder and graded MS64+, by far the rarer of the two die pairings for this date
Halfcrown 1920 Davies 1672N struck in a hard nickel type alloy and weighing 11.92 gr. Trial Nickel Shillings of 1924 exist, with a very rare example struck metrically weighing 5 gr. The Davies 1672N Halfcrown listed here may also be a R.M. trial, when a complete elimination of silver seemed feasible. There appears to be an interesting 'privy' mark, introduced by a thicker downstroke to the 'D' of 'Dei' with the top and bottom serifs of this 'D' being double struck. The border bead above compensates for this downstroke by being oversized. This would be an odd occurrence for any counterfeiter, especially on top of striking perfectly die-cut, but lightweight coins in this hard metal, and having excellent milling. Only 6 of these examples are believed to exist, NF/VG
Shillings (3) 1888 8 over 7 ESC 13536, Bull 3140, Davies 983 VF, once cleaned, with a spot on the second I of VICTORIA, 1889 Small Jubilee Head, U of QUI further from shield, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, Davies 985 dies 1D, VG the rarer of the two Small Jubilee Head die pairings for this date, 1889 Large Jubilee Head, Q of QUI has looped tail (as reverse die of 1888), as ESC 1355, Bull 3142, Davies 986A dies 2C, a rare die pairing not listed in the 1982 Davies book, VF cleaned
Shillings (3) 1904 Obverse 2a, Reverse A, ESC 1413, Bull 3590, Davies 1553A, Fine, the reverse with some surface residue, 1906 ESC 1415, Bull 3592, Davies 1556, dies 1A, VF, the obverse with some light hairlines, by far the scarcer of the two varieties for this date, 1906 ESC 1415, Bull 3592, Davies 1557 dies 2A, VF with a thin scratch on the obverse
Shillings (3) 1894 Large Obverse Letters, Small Rose with line, ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1015A, dies 2C, unlisted in the 1982 Davies book VG, Rare, 1896 Small Rose, ESC 1365A">ESC 1365A, Bull 3159, Davies 1019 dies 2C, GVF the obverse with some contact marks and some light hairlines in the fields, 1896 Large Rose, ESC 1365, Bull 3161, Davies 1020, VF cleaned, the reverse with some corrosion
Halfcrown 1922 Dull Finish, ESC 769, Bull 3723, Davies 1680 dies 3C, an area under DEF show signs of lettering, similar to the undertypes seen on George IIIBank of England Dollars and coins of that era. In addition the reverse has a die crack at 9 o'clock extending to the top left point of the shield and another at 7 o'clock extending through the 1 of the date and extending to the lower point of the shield A/UNC starting to tone, an unusual piece
Crowns (3) 1893 LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 503D dies 1a G, Obverse: Longer rim teeth, and with 3 thin strands from the base of the helmet, VG/Near Fine, 1893 LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 503F dies 1L, with lowest strand from the streamer being longer, VG/Near Fine, 1893 LVII ESC 305, Bull 2595, Davies 506 dies 2A, Near Fine/Fine
Crowns (3) 1893 LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 501 dies 1A, Near Fine/Fine ex-brooch mount, 1893 LVI wider spaced 3 in date ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 501B dies 1A, Bold Fine with grey tone, 1893 LVII Obverse with longer rim teeth ESC 305, Bull 2595Davies 502, dies 1a A, Near Fine/Fine
Double Florins (3) 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697, Davies 540A Obverse: Cross on Crown points to a space, GVF lightly cleaned, now retoned, this obverse normally paired with the Roman 1 reverse, a scarce die pairing, 1889 ESC 398, Bull 2701Davies 544 dies 2C About EF with some hairlines and thin scratches, 1889 ESC 398, Bull 2701, Davies 544a dies 2B, small sceptre cross (Cross does not form a square), a rare die pairing used only in the early part of the mintage of 1889, GVF with some contact marks, this die pairing unlisted in the original 1982 Davies
Crowns (3) 1820 VG, Ex-Brooch Mount , 1888 Narrow date ESC 298, Bull 2587 Good Fine, the reverse slightly better, with a gentle edge bruise, 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589, Davies 484 dies 1C, VG/About Fine with some scratches and a heavy contact mark at the top of the obverse
Shillings (4) 1903 Shorter R's in obverse legend Davies dies 2a A (2) both Near Fine/Fine, one with a scratch on the obverse, both rare, 1904 Shorter R's in obverse legend Davies dies 2a A VG/Near Fine, Rare, 1906 Shorter R's in obverse legend Davies dies 2a A, NVF/Good Fine, Rare
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Small italic J in J.E.B. I of DEI points left of a bead, ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 811 dies 2A, UNC with a deep gold tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Florins (3) 1887 Jubilee Head, Capital J in J.E.B. ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 810, dies 1A, UNC or near so and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, 1894 ESC 878, Bull 2964, Davies 833, dies 1B, Good Fine/VF, 1896 ESC 880, Bull 2966, Davies 840 dies 1A, VG/Fine, very few examples believed to exist, the rarest of the die pairings for this date with very few examples known, listed as 'to be confirmed' in the original 1982 Peter Davies book, our archive database stretching back to 2003 records only three examples better than Fine, the Peter Davies collection coin being VF
Florins (3) 1914 ESC 933, Bull 3759, Davies 1737 dies 2E About EF/EF the reverse with attractive golden tone, 1920 Smaller reverse design, Davies 1745 with 0 of date pointing to a space, About VF/GVF, 1920 Smaller reverse design Davies 1745a, with 0 of date pointing to a bead Good Fine/GVF
Crowns to Florins (4) The Four faces of Queen Victoria Sterling Silver Set comprising Crowns (3) 1845 Cinquefoil Stops on edge ESC 282, Bull 2864, VG with some edge knocks and surface residue, 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589 VG, 1893 LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 503 dies 1B, VG the reverse slightly better, and Florin 1857 ESC 814, Bull 2835 VG/Fair, in a Bradford Exchange box with their booklet-style certificate
Sixpence 1893 Veiled Head ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1180 dies 1A, UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and some small rim nicks, attractively toned an overall grey enhanced by touches of gold
1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency set (11 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 AU/EF with a small indentation behind the veil, the reverse with some heavier contact marks around the cape, one of which with some minor scratches through it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 GEF/AU with some very light contact marks, Gold Sovereign 1887 First Reverse, G: of D:G: further from the crown, VF the reverse with some old scratches, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 NEF with an edge nick, and a flan flaw on the reverse, Crown 1887 UNC or near so with minor edge nicks, an attractive example with old grey tone with touches of gold, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 UNC and attractively toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 A/UNC with pleasing grey tone, Florin 1887 UNC or very near so with old grey tone, Shilling 1887 Q of QUI has almost no tail, Davies 981 dies 1B, UNC or near so, the obverse with some minor tone spots, the reverse with a pleasing underlying tone, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type UNC and pleasantly toned with minor cabinet friction, and Threepence 1887 A/UNC and attractively toned, in a contemporary dated black Spink case
Five Pound Crown 2020 75th Anniversary of the End of World War IIGoldProofS.L86 Reverse design by Christian Davies and Matt Dent, consisting of interlinked PEACE and WAR, in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet describing the events leading to the end of World War II a tiny spot in the obverse field, otherwise FDC with certificate number 105 of just 225 issued
Crown 1896 LX ESC 311, Bull 2601, Davies 520 dies 2D, in an NGC holder and graded MS64, at the time of writing NGC had only graded one piece higher (MS64+), PCGS have graded one piece at MS64+ and one at MS65
Halfcrown 1893 ProofESC 727, Bull 2779, Davies 663 dies 2B, FDC the obverse with deep blue/green tone, the reverse further enhanced by touches of gold and magenta in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90, formerly in an NGC holder and graded PF64 Cameo, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Halfcrown 1893 ProofESC 727, Bull 2779, Davies 663 dies 2B, FDC with old grey tone with traces of underlying gold and blue/green, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90
Halfcrown 1879 Davies 585 - dies 3+C. Obverse: I of DEI points to a bead, Reverse: Small cross on crown, with foliage close to the legend, a scarce date having a rare variety with the whole date double struck, UNC or near so in an LCGS holder and graded CGS AU 78
Proof Set 1953 (10 coins) comprising Crown, Halfcrown (Obverse 1), Florin, Shilling (English), Shilling (Scottish), Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, the English Shilling with some rim nicks, otherwise nFDC in a maroon box, the Halfcrown the rare Davies 2310 (die 1A) die pairing with very few Proof examples known
Florin 1894 ESC 878, Bull 2964, Davies 835, dies 2B, a lustrous example with eye-catching golden tone around the legends, the key date in the Veiled head series, with high grade examples very difficult to obtain, we note NGC have only graded 3 finer examples (all MS65)
Halfcrown 1894 ESC 728, Bull 2780, Davies 665 dies 2A, UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and attractive golden toning, the key date in the Veiled head series
Florin 1872 Reverse: Top Cross overlaps border beads ESC 840, Bull 2878, Davies 755, dies 3A, Die Number 111, About EF/EF with minor contact marks and a tone line on the bust
Halfcrown 1891 ESC 724, Bull 2776, Davies 649 dies 3C N of PENSE with crossbar Lustrous UNC with flashes of colourful tone, a choice example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfcrown 1920 Davies 1672N struck in a hard nickel type alloy and weighing 12.43 grammes. There are 1924 trial nickel shillings, with a very rare example struck metrically weighing 5 gr. The 1672N Halfcrown listed here may also be a Royal Mint trial, when a complete elimination of silver seemed feasible. There appears to be an interesting 'privy' mark, introduced by a thicker down stroke to the 'D' of 'Dei' with the top serif of this 'D' being double struck. The border bead above is also oversized (wider). This would be an odd occurrence for any counterfeiter, especially on top of striking perfectly die-cut, but lightweight coins in this hard metal, and having excellent milling. a similar example was listed in Auction A151 6/12/2015 (Lot 2687, weight 11.92 grammes, realised £120 hammer price), the description then stating that only 6 of these examples were then known to the vendor Near Fine/VG a highly unusual type, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 15, Ex-Colin Adams collection
Halfcrown 1921 ESC 768, Bull 3722, Davies 1678 dies 3C, UNC toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Note: Halfcrowns of the 1920-1925 period very hard to find in grades 80 and above, due to weak strikes, poor metal mix, many have poorly prepared blanks too, they are also liable to heavy bagmarking, so given all these minting problems, only a small percentage will even have a chance to achieve high grades in third party holders
Sixpences (4) 1850 Second I of VICTORIA has not top bar, as ESC 1695, Bull 3185, EF and lustrous, 1858 thin curl at the nape of the neck, I of GRATIA points to a bead, ESC 1706, Bull 3200, Davies dies 1A, VF, a rare type and by far the scarcer of the two main types, 1881 ESC 1740, Bull 3251, V of VICTORIA with a die flaw and giving the impression of an inverted A, Bright EF, 1885 ESC 1746, Bull 3258, EF with some light hairlines
Erection of Nelson's Column 1843 44mm in white metal by J. Davies, Obverse: Bust of Nelson facing, Uniformed, ADMl LORD NELSON, Reverse Statue of Nelson on a column, beyond, building along northern perimeter of Trafalgar Square, THE NELSON COLUMN TRAFALGAR SQUe.LONDON. In Exergue: W. RAILTON ESQ:ARCH: J. TAYLOR . BORN. GEF/EF, BHM 2124, Eimer 1377, 27.23 grammes, GEF/EF and lustrous
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