Penny 1875H mis-strike as Freeman 85 dies 8+J the Queen's profile double struck, and also with evidence of double striking to the wreath. The reverse shows the 5 struck over a higher, thin 5. GVF the obverse lightly cleaned, Very rare to find an error coin on a rare date such as this
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Two Pence 1987 struck in cupro-Nickel, 6.98 grammes, Fine with test scratches, accompanied by a letter from the Royal Mint darted August 26 1992, confirming the coin has been tested by X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry
Halfcrown 1679 Edge with DECNS error, TRICESIMO PRIMO, ESC 483, Bull 485, Near Fine/Fine, the obverse with some colourful toning, listed as rare by Bull
Mint Error - Mis Strike DecimalTen Pence 1970 ESC 3203, Davies 2808 dies 4B an off-centre strike on a mis-shapen flan of 29.5mm diameter, with a straight cut across the top of the flan, plain edge, 10.68 grammes, UNC/AU and lustrous
Error, Five Pounds GillDuke of Wellington reverse with the serial number RJ63 654994 perfect at the top left but the serial number bottom right has the penultimate digit 9 raised up so some of the number 9 out of view and what looks like the top of a number 8 creeping in from the bottom, reminiscent of a jammed one armed bandit (slot machine) back in the day when they were mechanical and a good bang on the side of the machine with the palm of the hand would jolt the bells, bars and cherries back in line
India Temple Token 35mm diameter undated, Near Fine, as part of a group of Mint Errors and Fantasies (12) GB Decimal Five Pence 2014 EF with obverse lettering weakly struck, MaundyTwopence 1838 with a large 'leaf-shaped' flan flaw on the reverse VF, Pennies (2) 1858 No WW, the reverse with a flan flaw and a 'strike-through' error on the R of BRITANNIAR, 1967 with planchet clip GVF cleaned, Halfcrowns 1818 and 1936 base metal contemporary counterfeits both VG, India Quarter Rupee 1945 Bombay EF with long lamination flaw on the obverse, British West Africa Penny 1952H with double struck central hole, GEF and lustrous, Fantasy issues (3) Crown 1936 Edward VIII EDWARD . VIII . KING . & . EMPEROR, Reverse George and the Dragon, Sixpence 1937 Edward VIII Reverse: Lion on crown left, GEF, Trade Dollar undated (2002) Trimetallic with United Kingdom Golden Jubilee / Beefeater with Union Jack flag coloured reverse EF
Mint Error (2) - Mis-Strike India 1/12 Anna 1877, KM#483 the 1 of the date and the 1 of the fraction both barely visible under strong magnification GVF, along with a normal example in NEF for comparison, a highly unusual striking error
Error - Five Pounds SomersetDuke of Wellington HN42 496036 miscut with the start of a second note at the top and the bottom border missing Fine with an inked number but rare
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Five Pence 1990 struck off-centre with a recessed rim, much of the beaded border and central part of the coin struck higher than the rim, Fine/Good Fine, unusual
Mint Error - Mis Strike DecimalOne Pound 2016 12-sided Bimetallic the obverse with the legend as normal, but with the centre blank, missing the portrait of the Queen, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Mint Error - Mis-Strike German States - Prussia Two Marks 1902A struck about 5% off centre with around 2mm blank flan between 4 and 9 o'clock Fine and unusual
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Victoria Halfpenny 186- (last digit not struck) NEF the lower part of the reverse weakly struck, including the visible part of the date. An unusual item and will appeal to the error coin collector and the Victorian Bun head collector
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimalTen Pence 1971 on a small flan 28mm weighing 7.80 grammes, only part of the milling is present NVF weakly struck on the Lion's face
China - Republic Mint Error - Mis-Strike One Dollar 1927 Memento with 6-pointed stars, Y#318a.2 a spectacular double striking with around 5mm of the lower half of the coin double struck showing a crescent-shaped portion of additional legend from 3 to 9 o'clock. The reverse therefore has an additional 'OF REPUBLIC OF', the top part of the coin having MEMENTO and the top of the Chinese obverse legend approximately half off the flan. In an NGC holder and graded MS62. We note a triple struck example of this coin sold at Heritage auctions in December 2019 described as PCGS - Genuine, AU-details Environmental Damage for $4560, this coin is of far superior eye appeal and grade, the error also is over a greater area of the coin and the double striking is more bold. A fascinating and incredibly rare error, in a series where minor errors are known, but spectacular pieces such as this must exist in extremely small numbers only.
Two Pounds 1996 Euro 96 Football, the reverse with a flat rather than the usual concave appearance, the so called flat error type GoldProofS.K7A FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, now listed at £1500 by the Spink catalogue
GB and World Sets and singles a wide ranging group covering many themes and occasions, includes some in silver, comprising CanadaTwenty Dollars 2017 One Ounce Silver Proof with gold highlighting Maple-Leaf shaped, Tristan da CunhaCrowns (4) 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Gold plated Silver Proof with ruby, sapphire and diamond embedded, 2015 Long to Reign Over Us Silver Proof, 2015 Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - Birth of Princess Charlotte Silver Proof Piedfort, 2018 The Sapphire Coronation Jubilee Silver Proof with gold highlighting and blue enamel, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds a 2-coin set 'The Queen's 80th Birthday Minting Error Coin Set' comprising Crown 2006 Silver Proof and Crown 2006 Cupro-Nickel proof with die axis inverted, GB The Jubilee Monarchs Silver Coin Set a 2-coin set comprising Crown 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof, and Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head Fine, GB Medallic issue 2020, The Celebration of Independence 65mm diameter gold-plated the reverse with a coloured Lion and Union Jack, Tristan da Cunha - The First World WarCentenary Crown Collection a 6-coin set 2014 comprising Battle of Ypres, Battle of Jutland, Battle of Amiens, Gallipoli Campaign, Battle of the Somme, and Ode of Remembrance, gold-plated Proofs, Medallic issues - The Holy Journey of Pope John Paul II a 6-piece set comprising Canonisation, Papal Inauguration, Beatification - The First Miracle, Cardinal Priest of San Cesario in Palatio, Meeting Queen Elizabeth, and The Second Miracle types, Gold Plated Proofs, each with coloured reverses, GB Her Majesty's Coronation Coin and Stamp Set (10 coins) Crown to Farthing and set of 4x Stamps, 2 1/2d, 4d, 1/3 and 1/6, UNC boxed, Tristan da Cunha Five Crowns (4) 2014 The Canonisation of Pope John Paul II 65mm diameter Gold plated Proof the reverse with two embedded Swarovski amethyst crystals, 2014 Prince George First Birthday 65mm diameter gold plated Proof with coloured picture on the reverse, the reverse with embedded ruby crystal, 2017 Diana, Princess of Wales, 65mm diameter Gold Plated Proof with coloured portrait on the reverse, 2018 Queen Elizabeth II - Long may She Reign 65mm plated in gold and silver, Tristan da Cunha Crown 2014 Prince George First Birthday Photographic Gold plated Proof with coloured reverse and embedded Swarovski ruby crystal, Tristan da Cunha - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Commemorative Set Five Pounds (2) 2011 Marriage and 2013 Birth of the First Child, both gold plated Proofs each with gemstone set into the reverse, Tristan da Cunha Crowns - The Crowning Moments of Queen Elizabeth II (2 sets) the first set (18) Birth of a Princess/Coronation/Jubilee Monarch/VE Day/1947 The Royal Wedding/Four Generations/Auxiliary Territorial Service/The Accession/Commonwealth Tours/Order of the Garter Oldest Reigning Monarch/Long to Reign Over Us/1966 World CupFootball/Queen Mother 100th Birthday/Meeting Pope John Paul II/First Visit to Ireland/Diamond Jubilee and Christmas Message issues, all gold plated Proofs with coloured reverses, second set incomplete (17 coins) missing the Christmas Message coin, Tristan da Cunha 2023 a 3-coin set The Coronation of Charles III silver plated, gold plated and copper plated Prooflike issues, GB Crowns (3) 1953 Silver layered and accented in gold 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof, 1977 Currency, Medallic Cover 2015 175th Anniversary of the Penny Black Stamp cupro-nickel Crown-sized medal and set of 4 first Class stamps, on the Commemorative envelope of issue, Tristan da Cunha Crowns (5) 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Cupro-Nickel on card, 2010 Queen Elizabeth II - Jubilee Monarch, 2010 William and Catherine Engagement, 2011 William and Catherine Royal Wedding, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II - Long to Reign Over Us Gold plated with coloured reverse, Isle of Man Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Proof, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands Two Pounds 2006 Proof, UNC to FDC the vast majority in the packaging/boxes of issue with certificates, a few loose in capsules, along with group of 8 additional empty boxes for Hattons of London and Bradford exchange sets
Mint Error - Mis-Strikes Malaysia 50 Sen (2) 2008 the first KM#53 a spectacular double striking with around 40% of a second coin overstruck on both sides with around 18mm of the overstruck coin visible and clear EF , the second with date off flan KM#53 a spectacular double striking with around 40% of a second coin overstruck on both sides with around 20mm of the overstruck coin visible and clear VF
Halfpenny 1700 an unusual error , Reverse legend reads BRTTΛNNIΛ, so T for I in BRIT and unbarred A's, two errors on the same coin, unlisted by Peck, Bold VG on a slightly porous flan, we note this variety not present in the Nicholson collection which included a vast array of William III varieties
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeSixpence 1891 struck off-centre with a raised lip from 2 o'clock to 11 o'clock on the reverse, the edge milling between 2 and 11 o'clock only covers half the edge with the remainder plain and of a large diameter, EF/NEF and highly unusual
Florins (2) 1853 ONC TENTH error, No stop after date, Bull 2826, the iii of the date aligned exactly as the Obverse 1 coin (stop after date) but with no stop. Compare with pictures of the four types on michael-coins.co.uk and pictures of the types in Bull (pages 410-411), a scarce and unusual type, VF, the variety and spacings bold and clear, 1857 ONC TENTH Bull 2837, Bold VG/ About Fine, Bull notes: '6 seen', an interesting and rare pair for the Florin variety specialist
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfcrown 1874 a small area of the lower field in an arc around the date area on the obverse is raised, this area shows an extra incuse section of rim teeth VG unusual
Mint Error - Belgium 20 Francs 1932 Dutch Legend as KM#102, mint cancelled, the obverse with 'waffle' cancellation, the reverse cancelled with a parallel line pattern, Fine and unusual
India Mint Error - Mis-strike Five Rupees (c.2000) struck on an irregularly shaped flan 46mm x 62mm, 37.86 grammes, similar in shape to a Chinesespade money coin. the India coin, obverse and reverse is partially struck on one 'arm', VF most unusual and possibly unique
Farthing 1665 Pattern in Silver, Bust with short hair, Obverse 1a, Reverse A, Straight-grained edge, 24mm diameter, Peck 407 (states Peck 414 on the label in error) with an attractive deep grey tone, in an NGC holder and graded PF61
Shilling 1879 Die Number 9, GBATIA error, ESC 1332, Bull 3054, VG the reverse with some hairlines, the error letter very clear. An extremely rare and unusual error, only the second example we have offered
Half Sovereign 2007 Marsh 553, S.SB4 a mint error, the reverse weakly struck on the lower part of the dragon, parts of the exergue show signs of damage to the die, Lustrous UNC and unusual
Halfcrown 1670 MRG for MAG on reverse, ESC 467A, Bull 455, VG, the reverse with a 'misty' area in the centre, the legends and the MRG error bold and clear, rated R3 by Bull, this only the second example we have offered in 20 years, comes with old sales ticket for £32.
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeGroat 1839 a spectacular double striking an additional striking over a part of the coin makes the coin 20mm wide at it's widest point, the coin showing an elongated REGINA in the legend, Fine and highly unusual
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Five Pence 1979 struck around 5-10% off centre with around 2mm blank flan from 7 to 12 o'clock, Plain edge, A/UNC, comes with a letter of authenticity signed by G.P.Dyer 27/8/1980
Fifty Pence BU in the Royal Mint presentation packs 2015 75th Anniversary of Battle of Britain (3) and 2020 EU Withdrawal (4) these Unc packaged as issued, from circulation (2) 2017 Benjamin Bunny and Tom Kitten. One Pounds 2016 (2) and 2017 (5) Unc some in the Change-Checker presentation cards, One Pound Errors 2017 with reverse central design not struck (3) and 2016 where the bi-metallic centre has completely detached from the outer rim (3). Bank notes One Pound Page Isaac Newton (2) W75 prefix consecutives Unc
Mint Errors - Mis-strike Sovereigns 2022 King Charles III - Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Sovereign (2) featuring the new portrait of the King by Martin Jennings, and an impressive new reverse design featuring the Royal coat-of-arms of Queen Elizabeth II. Both coins Lustrous UNC to BU with a die flaw on the obverse between the King's forehead and the second I of III, error coins in the gold coinage are very seldom seen, an unusual occurrence on such a recent new issue
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeShilling 1948 English ESC 1474, Bull 4183 struck off-centre with about 1mm blank flan from 5 to 10 o'clock, causing a raised lip from 2 to 8 o'clock on the reverse, all George VI mis-strikes very scarce in an NGC holder graded MINT ERROR MS64
Peru includes many Mint Error Mis-Strikes (36) 50 Centimos 1990s issue (31), 1 Sol 1975 (14), 1976 (14) KM#266.1 plus a further 3 mint error mis-strikes with the date off the flan (31) includes many struck considerably off centre, some showing up to 11mm of blank flan, Half Sol (3) 1975 (1), 1976 (3), all struck off-centre, 5 Centimos 1991-1993 LIMA CHAVEZ (1) mis-struck, off-centre with the date off the flan, mostly GEF to UNC, some with lustre, an interesting group
Coronation of George IV 1821 46mm diameter in bronze by J.G.Hancock, Obverse: Laureate bust left, GEORGE IV ASCENDED THE BRITISH THRONE IN THE 58 YEAR OF HIS AGE, Reverse: Crown above GR IV within sprays of roses, thistles and shamrocks, Above : CORONATION, Below: AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY JULY 19 1821, BHM 1077, in an NGC holder and graded MS64 BN (states BHM 1098 on the label in error)
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (8) Australia Threepence 1953 Struck slightly off-centre with around 1mm blank flan between 2 and 6 o'clock on the reverse, Fine, Tanzania One Shilingi 1966 struck off-centre with around 2mm blank flan from 12 to 6 o'clock on the obverse and correspondingly so on the reverse GVF, Southern Rhodesia Penny 1943 VF the central hole not punched out, NVF with some scratches, Rhodesia and Nyasaland Penny 1963 with the central hole mis-positioned around 4mm and obscuring the ON of ONE NEF, East Africa Ten Cents 1934 with doubled-punched central hole, the second punch higher and the right, so touches the lower right of the crown on the reverse, Good Fine, British West Africa One Tenth Penny 1925 with double punched central hole, the second hole to the left and obscuring the ONE TENTH of the legend, Near Fine, Ireland Decimal Penny 1980 struck on a smaller 18mm diameter planchet, Lustrous EF, Nigeria 10 Kobo 1976 struck off-centre with 1-2mm of blank flan, crescent shaped from 4 to 10 o'clock UNC
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) Halfcrown 1961 struck on a thinner lightweight flan of 9.6 grammes, Good Fine, DecimalTen Pence 1969 with the right half of the obverse, and correspondingly the left half of the reverse elongated, the edge milling intact, 11.19 grammes, Fine
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes GB Decimal Issues (10) Two Pounds 2006 missing most of the centre section, has possibly been cut after minting EF and lustrous, Twenty Pence 2009, the obverse with many raised lumps VF, Ten Pence 1968 a strike-through error on the obverse, an 18mm length depression covers much of the Queen's portrait, Fine/Good Fine, Ten Pence a blank flan GEF and lustrous, Ten Pence 2002 struck on a 20mm x 19mm slightly oval flan EF, Two Pence 1999 with around 75% of the coin very weakly struck, the lower left quarter of the obverse and lower right quarter of the reverse show correct detail, the remainder extremely weak, NEF, One Penny (4) 1971 with part of another coin struck from 8 to 9 o'clock on the reverse causing a depression in this area VF, 1971 struck off-centre on an 18mm diameter flan GVF, 1988 Reverse design not struck, reverse shows a faint outline of the Queen's portrait, GVF, 1997 weakly struck with much of the centre of the coin area weak, reverse with portcullis chains normally struck NEF
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes Shillings (2) 1948 Scottish struck around 1mm off-centre causing a raised 'lip' between 3 and 9 o'clock VF, 1966 English struck around 1.5mm off-centre causing a raised 'lip' between 3 and 9 o'clock NEF
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeGroat 1855 Fine, struck off-centre on an 18mm diameter flan with a blank crescent shaped area of flan about 1mm wide at the top, an unusual piece
Mint Error - Mis-StrikePenny 1948 a spectacular strike-through error a triangular area 15mm x 16mm covering PENNY and part of Britannia, Fine with a small hole in the planchet, along with a Decimal Two Pence inverse impression of two 1971 obverses, on a 2.5mm thick planchet, appears 'man-made' rather than an error striking, Fine
Netherlands East Indies - Sumatra Two Kepings AH1213 (1798) Reverse: Error, having Arabic 3 instead of 2 for the denomination, KM#261 VF the reverse with some slight unevenness to the field
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) Halfpenny George III Contemporary Counterfeitundated, Fair, and Farthing George III Contemporary Counterfeit, the edge of a second coin has been struck, an arc obscures the date area VG/Fair, both are unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (4) GB BrassThreepence 1942 with lamination error causing the obverse surface to lift and split, Penny 1961 struck on a lightweight flan of 6.98 grammes, Fine, Shilling 1839 with NIAR : REG: F:D: struck incuse, a most unusual piece, VG/Fine, along with Shilling 1819 a contemporary counterfeit struck in copper with Roman 1's in the date VG
Mint Error - Mis-Strike 18th Century Farthing Token South Wales, Obverse: Laureate bust right SOUTH WALES FARTHING, Fine, along with Halfpenny 18th Century Angusshire Dundee 1797 DH21 Fine with a large rim cud from 3 to 4 o'clock on the reverse
Mint Error - Mis-Strikes India and Indian States (7) Indian States (5) Jodhpur Takka (2 Paisa) Year 30 (1869) the reverse with a spectacular double striking around halfway across the coin and showing a patterned edge outside the beaded border, Fine, Gwalior Quarter Anna VS1986 struck off-centre with around 3mm blank flan Near Fine, Baroda Two Paisa VS1947 (1890) struck with a die rotation of around 75 degrees, Junagadh Dokdo (1907-1910) KM#45.1 (2) the first struck off-centre and with a 2mm raised 'lip' Fine, the second a multiple strike with an additional piece of flan around 3mm wide showing part of the reverse of another coin VG to Fine and unusual, India Pice 1944 with a small rim cud GVF, India One Anna 1919 a strike through error with two large irregularly shaped depressions in the metal at the top of the obverse each around 3-4mm in area Fine
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, a Bold and clear Fine, Our archive database shows that we have previously only offered 3 examples, the best of which was described as 'VG with surface marks', so this piece by some distance the finest we have offered. Extremely rare and one of only a small number of known examples
Sovereign 1968 Miss-strike MINT ERROR, S.4125 UNC, the Obverse with a large minting flaw, having a plain area around 2mm x 5mm from behind the Queen's ear to just to the right of the ribbon tie in width, and from the lower part of the hair to halfway up the wreath, shaped almost like a number 6. A most unusual error. This type of error very seldom seen on any gold coinage
Threepence 1868 RRITANNIAR error legend ESC 2075A, Bull 3408, Davies 1291, Good Fine/VF for wear, the obverse with pitted surfaces, an extremely rare error and seldom seen in any grade. Our archive database stretching back 20 years confirms that this is the finest example we have offered
Shilling 1839 Second Young Head, no WW on truncation, as ESC 1283, Bull 2979, Davies 853 dies 2A, the obverse legend with a series of errors, namely:- T of VICTORIA with broken upright, A of VICTORIA with missing lower left serif, B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, second N of BRITANNIAR has no top left serif, second A of BRITANNIAR is unbarred and has no lower left serif, no lower colon dot after BRITANNIAR, and no lower colon dot after REG. and broken I in FID, A/UNC and lustrous, an extremely unusual piece and worthy of further study
Pennies to Farthings (6) comprising Penny 1853 Ornamental Trident, in an NGC holder and graded AU50 (label states Plain Trident in error), Halfpennies (3) 1853 3 over 2 NEF/GVF scarce, 1854 UNC with glossy surfaces, 1858 8 over 6 EF with colourful toning, Farthings (2) 1807 GVF, 1827 NEF/GVF
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimalTen Pence 1969 an off-centre strike with around 3mm plain border to the left of the coin from 6 to 12 o'clock, also with a planchet clip from 6 to 7 o'clock, 10.95 grammes, Lustrous UNC and unusual
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfpenny 1718 Peck 774 double struck, the strikings around 3mm apart, the reverse showing a partial second date, both obverse and reverse have the right hand portion of the legend struck twice, VG and porous, unusual
Error - Twenty Pounds Sarah John current polymer issue prefix BL10 extra inking error the back of the note with two areas of uneven dark purple top left and top right within these errors evidence of elements from the front for example the deep purple ink error top left has small figure 20s visible these up side down GVF and most unusual
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Five Pence 1990 obverse uniface, struck on a thin flan, an off-metal striking, possibly coper plated steel with little of the plating remaining, weight 1.23 grammes, GVF
Sixpences (2) 1964 ESC 1838S, Bull 4549, Davies 2502 dies 2B VF/GVF a scarce die pairing, Mint Error - Mis-strike 1965 struck off-centre with around 1mm blank flan and a raised lip from 10 o'clock to 5 o'clock on the reverse ESC 1838T, Bull 4551, Davies 2504 dies 2C EF with some small spots, unusual, DecimalTen Pence 1975 Davies 2825 dies 4E Obverse: 1 of date points to a space, I of ELIZABETH points left of a bead, A of ELIZABETH points to a bead, Reverse: P of PENCE points right of a bead, First E of PENCE points to a bead, GVF a very rare die pairing and seldom seen, Decimal Two Pounds Mint Error - Mis-Strike a blank flan intended for the Two Pounds Brunel (2006) with edge SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE VF
Mint Error - Mis-Strike a blank flan in gold in an NGC holder labelled '(1974-1979) G.Britain Gold Conservation Series Planchet (33.3 g - 33.3mm diameter) MINT ERROR, plain edge, the planchet for the popular Conservation series from the 1970s, issued for many different, mostly Commonwealth countries
Royal Mint Year Set 1983 Martini Set (8 coins) One Pound to Half New Penny, includes the error Two Pence with 'NEW PENCE' reverse legend S.C2A, UNC and fully lustrous, the error Two Pence known to be one of the rarest Decimal coins, in the Royal Mint wallet as issued
Crown 1818 LIX as ESC 214 but with TUTΛMEN error on edge, the reverse also with the Q of QUI having the thick scroll tail and S of PENSE pointing to a denticle. GVF with some contact marks. This is the earliest use of the Thick scrolled tail Q which was then adopted for all later George III currency reverses
Twopences to Farthings (19) comprising Twopence 1797 Fine with a good edge, Pennies (3) 1797 VG or better, 1841 REG No Colon VF, 1855 Plain Trident, Near Fine, Halfpennies (5) 1694 (2) NVG and About Fine, 1772 GEORIVS error legend Good Fine with an edge bruise, 1772 NVF, 1806 Fine, Halfpennies Contemporary Counterfeits 1775 (2) VF/NVF and VG, Farthings (8) 1672 Fine, 1719 VG or better, 1773 Fine, 1826 First Reverse, About Fine, 1828 (2) the first NEF with some surface deposit, the second Good Fine, 1834 Fine/Good Fine, 1932 GVF
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) Ireland Shilling 1966 an off-metal strike in bronze on a thin flan of 4.02 grammes, A/UNC with some lustre, Ireland Halfcrown 1966 struck on a larger 33.5mm flan the obverse normal, the reverse with a wider rim, the edge milled halfway across, the wider side plain, unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes India (4) Five Rupees 2003 K.Kamaraj an off-centre strike with around 3mm blank flan covering almost half the coin, in a crescent shape EF. 1975 Ten Paisa 1988 struck around 15% off-centre with around 4mm extra flan showing at the lower part of the reverse, in this area around half of an additional date is visible A/UNC. 50 Paise (2) 1998 and 2002 both struck off-centre each with an area of blank flan of around 4mm covering around half the coin in a crescent shape both UNC or near so and lustrous
France an accumulation (36) comprising Five Decimes 1793A L'An 2 Convention issue 35mm diameter in copper, Stop after Dupre, Fine, Rare, One Decime (14) UN countermarked over obliterated 2 and S obliterated from DECIMES, L'An 4A KM#637.1 Near Fine, scarce, L'An 5A Paris Mint, L'An 5AA Metz Mint, L'An 5B Rouen Mint, L#An 5BB Strasbourg Mint, L'An 7A Paris Mint, L'An 7BB Strasbourg Mint, L'An 7D Lyon Mint, the 7 overstruck, possibly over a 5, L'An 7W Lille Mint, L'An 8A Paris Mint, L'An 8BB Strasbourg Mint, L'An 8 I Limoges Mint, L'An 8K Bordeaux Mint, and another consisting of two coins joined together at the edge L'An 7A (14.06 grammes), Five Centimes (18) L'An 5A Paris Mint, L'An 5AA Metz Mint, L'An 5BB Strasbourg Mint, L'An 5B Rouen Mint, L'An 5D Lyon Mint, L'An 5 I Limoges Mint, L'An 5R Orleans Mint, a one-year type, L'An 5W Lille Mint, L'An 7D Lyon Mint, L'An 7K Bordeaux Mint, L'An 7W Lille Mint the 7 with traces of and overstrike (possibly 5 or 6), L'An 8A Paris Mint 8 over 5 in date, A mintmark overstruck (possibly over R), L'An 8AA Metz Mint, L'An 8BB Strasbourg Mint, L'An 8 I Limoges Mint, L'An 8W Lille Mint, and Mint Error - Mis-strike Five Centimes L'An 5A with a second coin struck over the first , a 15mm segment, with the date and mintmark from the overstruck coin showing, highly unusual, Fair to Good Fine, an interesting study group or basis for a more detailed date and type collection, One Centime (3) L'An 6A, L'An 7A and L'An 8a Paris Mint, Fine
ERROROne PoundPage Britannia reverse B322 series CX69 355276, diagonal white wavy vertical line of missing print on both front & back due to slight fold during print run, AU
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfpenny 1694 Peck 602 a double striking with two date visible around 2mm apart, part of the obverse legend also doubled with the top half of ET. MARI struck twice, Good Fine and unusual
Tokens (9) and Countermarked (5) a wide ranging group Countermarked (5) Twopence 1797 countermarked W.ROOK countermark Fine, host coin VG, Penny 1797 countermarked READ . LLOYD'S . PENNY . SUNDAY . TIMES countermark Fine, host coin Poor, Penny 1806/7 countermarked LLOYD'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 3d POST FREE on both sides, countermark Fine, host coin Fair, Penny 1938 countermarked in two places 6ASSK countermarks and coin Fine, Farthing size copper Obverse with CW crowned monogram, the reverse blank with small countermark CR in cypher-style, countermark Fine, host coin Poor, Tokens (9) Sentimental Token, Oliver Cromwell 1658, by Kirk, Great Allied Circus, BrassShilling (c.1865-1871) Obverse: GREAT ALLIED CIRCUS, P.F &C within inner circle, Reverse: PIT 1 SHILLING, Fine, holed, WellingtonHalfpenny19th Century Non-Local Cuidad Rodrigo 1812 Good Fine, cleaned, Halfpenny 19th Century undated British Copper Company, Walthamstow, Ob verse: Head of Mercury left, Reverse Britannia seated left, within a wreath, Fine, Grover Cleveland - Visit to the Columbian Exposition 1893 25mm diameter in brass Fine, Theatre Token 18mm in brass, undated MIKADO 2d, countermarked CM / C on the reverse, About Fine, Pub Token Threepence undated J.Griffiths, Church Tavern, Trinity Road, West Bromwich, 23mm in brass Good Fine, Earl of Beaconsfield 24mm in brass Obverse: Bust left, Reverse: BORN IN THE YEAR 1804, DIED APRIL 19th 1881 VF, 'Columbia' style Farthing Token, early 19th Century, 21mm in copper, Obverse: Bust left, no legend, Reverse: Justice standing holding scales and sword, the sword at an angle, no legend, Good Fine, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Halfpenny 1945 struck on a thin flan of 4.08 grammes, VG
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India 20 Paise Aluminium 1982-1997 a burst flan showing little of the reverse design, the obverse lustrous UNC, an unusual error piece
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India Two Rupees 2003 National Integration an off-metal strike in steel rather than cupro-nickel, struck on a round 26mm flan rather than the standard 11-sided flan, 4.97 grammes, (cupro-nickel standard issue is 6.00 grammes) GEF and highly unusual
ERROR - One PoundCatternsB225 (3) consecutive numbers T35 7112639, 40 and 41 all with a "tear" or narrow strip of missing paper from when issued the 712639 and 712641 with the missing strip which is 4 centimetres long descending from the top through the serial number in exactly the same position with the 712640 having the missing strip in the bottom left but going through the serial number at the bottom in exactly the same place, the missing strip being the same shape and dimensions on all three notes EF and most unusual
One Pounds Page Isaac Newton 1978 B337Errors printed off centre and at a slanted angle so the top border gets wider the further left it gets (2 consecutives) A77 137162 and 163 Unc
GB and World (20) GB Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday SilverProof FDC in capsule, unboxed, DecimalFifty Pences (3) 2009 Kew Gardens NEF, 1984 Proof nFDC, 1978 About UNC, Decimal Twenty Pence 1987 Proof nFDC, Decimal Ten Pence 1987 Proof nFDC, Decimal Five Pence 1987 nFDC, Mint Error - Mis-strike Decimal Pennies 2014 (2) 3.53 and 3.57 grammes respectively both lacking the copper plating (removed?) both VF, St. Helena Fifty Pence 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Proof UNC, British Virgin Islands One Dollar 2002 Queen Mother Memorial UNC, Fantasy Issues (9), Italy 20 Euros 1997 Leonardo da Vinci UNC, France 20 Euros 1997 Henri Matisse UNC, GB Lobel Fantasy Crown 1552 in base metal UNC, Gibraltar Fantasy Crown 1936 Edward VIII Reverse: Lion and Key, castle behind, UNC, GB Medallic issue 1997 100th Anniversary of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, Obverse: Victoria Young head with rim in the style of the British Trade Dollar, Reverse Three shields, 1897/1997 with vignettes of Victoria, William IV and George IV, 38mm diameter in base metal UNC, INA Fantasy Retro issues base metal issues (4) Ireland Crown 1808, Sierra Leone Two Dollars 1808 UNC, Wales Crown 1830 UNC, GB Crown 1836 in copper UNC
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Five Pence 1992 an off metal strike in bronzed steel? 1.54 grammes, appears About VG but probably around 'as made', an unusual piece
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes Sixpences (2) 1963 and 1966 both struck without a collar each with a raised lip between 1 o'clock and 8 o'clock on the obverse NEF to EF very unusual to find two similar mis-strikes in the same series
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (5) Shilling 1915 the obverse laminated with only DEI GR remaining, and a faint outline of the bust where the top surface of the coin is now missing. Penny 1964 struck on a thin flan of 7.54 grammes, Fine. Decimal Five Pence 1980 struck off-centre with a blank crescent-shaped area between 12 and 6 o'clock EF. Decimal Two Pences (2) 1971 with a planchet clip by F.D. Lustrous A/UNC, 1980 weakly struck on a thin and slightly undersized flan, 3.82 grammes EF
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeFarthing 1694 a double striking, each strike around 1.5mm apart, the reverse with two dates showing VG with some pitting, unusual
ERROROne PoundPage Britannia reverse B322 series EX04 767970, printed too far to the right and at the left a thin border from top to bottom with a gap in the centre which is very light green obverse and dark green reverse EF-AU
One PoundPage 1970 B320Error printed at a slanted angle so the B of Bank of England close to the edge the D much further from the top edge T99K 283039 AU-Unc
Sixpence 1821 BBITANNIAR errorESC 1656, Bull 2424 EF nicely toned, the obverse with some scratches, a very rare variety, usually only found in lower grades
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeFarthing 1721 a spectacular double striking, with each strike around 4mm apart, two dates are visible on the reverse, Bold Fine and highly unusual
Error, Fifty Pounds Lowther 1999 Houblon B385 K10 177229 off centre with little or no border at the top and a larger than normal border at the bottom Unc
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeShilling 1948 English ESC 1474, Bull 4183 struck off-centre with about 1mm blank flan from 5 to 10 o'clock, causing a raised lip from 2 to 8 o'clock on the reverse, plain edge UNC with a small spot on the bust, all George VI mis-strikes very scarce
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Nigeria Sixpence 1959 KM#4 a spectacular off-centre striking with around 4mm blank flan UNC and lustrous, an eye-catching piece
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfcrown 1970 Proof with edge beading flaw between 1 and 3 o'clock on the reverse, an additional part line of beading appears, before and after DEF, nFDC retaining practically full mint lustre, very unusual to see minting errors on any Proof coins
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeFlorin 1921 the obverse with a large area of damaged flan 12 to 3 o'clock from the rim to the back of the King's head, possibly due to a severe lamination flaw, the edge milled largely intact and normal. EF/GEF, and very unusual
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India Quarter Rupee George V (1912-1936) in an NGC holder 'Reverse Struck Through Fragment' and graded Mint Error VF Details, the fragment covering most of the central part of the reverse design within the wreath in an irregular 12mm x 15mm area, in this area the incuse outline of the King's head from the obverse is clearly visible
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes India (2) Quarter Anna 1898 the reverse edge tapered inwards with the rims not struck, 5.78 grammes, Fine and unusual, Quarter Rupee 1943L with die axis rotation of 90 degrees GVF and unusual
Mint Error - India Quarter Anna 1877 a 'strike through' error, the reverse with an area around 14mm x 9mm obscuring the top centre part of the coin, NVF extremely unusual to find a minting flaw this large on any coin
Error - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Faraday B371 mis-cut, off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom (1 centimetre) and no border at the top (4) consecutive numbers N50 880679-682 AU-Unc each with the same error
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Portuguese India Escudo 1959 KM#33 the obverse with a spectacular strike through/brockage between 3 and 6 o'clock covering 9mm and spreading this part of the flan, UNC with some golden toning, a highly unusual piece
World (76) Belgium issues (41) including 5 Franc 1938 with 1988 error date (Prefix T16) this NVG, along with issues from Germany, China, Estonia, Zaire and more, many are pre-World War II issues, in mixed circulated grades
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimalOne Pound Obverse: Rank-Broadley portrait of the Queen, Reverse: Royal Arms with supporters, date worn (1993) struck on a incorrect 21mm diameter nickel coated steel thin flan, 4.1 grammes, plain edge, legends worn appears NVG but probably around 'as made', a highly unusual error
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) DecimalFifty Pences (2) 1978 struck on a rotated blank so the 'points' of the coin appear halfway along the straight edges of the flan, also struck slight off-centre A/UNC and lustrous, 1981 struck on a slightly rotated blank the 'points' of the design and flan do not align correctly results in a slightly thicker outer rim EF, both unusual
Errors (2) - Twenty Pounds Kentfield 1991 Michael Farady B371 N50 880683 and Ten Pounds Kentfield 1992 Charles DickensB366 N30 818498 mis-cut, both off centre so a much larger plain border at bottom and no border at the top, the Twenty AU-Unc the Ten EF
India, Reserve Bank of India 500 Rs 2018 issue (2) ERRORS, missing print error so Gandhi as a plain white silhouette Unc and consecutive numbers 5LD 638331 and 332
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India Two Annas George V a uniface reverse striking, the obverse with just faint traces of the profile of the bust of the King and of the surrounding circle, 5.12 grammes, Good Fine, a highly unusual piece
HalfcrownCharles I Group II, Second horseman, type 2c, Obverse: Legend reads MA instead of MAG, Reverse: Oval shield with CR at sides, S.2771 mintmark Portcullis, 14.96 grammes, Good Fine, struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan. An interesting and unusual piece. Cataloguer's note: the MA spelling of MAG on the obverse is normally found on Group III coins with mintmark Bell, the only other occurrence of this legend in Group II with mintmark Portcullis is on a coin listed by Brooker with a CHISTO error reverse legend.(Brooker 317)
India, Reserve Bank of India 1,000 Rupees current issue (2) ERRORS missing print obverse so Gandhi and surrounding design very faint or missing completely, consecutive numbers 4GQ 683703 and 704 Unc
India, Reserve Bank of India 20 Rupees red on completely white background (in error) Gandhi at right coconut trees reverse 75E 665110 ERROR with the obverse without the underprint EF
India, Reserve Bank of India 500 Rs 2018 issue (2) both sheet cut errors on watermarked paper so both have two Gandhis and are cut too thin so the bottom half of the note missing both EF and both with a faint stain
India, Reserve Bank of India 500 Rs 2018 issue ERROR on test paper no watermark, without obverse design, reverse completely off centre with the beginning of a second note showing at the left and bottom, Unc
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India Half Pice 1901 Calcutta SW-6.606, KM#484 a prominent die clash with the complete outline of the Queen's portrait showing through on the reverse, in a PCGS holder Mint Error PCGS MS62 Die Clash Reverse
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India One Naya Paise 1963 KM#8a EF with traces of lustre, struck off-centre with around 1mm blank flan and a raised 'lip' from 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock, a small rim crack is evident due to the mis-striking
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India Two Rupees 1980-1990 a spectacular double striking with one coin struck around 50% over another, Lustrous UNC and unusual
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India Two Rupees 2003 a spectacular double striking with 50% of one coin struck over another, Lustrous UNC the edge ragged in two places due to the overstrike, an unusual piece
ERROR - One PoundCatternsB225 (3) consecutive numbers T35 7112639,40 and 41 all with a "tear" or narrow strip of missing paper from when issued the 712639 and 712641 with the missing strip which is 4 centimetres long descending from the top through the serial number in exactly the same position with the 712640 having the missing strip in the bottom left but going through the serial number at the bottom in exactly the same place, the missing strip being the same shape and dimensions on all three notes EF and most unseal
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (6) USA Cents (3) one appears joined at the edge, another uniface with the reverse smoothed, Decimal Two Pences (3) one on a thin flan, another with the last digit of the date very weak, the third an off-metal strike and weighing 6.79 grammes in mixed grades to EF
Numismatic Cover 2014 Lunar Year of the Horse comprising Two Pounds 2014 the error mule, S.CLBB1A with the toothed border obverse as used on the Two Pounds Silver Britannia S.BDF12 and First Class stamp, UNC on the envelope of issue, in a Westminster folder with certificate
Crown 1935 Raised Edge Proof with edge lettering in the wrong order. Edge reads DECUS ANNO REGNI ET TUTAMEN XXV, ESC 380, Bull 3657 nFDC attractively toned, with one small nick on St. George, the portrait and St. George retaining original frosting. Comes in the red box of issue, and the finest we have offered of this key rarity. A superb example of this stunning error edge Crown, rated R5 by ESC (5-10 examples believed to exist) and thus rarer than the 1935 Gold Proof Crown of which 25 were issued, which when offered fetches in the region of £60,000 to £80,000. This coin missing from many advanced Crown collections, and would make a welcome addition to any high quality Collection of Silver Crowns
Sixpence 1821 BBITANNIAR error, Bull 2424ESC 1656 UNC with very minor cabinet friction to the highest points only, attractively toned with some edge nicks. A very high grade example of this key rarity, usually only encountered in low grades, must surely be one of the finest remaining examples. At the time of writing, NGC and PCGS combined had only graded 4 examples, the finest being MS63, the others in AU55, AU50 and Fine
Shilling 1817 GEOE Error (E over R) with doubled R in BRITT, RF.X for REX and unbarred H in HONI, as ESC 1232A, Bull 2148, EF, an interesting multi-error coin and worthy of further study for the variety specialist. The E over R variety rated R3 by ESC and Bull.
Shilling 1817 RRITT error, LCGS Variety 6, Choice UNC the obverse with pleasing tone, the reverse with a deep and attractive tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border F:D error (no colon dots after D) Gouby BP1860T (G+d), Freeman dies 4+D, VG in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 10, Gouby records only 4 examples known, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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