Penny 1862 variety with F for E in PENNY unlisted by Peck, Freeman, Gouby or Satin, About VF for wear but has clearly been in the ground with numerous surface marks, however the variety is very clear, Ex-London Coins Auction A115 3/12/2006 Lot 953 hammer price £130
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter C, Freeman 288A, dies 7+F, VG/Near Fine, with some dirt in the legends. All major details bold and clear including the C, Extremely Rare
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter C, Freeman 288A, dies 7+F, VG, the reverse slightly better, with some verdigris spots, all major details bold and clear including the C, Extremely Rare
Penny 1862 Small Date figures from the Halfpenny die, Freeman 41, dies 6+G Good/Fair, the variety very clear with the date numerals bold, Extremely Rare, rated R18 by Freeman
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
Maundy Set 1862 the Twopence with no colons after D G ESC 2473, Bull 3510, an assembled set, comprising Fourpence 1862 GEF/EF toned, Threepence 1862 UNC with an attractive golden tone, Twopence 1862 GEF/AU and nicely toned, Penny 1862 with the 6 struck over a lower 6, the Threepence possibly a currency issue
Penny 1862 2 over 1 in date, unlisted by Freeman, Gouby BP1862G (J+g), Satin 38A, VG with pitted surfaces, the partial upright of the underlying 1 clear above the upward curve and below the base of the 2 (see illustrations in Gouby, page 45), one of the key Bun Penny extreme rarities, with only a few known, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates this is only the second example we have offered
Penny 1861 B over R in BRITT, the coin in very low grade with only BRITT and part of REG remaining of the obverse legend, the underlying R joins the lower left foot of the following R in much the same way as is found on the extremely rare 1862 coin of the same variety, only Poor but presumably Extremely Rare and certainly the first example we have seen
Penny 1862 R of VICTORIA has no lower serifs, and is struck over an R with a shorter right downstroke. Freeman dies 6+G, Fine, unlisted as a variety by Freeman or Gouby, very clear and very unusual
Halfpenny 1862 8 over 6, unlisted by Freeman, LCGS variety 13, in an LCGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder and graded VF Verdigris, a very rare variety, and one of only two examples recorded by the LCGS population Report
Penny 1862 as Freeman 33 dies 6+G, with elongated top colon dot after F:D:, UNC the obverse with good pale lustre, the reverse with practically full lustre and some small trivial spots, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, Ex-Carlisle 9/3/2006 Lot 254, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2862 hammer price £100
Penny 1862 with two extra 'spikes' emanating from the left of Britannia's helmet plumes, this would appear to be a later die state variant of Satin 43 (Three short extra plumes), showing the upper and lower spikes only. A hand-drawn illustration of the 'Three short extra plumes' type is shown in 'The Early British Bronze Bun Pennies and Their Varieties' by John Jerrams 2003, page 41. LCGS Variety 16, Lustrous UNC with some toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1862 Freeman 39 dies 6+G, the joint finest known of 45 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A122 September 2008 Lot 2042 hammer price £200
Pennies in LCGS holders (11) 1862 Doubled 6 in date Freeman dies 6+G, slabbed and graded LCGS 35, 1883 Double linear circle below the date Gouby BP1883Bg VF slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1889 Wide Date spanning 16 rim teeth, Gouby BP1889 Cd, VG or better, slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1889 date spacing 13 1/2 rim teeth Gouby BP1889B, VF with a flan flaw on the obverse, slabbed in an LCGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder 'Field Damage VF', 1889 13 1/2 rim teeth date spacing Gouby BP1889B Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1893 3 with broken top, LCGS variety 14, NVG slabbed and graded LCGS 5, 1900 Wide 00 in date, Gouby BP1900Ab Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1919KN Freeman 187 dies 2+B, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1935 Freeman 212 dies 5+C Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, 1945 Doubled 9 in date, LCGS Variety 03 Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1946 Raised Dot after ONE, Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, along with Penny 1797 with a fleur-de-lis countermark in the obverse field, Fair, in an 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holder, and Fantasy Pennies (2) 1797 modern restrikes issued by Colin Cooke one in bronze, the other in golden alloy, UNC in 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holders
Halfpenny 1862 Freeman 289 dies 7+G, Choice UNC with full mint lustre, an eye-catching piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, the finest known of 42 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A123 December 2008 hammer price £280
Halfpennies in LCGS holders (11) a variety group, comprising 1846 6 over 6 with DF.I for DEI, Fine, in an LCGS holder, slabbed and graded LCGS 20, 1860 Beaded Border, 0 over higher 0 in date, Freeman dies 4+C, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 10, 1861 No top bar to F of HALF, Freeman dies 6+G, LCGS Variety 23, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 10, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, Last 1 of date over 1, the underlying 1 to the left, visible at the left foot of the 1, LCGS Variety 27, VF slabbed and graded LCGS 40, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, First 1 in date struck over a lower 1, LCGS Variety 28, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, Last 1 of date over a lower 1, LCGS Variety 29, VG, slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, widely spaced last 1 in date (date spans 17 border teeth), LCGS Variety 37, Good Fine/Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, 1861 Freeman 277 dies 7+G, GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1862 Top bar of E of PENNY very weak (almost missing) LCGS Variety 06, GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 55, 1874H Filled 4 in date, LCGS Variety 11, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1889 left of A of HALF weak or broken, LCGS Variety 04, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, an interesting group of interest to the minor variety specialist
Penny 1862 Small Date Figures from the Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G. Rated R18 by Freeman. Poor with the variety very clear, very few examples known, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 2, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 March 2016 Lot 2589 hammer price £260
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G with the R of REG struck over a higher, weaker R, LCGS Variety 18, A/UNC and nicely toned with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 March 2016 Lot 3152 hammer price £75
Penny 1862 struck on a heavy flan and weighing 10.7 grammes. Freeman notes that 1860 and 1861 coins have been recorded weighing 11.35 grammes. This coin although only in Poor grade appears struck from dies 6+G. Unrecorded by Freeman, Peck, Gouby, Satin or Spink and highly unusual. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 3
Penny 1862 Small Date from Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1862E, Fair and 'misty' in parts, however the date is bold and the variety very clear, Rated R18 by Freeman and seldom offered in any grade
Penny 1862 8 over 6 Freeman 39A dies 6+G, VG or better with all major details and the overdate very clear, Satin (2003) states '7 examples known', Ex-Freeman collection, sold with his ticket, Ex-Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 24 (part), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 6/9/2005 hammer price £700
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B to the left of the lighthouse, Freeman 288, dies 7+E, LCW on rock. EF/NEF with some edge nicks and light surface residue. By far the finest example we have offered of this extremely rare type, rated R18 by Freeman. In our experience the rarest of the three main die letter types. Online research shows NGC have only graded 2 examples, the highest graded 45, PCGS have not graded a single example, and LCGS have only graded 2 examples, the highest being Fine 25, so this potentially the finest remaining example
Halfpenny 1862 B over R in BRITT, also double struck 6 in the date. Excessively Rare, the variety recorded by Gouby for the Penny (BP1862H) but we believe this to be the first recorded Halfpenny with the same overstrike. UNC or near so with around 40% lustre
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A to the left of the lighthouse, Freeman 290A, dies 7+G, NEF evenly toned, with a little surface residue in places. Rated R17 by Freeman. The vast majority of examples of this variety are found in low grades, examples in middle to high grades certainly much rarer and seldom seen in today's market
Penny 1862 Freeman 39 dies 6+G Choice UNC with good lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A107 28/11/2004 Lot 1197 hammer price £150
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A Freeman 290A dies 7+G Fair/VG the reverse with date legends and the Die Letter A bold and clear, very rare and rated R17 by Freeman
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error legend a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, we note also the error G is of a slightly different font to the G of D:G: Extremely rare and believed to be one of only a small number of known examples, VG with some surface marks but the variety very clear. We note an example described as Fair realised £1400 hammer price in our Auction A156 (5/3/2017 Lot 2509). This example is visually a superior coin with all legends clear. Probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error legend a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, we note also the error G is of a slightly different font to the G of D:G: Extremely rare and believed to be one of only a small number of known examples, Fair with some pitting but the variety very clear. We note an example described as Fair realised £1400 hammer price in our Auction A156 (5/3/2017 Lot 2509). Probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Penny 1862 Freeman 39 dies 6+G a very sharply struck example showing the all the intricate detail of this elegant early design, early Bun Pennies often show faults and weaknesses but this example a superior strike with choice chocolate tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Penny 1862 Small Date from Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G approaching Fine/Near Fine. Most examples found in Poor to Fair grades, this example clearly better and extremely rare thus, rated R18 by Freeman
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B, Freeman 288 dies 7+E, Fine or slightly better for wear, with some contact marks and some verdigris to the left of the lighthouse, Very rare, we note there was no example in the Nicholson, Norweb or Andrew Wayne collections
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A to right of lighthouse Fine, excessively rare , unlisted by Freeman with the mintmark in this position, very few pieces thought to exist, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 20, Ex-London Coins Auction A150 6/9/2015 Lot 2482 realised £761 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfpenny 1862 Freeman 289 dies 7+G UNC and highly lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint second finest of 40 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
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A Freeman 290A dies 7+G (R17) VF with a lighter toned area on the reverse where perhaps once cleaned, also with some spots, Rare
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter C Freeman 288A dies 7+F VG , very rare and seldom offered, we note there was no example in the Norweb, or Andrew Wayne collections
Penny 1862 Small Date from Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G, Fine and superior to most examples seen of this type, Very rare with all major details very clear, the finest we have handled, and possibly one of the finest known examples, Ex-Michael Freeman
Penny 1862 8 of the date is overstruck, apparently over a 6, but of a different style to the previously published overstrikes, the underlying tail of the 6 being to the outside of the right loop of the 8, Good Fine/Fine for wear with some unevenness to the surfaces, presumably very rare
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G, top colon dot after D: of F:D: elongated, UNC with practically full lustre, the reverse with some spots, Ex-Carlisle 9/3/2006 Lot 254
Halfpennies (2) 1862 as Freeman 289 dies 7+G the E in PENNY as an inverted, reversed F (i.e. no top bar) About UNC and with practically full lustre and some yellow and hues of toning, we note a similar example sold in our Auction A121 which states 'stated by the vendor to be one of only a handful known', 1885 Freeman 354 dies 17+S EF/UNC and lustrous
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, only Fair but the variety very clear, we note also the error G is of a slightly different font to the G of D:G: extremely rare and believed to be one of only four known examples, probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Maundy Set 1862 ESC 2473 the Penny with double struck date, the Twopence and Threepence with a small minting flaw on the obverses, UNC or near so and lustrous, comes with a contemporary undated black case
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B Freeman 288 dies 7+E NVF for wear the obverse with corrosion, the reverse less so with the B very bold and all major details very clear, very rare and seldom seen in any grade
Penny 1862 Freeman 38 dies 2+G, Gouby BP1862A Extremely Rare rated R18 by Freeman, Jerrams states in his 2001 publication that no more than 6 examples were believed to exist, Fine
Halfpennies (3) 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 266 dies 4+B the 8 and 0 broken in the date, VF, 1861 Freeman 273 dies 4+G the 8 and 6 in the date broken, GVF with traces of lustre, 1862 First N of PENNY double struck UNC with traces of lustre
Penny 1882 Freeman 112 dies 11+N (No H below date) Near Fine/About Fine with some edge knocks and some verdigris spots, nevertheless extremely rare with very few examples known, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 1/3/2014 Lot 1862 hammer price £2200
Penny 1862 Bronze ProofFreeman 40 dies 6+G, the 2 in the date double struck, also some letters in the obverse legend, most noticeably D:G: also double struck, rated R18 by Freeman, nFDC with a few light hairlines and a small spot in the obverse field, Ex-M.Rasmussen , Ex-London Coins Auction A107 28/11/2004 Lot 1196 hammer price £1000
Penny 1862 8 over 6 Freeman 39A dies 6+G, VG or better with all major details and the overdate very clear, Satin (2003) states '7 examples known', Ex-Freeman collection, sold with his ticket, Ex-Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 24 (part), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 6/9/2005 hammer price £700
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter C Freeman 288A dies 7+F Extremely rare, one of the key rarities in the Victorian bronze Halfpenny series, we note there was no example in the Norweb or Andrew Wayne collections, Fine, the Die Letter bold and clear
Books - Peck - English Copper Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958 Second Edition 1970, Gouby - The British Bronze Penny Specialised Edition, John Jerrams - Satin Coins (4) A Comprehensive Listing of Varieties For The Currency Issue British Bun Penny of 1860 1861 1862 1863, Bronze Bun Pennies 1860 to 1865 and Their Varieties (3) (Currency Issues) (Currency Issues Only 1999) and (With Updates Valuations), Michael Freeman The Bronze Penny 3 different editions the 1970 Edition signed by Mr Freeman, British Numismatic Journals (2) Volume 52 1982 containing Numbered Strikings of Victorian Bronze Pennies G.P.Dyer (page 234) Volume 54 1984 Richard Sainthill and the Bronze Coinage G.P Dyer (page 263). Generally good second hand.
Penny 1862 similar to Gouby 1862F (three extra plumes) but with only a single plume visible slightly higher than the topmost plume. UNC and lustrous with some light cabinet friction, we speculate this was the start of the three plumes variety
Penny 1862 variety with F for E in PENNY unlisted by Peck, Freeman, Gouby or Satin, About VF for wear but has clearly been in the ground with numerous surface marks, however the variety is very clear, Ex-London Coins Auction A115 3/12/2006 Lot 953 hammer price £130
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G, with slanting 2 in date, UNC with traces of lustre and two tone lines on the obverse, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/1/2000 hammer price £42
Penny 1862 8 over 6 in date Freeman 39A dies 6+G VF or slightly better, toned, the obverse with some contact marks, Extremely rare, rated R18 by Freeman
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B Freeman 288 dies 7+E Good Fine, examples of this rare type usually show up in Fine or below, this a good collectable example
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A to right of lighthouse about fine, excessively rare , unlisted by Freeman in this position, very few pieces thought to exist, the first we have offered
Penny 1862 Small Date Figures from the Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G. Rated R18 by Freeman. Only Poor with the variety very clear, very few examples known
Halfpenny 1862 Freeman 288A dies 7+F with die letter C to left of lighthouse AVF with a flan flaw through LF of HALF and correspondingly through BRITT on obverse. Some surface residue from vinyl envelope storage, this possibly removable, Extremely rare rated R19 by Freeman, a clear example quite possibly one of the finest known, superior to the example in the Roland Harris collection, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 904 hammer price £700
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter C Freeman 288A dies 7+F VG the obverse with an uneven dark tone in places, nevertheless very rare and seldom offered, we note there was no example in the Norweb, or Andrew Wayne collections, Ex-M.Peake £30
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B Freeman 288 dies 7+E LCW on rock (R18) Fine or near so with a crease mark across the reverse, Very rare, Ex-London Coins Auction A133 5/6/2011 Lot 619 hammer price £550
Penny 1862 Small Date Figures from the Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G. Rated R18 by Freeman. Only Poor but the variety very clear and very few examples known
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G but with R over higher R in BRITT, the underlying R thinner and in contact with the linear circle, VF and highly unusual
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G but with a raised dot in the C of VICTORIA we note this type recorded by CGS for 1861 also for Obverse 6 (graded 35) but not for 1862 VF/NVF the reverse once cleaned, presumably very rare
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