The Millionaires Collection a 21-coin set in gold and rhodium plated gold comprising modern fantasy strikes of iconic and rare early issues, each 22mm in diameter Alfred the Great monogrammed Penny, Elizabeth I Pound, James I Spur Royal, Commonwealth Halfcrown, Henry VIII George Noble, Cromwell Sixpence, Henry VII Sovereign, Edward VI Crown, Anne Five Guineas, Edward IIIGold Double Leopard, Henry VIII Testoon, Charles I Oxford Crown, Coenwulf Gold Penny, Richard III Nagel, William PAXS Penny, Charles II Two Guineas, George III Bank of England Dollar, Charles I Triple Unite, William and Mary Crown, George III Five Guineas, Henry VII Testoon Prooflike UNC in the presentation box of issue
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work DECIMO TERTIO choice mint state with proof like fields, Ex Roderick Richardson and with his price ticket £75,000 "Choice Mint State" graded and encapsulated by CGS as 80 (UNC) so offered here having three companies (LCA, CGS and Richardson) concur on a mint state grade. In the 10 years since CGS has been grading coins only two other pre 1750 gold coins have an 80 grade those being a Half Guinea of 1725 and a Guinea of 1713, As for current market indicators Five Guineas in EF of George II can be seen on display at UK coin shows around the £45,000 marker and it was reported to us by the seller and an independent source corroborated that a Charles II 5 Guineas in NGC 61 sold at the March MSCF show for £78,000, the read across table compiled empirically by CGS collectors suggest that USA slabbed coins in MS61 average CGS 65 grade. Regardless of the technically grade and price this is a spectacular coin surely never to be matched for eye appeal and beauty.
France Hammered issues (4) Blanc Guenar Charles VI 1380-1422 Fine, Double Parisis Philip II 1328-1350 Fine, Denier (2) Feudal, Herbert I 1015-1036 Fine, Richard I (Anglo-Gallic) Fine with dark tone
NobleRichard IILondon Mint, with French title, cruder style, Saltire over sail, S.1655 mintmark Cross Pattee, GF/NVF lightly creased with a striking crack on the reverse
AngelRichard III mm Boars Head 2 obv RICΛRD:DI:GRΛ:REX ΛNGL:Z FRΛNC. and with double saltire colon after DI which does not match any of the 4 recorded Schneider 2B types, rev Schneider 488 PER/CR VCE:TVΛM.SΛLVΛ.NOS.XPC:REDE, North 1676, S2151, Coincraft R3AG-015, weight 5.11 grammes, Richard III of recent Leicester car park fame ruled from 1483 to 1485 when he was slain at the battle of Bosworth Field thus becoming the last of the Plantagenet Kings, owing to his short reign all his coins are scarce with the gold being especially rare. The vendor now in his 80s has had this coin in his possession for 15 - 20 years, and was given it as a gift by a night club owner in Liverpool who ran an antique shop as a hobby to enable him to acquire antiques "over the counter", neither the current vendor (who for many years believed the coin was a Sovereign) nor the night club owner were interested in coins and the presumption was it came in over the counter 20 - 40 years ago as part of an antique collection or perhaps contained in an antique piece or furniture. Well struck and pleasing VF without problems or weak areas all design and legend bold and clear.
NobleRichard IILondon MintS.1656 French title resumed, Fine style, No mark over sail mintmark VF with some double striking on parts of the reverse legend
NobleRichard IILondon Mint, with French title, cruder style, Saltire over sail, S.1655 mintmark Cross Pattee, GF/NVF lightly creased with a striking crack on the reverse
NobleRichard II French type resumed type IIIa S.1656 mintmark Cross Pattee GVF/VF comes with a letter from Philip Skingley (Spinks) from 2004 stating the obverse is from the same die as Schneider 127, and has acquired flaws and rust since it struck the Schneider coin, but shows a lot of the features of Schneider 127
Auction Catalogues (6) Famous American Collections, John Ford Part XIII, John Roper Colonial and Early American Coins, Eliasberg Collection 1996, Anderson Dupont Collection 1954, The Richard Picker Collection 1984, The Herman Halpern Collection 1988, The John Walter Collection Coins of 1796, Stacks 1999, all in good condition
Books (5) The Coinage of England by Charles Oman 1931, Scottish Coins by Adam Richardson (Reprint), The Royal Mint Museum - Catalogue of Dies, Medals and Seals 1910, plus Pattern Broads of Charles II by Carter and Silver Plaques of Charles I as Prince by Ladt Evans the last two in Hearn bindings, all in good condition
Noble, Henry IV Heavy Coinage (1399-1412) London Mint mint mark Cross Pattee, old arms with four lis in French quarters, crescent on rudder, nails on ships side point to the left S.1705North 1336 (a), as Schneider 189 with minor stop variations, Good EF about as struck, the portrait especially bold and clear and struck on a full round flan with all legends and details sharp and crisp, weight 7.71 grammes. A rarer type and in superior grade to the S.1706 cf.Schneider 194 specimen sold at St. James Auction 30/9/2010 which realised £56,000 hammer price. This coin is from the MPO Utrecht auction May 2003 where a large European hoard was sold which included over 130 English Nobles (mostly Edward III and Richard II) and many hundreds of continental gold pieces. The most recent English issues were 3 Henry IV Heavy Nobles this lot being one so the hoard must have been lost soon after these were struck thus the exceptionally high grade. A choice example of the extremely rare first type of Henry IV Heavy Coinage seldom offered for sale in any grade, this coin is certainly amongst the finest known or perhaps the best extant of this type. EX MPO Utrecht 30 May 2003, Ex Stephen Lockett Coins who the current vendor bought it off in September 2003 for £16,500, so not been on the market for 11 years
Medals a small group (5) Coronation of Edward VII 1902 56mm diameter in bronze, the official Royal Mint issue GEF in the red box of issue, Richard Cobden Repeal of the Corn Laws Free Trade 1846 46mm diameter Eimer 1407 variety in White metal Reverse as Eimer 1407 Obverse Standing Britannia FREE TRADE Exergue 1846 EF, Coronation of Edward VII 1902 Eimer 1872c 35mm diameter in silver by G.Frampton Matt finish UNC in the red box of issue, Queen Victoria 1887 Golden Jubilee 38mm diameter in bronze GEF Reverse presented by the Mayor of Norwich boxed, Nottingham School Board undated in bronze awarded to G.Cross EF boxed
Five Guineas 1777, Pattern struck in white metal, 21.05g, by or after Richard Yeo, laureate head right, GEORGIVS.III DEI.GRATIA., toothed border both sides, rev struck en medaille, crowned quartered shield of arms, date at top, .M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E., edge plain (cf WR 78 [same dies]; S 3723A). Unc and graded 80 by CGS and unique, Ex Baldwins 100 Numismatic Rarieties sales 26/9/26 Lot 5034 realised £5,200
GroatRichard III Bust 2b London Mint, mintmark Boar's Head 2 NVF with a flan crack running from 3 o'clock to the King's neck on the obverse, Rare in any grade, with old ticket stating 'purchased from Spink Feb 1964' (£4)
Austrian StatesOlmutz 1707 Karl III of Lorraine obverse, Davenport 1211, KM 116 sharp EF with some light probably removable verdigris at the top of the reverse, obverse fields perhaps once smoothed, a scarce and desirable piece, ex Richard Lobel pre Coincraft
Hammered (3) Short cross pennies, Richard I Class 4a MENIR ON CANT, pelleted beard and crescent hair, Canterbury mint (S.1348a, N.968/1) AF or better, off-struck but with some pleasing russet tones, PennyJohn Class 5c ABEL ON LVNDE, letter E with spur and x of 2 thin strokes in saltire, London mint (S.1353, N.974/1) NVF with pleasing old collection toning, Penny Henry III Class 8c NICHOLE ON LVN, cross pommee as initial mark, London mint (S.1357C, N.981/3) weakly struck on one half of the flan, otherwise GF or better
PennyRichard III Archbishop RotherhamYork Mint T and upright key by neck, Reverse quatrefoil in centre S.2166 m.m. boars head North 1686, weight 0.7 grammes, Fine, struck on an ovoid flan with much of the legend indistinct or off the flan (bought Spinks 1983 £235)
A mixture of detected hammered coins (26) taking in the reigns of Richard I, John, Henry III, Edward I, II, III, Elizabeth I, and Charles II. Group includes 2 continental hammered and a Henry III Class Ia penny of Dublin. Denominations range from cut farthings to an Elizabeth I Groat. Mostly attributed by the finder. Very good to Fine
Hammered (32) Group of detector finds from Richard I all the way up to Charles II thus spanning a period of nearly 500 years. Tudor and Stuart periods mostly represented, Fair to Fine, a few pierced
PennyRichard III Bishop Sherwood m.m. Lis S on breast and D in centre of reverse Durham mint (Allen 190, N.1687, S.2169) Fine for issue but neatly pierced in antiquity. The S on the king's breast unusually clear and some regnal name visible
Hammered (5) A date run of hammered halfpennies from 1327-1461 taking in the whole Lancastrian blood-line from Edward III onwards, Halfpenny Edward III Florin coinage (N.1131, S.1557) Fine, Halfpenny Richard II Type I (N.1331, S.1698) NVF and on a full, round flan, Halfpenny Henry IV Heavy coinage (N.1352, S.1723) AF, strictly a fragment but the atypical bust style of this rare coinage still clear, Halfpenny Henry V Class D with annulets by hair (N.1410, S.1795) Fine, Halfpenny Henry VI Leaf-trefoil? Issue (N.1492, S.1905) Fine, slightly crimped
PennyRichard IIIS.2169Durham Mint under Bishop Sherwood S (and pellet?) on breast and D in centre of rev. m.m. lis NVF for issue and rare. This piece is certainly above average for such a normally crude issue. The majority of specimens lack a regnal name and are struck on small, irregular flans. Toned. Ex. Spink
Hammered (4) Date run from 1180-1272, taking in 4 reigns, Penny Henry II Short cross Class 1c S.1345London mint RAVL ON LVND, Penny Richard I Class 3 S.1347 London mint RICARD ON LVND, Penny John Class 5c S.1352 London mint RAVF ON LVNDE, Penny Henry III Long cross Class Vd S.1370Canterbury mint IOHS ON CANTER GF to VF
Hammered (3) PennyRichard II Type IIIa (Scallop after TAS) S.1695York Mint GF and scarce, Penny Henry V Class C mullet and broken annulet by crownS.1778London mint NVF with some cross-ghosting, HalfgroatEdward IV 2nd Reign S.2108Canterbury mint under Archbishop Bourchier, C on breast, no marks by bust, rose in centre of reverse GF or better with some toning. Scarce.
GB and World (14) 'Coins from Early Christianity' a 6-coin set comprising Roman issues 29AD-337AD in mixed grades, Charles I Shilling Ex-Middleham hoard Fine, Roman Hadrian Silver Denarius GF, France Richard the Lionheart Silver Denier, Tristan Da Cunha Crown 2006 Queen's 80th Birthday Gold Plated silver UNC, Half Farthing 1844 Fine, Farthing 1890 VF, Tristan Da Cunha Crown 2006 Queen's 80th Birthday Cupro-Nickel UNC, Constantius II Centenionalis c.248 AD Fine all in presentation packaging
Hammered group (28) SixpenceEdward VI About Fine, Groats Mary S.2492 Poor, Elizabeth I Second issue Good Fine, Threepence Elizabeth I 1569 mintmark Coronet Near Fine, Halfgroats (2) Elizabeth I mintmark Cross Crosslet Fine on an uneven flan, CommonwealthS.3221 Fine on an uneven flan, Pennies (16) William I PAXS About Fine with a large fragment about 20% missing, JohnCanterbury issue VG, Henry III London (2), Henry III Canterbury, Edward I Fine, Edward II NVF, Edward III Post Treaty Durham, Edward III Pre-Treaty 25% of flan missing Fair, Henry V York About Fine with missing fragment, Richard II York Near Fine, Henry VII Sovereign type Durham mint facing bust Good Fine, Henry VIII Sovereign type Durham Mint Bishop Wolsey TW beside shield Fine with some clipping, Henry VIII Posthumous issue fair, Elizabeth I without rose or date About Fine, clipped, Charles II Third issue About Fine, Halfpennies (4) Edward I London Mint Fine, Henry II Cut HalfpennyS.1344 Fine, Edward III Second Coinage VG, Henry VI Leaf-Trefoil issue Fine/Good Fine, Farthings (2) Edward I London Mint Good Fine, Edward II London Mint Fine
Pennies (3) Henry III Long Cross reverse Brockage, Henry III (?) with double struck obverse so exact attribution not possible, John moneyer IO (HAN) ON WIN (Winchester), Halfpenny Henry III cut Bristol IIIb, plus Anglo-GallicDenier of Poitou Richard I (1189-1199) Fine to Good Fine
GroatRichard IIILondon CIVITAS LONDON, RICARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC mm Boars Head no. 2 on both sides, pleasing VF with an attractive even tone S2156
Gibraltar/Turks and Caicos Islands Gibraltar Crown (5) 1993 George I, 1993 George II, 1993 George III, 1999 Edward the Confessor, 1999 Richard III, Turks and Caicos Islands 20 Crowns (6) 2001 William and Mary, 2001 Edward I, 2001 James I, 2002 Richard II, 2002 Henry I, 2002 Henry VI, 2003 Edward II, all in Silver cased FDC
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