This is a preview of some of the lots that will be featuring in our sale on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June 2024.
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Ryal (Rose Noble) Edward IV Light Coinage (1464-1470) Large fleurs in spandrels, FRAN legend on obverse, ILLORV legend on reverse, no equivalent die match in Schneider, S.1950, North 1549, mintmark -/Crown, 7.40 grammes, a small area of light scuffing in the iH of iHC and correspondingly in the AR of EDWARD, the edge a little uneven in this area, otherwise VF evenly struck with a pleasing portrait
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£3,000 - £4,000
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English Coins Single Coins and Small Lots
1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 EF with a small edge nick and a small dig in the field with a series of fine scratches around it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 EF with small rim nicks, Sovereign 1887 GEF and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Half Sovereign 1887 EF/GEF, Crown 1887 GEF/EF with reflective fields, lustrous over gold, blue and magenta tone, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, UNC or very near so and lustrous with gold toning in places, Halfcrown 1887 GEF/AU and lustrous, the obverse with beautiful golden tone, Florin 1887 GEF/UNC the obverse with touches of golden tone, Shilling 1887 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Sixpence 1887 Revised type, GEF/UNC the obverse with deep golden tone enhanced by touches of blue and magenta, Threepence 1887 AU/UNC with blue/green and cinnamon tone, an attractive set, eye-catching and desirable, comes in a red hard fitted case
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£4,000 - £6,000
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Crown 1839 Plain Edge Proof ESC 270, Bull 2560 UNC with blue/grey tone, some scratches before BRIT, the obverse with some contact marks and hairlines, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. The crown of this year part of the Proof Set, a much prized issue and always popular when offered
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£5,000 - £15,000
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Crown 1893 LVI Proof ESC 304, Bull 2594, Davies 505P, dies 2A, nFDC with a beautiful shimmering blue/green tone enhanced by touches of gold and magenta, over reflective surfaces in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88
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£1,500 - £3,000
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Groat 1836 Gold Pattern with Plain edge, Wilson & Rasmussen 273, ESC 1921, Bull 2518, Davies 380G, weight 3.43 grammes, in an NGC holder and graded PF63, rated R5 by Wilson & Rasmussen, (estimated 6-10 specimens known). An excessively rare and desirable example of the William IV Britannia type. Four different patterns of this date were minted in gold, two of which used the '4P in field' type reverse, the remaining two used the Britannia reverse later adopted for the currency issue, namely this piece and an equivalent piece struck on a thin flan. Of significant interest to the Gold Pattern collector, or specialist collector of the William IV series. By comparison, the Proof coins included in the 1831 Proof set each had a mintage of 225 pieces, so if you are interested in choice rarities of the sort offered globally once or twice a decade this is the lot for you.
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£18,000 - £25,000
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Half Guinea 1696 Elephant and Castle, a short-lived, two-year type. S.3467, Good Fine/Near VF with some weakness in the centre, the obverse with minor scratches in the right field, the reverse enhanced by touches of violet tone. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have offered only three previous examples.
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£1,200 - £2,000
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Half Sovereign 1838 Marsh 414 in an NGC holder and graded MS64 rare in this high grade ex LCA 159 Dec 2017 realised £2,600 hammer
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£2,200 - £3,200
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Halfcrown 1839 Plain Edge Proof, One Plain and One ornate fillet, W.W. in relief on truncation, die axis upright, ESC 669, Bull 2707, nFDC, the bust fully frosted, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1839 Proof halfcrowns always keenly sought after, the Proof issue highlighting the skill and craftsmanship of the engraver
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£1,500 - £3,500
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Proof Set 1937 (4 coins) Gold Set Five Pounds to Half Sovereign, comprising Five Pounds 1937 Marsh F40, S.4074 UNC with a scratch on either side, and a tone spot in the obverse field, retaining much original brilliance, Two Pounds 1937 Marsh T46, S.4075, UNC to nFDC with some hairlines, retaining much original brilliance, Sovereign 1937 Marsh 296B, S.2076 nFDC lightly toned with a minor contact mark on the portrait, and Half Sovereign 1937 Marsh 543A, S.4077 nFDC with a tone spot on either side, in the red Royal Mint box of issue
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£8,000 - £10,000
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World Coins Single Coins and Small Lots
Scotland Half Unicorn James IV (1488-1513) Roman N in legend, No Stops on obverse, Six-pointed star stops on reverse, mintmark Lis, 1.88 grammes S.5321, Fine on a slightly irregular flan
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£3,000 - £4,000
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Scotland Thistle Crown James VI Ninth Coinage - After Accesssion to the english Throne (1604-1625) S.5471 mintmark Thistle 1.90 grammes, Fine with two x-shaped scratches in the reverse field, seldom seen in any grade
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£3,000 - £4,000
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USA Mormon issue Token, 1846 'DO YOUR DUTY' struck in brass with plain edge, Rulau-Y4, in an NGC holder and graded AU55, Obverse: favourite Mormon symbol of industry - A beehive, with a bird's nest, floral sprays with date and legend, the reverse shows another well-known Mormon symbol, clasped hands in a handshake, with legend UNION IS STRENGTH around, It has been discovered that in 1846 a Mormon named Peter Haws crossed the plains with the exiled Mormons and was the leader of a wagon company. Haws was also a private coiner and had been indicted in Nauvoo for counterfeiting U.S. coins. (It was noted that his counterfeits were of excellent quality.) It is reported that Haws had his coining press in his wagon, and while camped at Garden Grove, Iowa Territory, he again minted base metal coins, The coins were used as currency among Church members throughout Pottawattamie County, Iowa Territory, we note that, at the time of writing, NGC have graded only 4 examples, of which this is the single finest known at AU55. We note a similar example graded AU50 exhibiting considerably more wear than this piece, realised $3525 at Heritage in 2016 (Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach Sale 1239, Lot 3373)
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£3,000 - £4,000
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