Finest Known Stock
Many collectors believe quite rightly that the higher the grade of their acquisitions the better, so what could be more appealing than Finest Known (also known as best extant) examples.
It is not uncommon to see coins described on dealer's lists as "the best we have seen", or "surely the finest known", and although these items will certainly be nice coins a real Finest Known designation must be a comparative measurement rather than a matter of opinion.
We believe the numeric third party grading systems supply the necessary comparative measurement by attaching a numeric grade. So where we have a coin type such as a 1903 6d where over 50 different examples of this date and denomination have been graded by CGS, the highest known grade so far is their UNC 85 of which there are 9 examples. If in future a 1903 6d was graded as UNC 88 or better this one therefore by statistical empirical fact would be the Finest Known and anyone else contending that they owned a superior example would need to prove it by submitting it for grading before they could ask a premium price for the piece.
Below is a selection of stock which CGS has graded which are currently Finest Known examples either by series, denomination/monarch date or variety.
Why Buy Certified Coins
The CGS-UK Product
| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
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| Victoria |
1885 |
UNC 91 |
Standard type, Peck 1937 |
£350 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 32 - Victorian (or earlier) Third Farthing |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
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| William and Mary |
1694 |
EF 70 |
First A of BRITANNIA unbarred. Last A in MARIA unbarred. Single Exergue Line, Ex-Cooke 2006 Lot 620, CGS variety 25 |
£1750 |
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| George I |
1720 |
UNC 80 |
Small Obverse Letters, Peck 818 |
£2000 |
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| George IV |
1826 |
UNC 90 |
First Reverse R over E in GRATIA, Peck 1439 |
£750 |
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| George V |
1915 |
UNC 85 |
Dies 1+A, Freeman 593A |
£700 |
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| Finest In |
Denomination by year |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| Victoria |
1852 |
AU 78 |
Reverse B Dots on Shield, Peck 1537 |
£300 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 1 - CGS Coin Type |
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| George V |
1923 |
UNC 88 |
Dies 1+A, Freeman 402 |
£150 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 2 - Denomination by Year |
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| George V |
1934 |
UNC 85 |
Dies 3+B, Freeman 422 |
£75 |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
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| George II |
1746 |
UNC 85 |
Standard type, ESC 2234 |
£350 |
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| Finest In |
Denomination by year |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
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| George II |
1746 |
UNC 85 |
Standard type, ESC 1906 |
£350 |
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| Finest In |
Denomination by year |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| George III |
1797 |
VF 40 |
KT4 Currency, Peck 1077 |
£150 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 1 - CGS Coin Type |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| George V |
1928 |
UNC 88 |
Standard type, Ex-NGC MS65 Cheshire Collection, ESC 2142 |
£125 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 4 - Denomination by Year |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| George III |
1816 |
UNC 91 |
ESC 1630 |
£1000 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 104 - Finest George III Shilling |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| George II |
1745 |
UNC 85 |
LIMA, ESC 1205 |
£1750 |
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| Finest In |
Denomination by year |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
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| Anne |
1708 |
UNC 82 |
Plumes, ESC 578 |
£7500 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 15 - Denomination by Monarch |
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| George II |
1750 |
UNC 85 |
Standard type, ESC 609 |
£6000 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 34 - Finest George II Halfcrown |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| Victoria |
1887 |
UNC 82 |
Arabic 1, ESC 395 |
£275 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 24 - Denomination excluding Proofs |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| George III |
1818 |
UNC 80 |
LVIII edge, ESC 211 |
£1250 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 8 - 1818 Crown |
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| Victoria |
1847 |
UNC 82 |
Gothic Plain edge Proof, Ex-London Coin Auction A127 6/12/2009 Lot 1345, ESC 291 |
£5000 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 2 - Denomination by Year |
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| Victoria |
1897 |
UNC 80 |
LXI edge, ESC 313 |
£600 |
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| Finest In |
Finest 1897 Crown |
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| Monarch |
Date |
CGS Grade |
Coin Details |
Price |
Go To Top |
| George III |
1762 |
UNC 85 |
Spink 3741 |
£2250 |
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| Finest In |
1 of 12 - Denomination |
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