Broad 1656CromwellS.3225 a collectable low grade example Fine details with some field problems, purchased 21 APR 1975 from Rood 52 & 53 Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly, London for £850
Crown 1818 LIX ESC 214, also the edge has TUTΛMEN error, in an NGC holder and graded NGC MS63, WINGS silver designation, we note that Spink now lists this variety at £350 in VF, (as against £125 for the standard coin) with no prices given for EF and UNC grades. (The standard LIX edge coin lists at £1650 in UNC)
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 UNC or very near so with old grey and gold toning over underlying original lustre, a superb original piece with plenty of eye appeal, much scarcer in this grade than the 1821 coin, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Spink 1952, Seaby No.252 55/-, ESC 252'
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288 UNC or very near so with minor cabinet friction and a few very light hairlines on the obverse, some tiny rim nicks visible under magnification barely detract, attractive with grey and gold tone and a most pleasing example of the Gothic type, comes with old collector's ticket statin g 'From Spinks St. James's Jan 1969 £115'
Crowns (2) 1682 2 over 1 ESC 65A Fine, the obverse with some scratches, type identified by previously handled examples, the reverse die type is quite different to the unaltered date coin, 1707 E VG/NF with some old scratches
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1801Mo (Mexico City) ESC 138, countermark GF, host coin NVF/VF with an old grey tone, and an edge nick, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Grover 1955 Seaby No.138 50/-'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Guatemala 8 Reales 1793NG (Nueva Granada) ESC 132, countermark VF, host coin EF with old attractive grey tone, over touches of original mint lustre with flashes of underlying gold tone, and choice eye appeal, a superb example of this rare piece, our archive database stretching back to 2003 show we have not previously handled an example of this type, probably rarer than the R2 rating given by ESC and Bull, Spink lists at £2250 VF for this coin with no price given for EF examples, , also, internet searches do not show any recent results for this piece, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Forrer 1952 Seaby No.132 90/- Very Rare'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1795 Mo (Mexico City) ESC 129, countermark and host coin EF or near so, the host coin with tone and lustre, a most attractive piece with plenty of eye appeal, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin,1947 Seaby No.129 25/-'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Spain 8 Reales 1795S CN (Seville) ESC 135, countermark EF, host coin GVF/EF the obverse with light adjustment lines, super eye appeal, choice and very rare, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'R2 Seaby 1954, Seaby No.135 90/-', interestingly now rated at R3 by ESC, our archive database shows we have only handled one previous example, this in Auction A118 September 2007, in slightly lesser grade to the coin offered here, which realised £1112
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ProofESC 396 UNC with minor contact marks and hairlines, retaining much original brilliance under an attractive blue/green tone
Farthing 1687 NVMMORVM (6-pointed star) FAMVLVS (6-pointed star) 1687 (6-pointed star) this legend unlisted by Peck, Good Fine for wear with pitted surfaces and a small hole in the centre of the area where the copper plug once was, the edge reading very clear, Very Rare, Ex-Kay, Ex-Farthing Specialist, Ex-C-Cooke September 2007 (£500)
Farthing 1721 Peck 822 A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS64 BN (this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing)
Farthing 1797 Restrike Pattern in Bronzed copper, Obverse: Wreath with 3 Berries, 2 Leaves projecting above brow, lowest berry with stem, Reverse: Ship with 3 stays from foremast to bowspirit, Peck 1194, R69 nFDC/UNC the reverse with a light deposit around the inner rim, seldom seen and much rarer than Peck's 'R' rating would suggest
Farthing 1797 Restrike Pattern in Bronzed copper, Obverse: Wreath with 3 Berries, 2 Leaves projecting above brow, lowest berry without stem, Reverse: Ship with 2 stays from foremast to bowspirit Peck 1199 R71 nFDC/UNC with pleasing tone
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in copper or bronze Obverse: No K on shoulder drapery, Two small parallel lines above the lowest berry, A weak area in the curved fold at the front of the bust, shows minor rust spots on or around the bust, Reverse: Base of SOHO level with the base of the shield, all olive leaves detached, both sides showing file marks on the rim, (after striking) see notes in Peck Page 329, (weight 7.01 grammes), displays all the key identifiers for this rare type, UNC toned with small spots and minor hairlines, an attractive piece with our archive database shows we have only offered two examples of Peck 1216 and no examples of Peck 1215 in 14 years
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in copper, Reverse: Raised dots on rock to right of SOHO, SOHO being slightly above the base of the shield Peck 1204 KF3, UNC with pleasing tone and traces of lustre, Rare, indeed our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms we have not offered an example of this type, thus suggesting somewhat under-rated by Peck
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in Copper, Reverse: The ship has disappeared, and also the sea, only part of the horizon remains, the olive leaves detached, numerous rust marks in the reverse fields, all the key identifiers for the type, Peck 1213 R74, UNC/GEF the reverse with some verdigris within the lettering, our archive database shows this is the first example we have offered in 14 years, so would therefore appear somewhat under-rated by Peck's 'R' rating
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in Gilt, Reverse: The ship has disappeared, and also the sea, only part of the horizon remains, the olive leaves detached, numerous rust marks in the reverse fields, all the key identifiers for the type, Peck 1211 R74 UNC with some hairlines and lightly toned, retaining much original colour, the obverse with a darker toning line, we note a similar example in our June 2014 sale realised £819 inclusive of buyer's premium, the only previous example we have offered in 14 years
Farthing 1806 Pattern Restrike in Bronzed copper, Obverse: King with long hair, Large raised K on shoulder, date and legend with traces of double striking, Reverse: 9 leaves on the olive branch, these mostly detached, Plain edge, Peck 1404 R103 UNC the obverse with some tone spots, only the third example we have offered in 14 years, we note a similar example in our June 2017 sale realised £491 inclusive of buyer's premium
Farthing 1806 Peck 1396 UNC with around 80% lustre and eye-catching, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1822 Obverse 2 Peck 1411, Sharp UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1828 Peck 1443 UNC with traces of lustre and a colourful underlying tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1867 Freeman 516 dies 3+B UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Michael Freeman collection 1984, Ex-Farthing Specialist April 1986
Farthing 1893 Freeman 568 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1894 Freeman 569 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Five Guineas 1687 First Bust S3397 Prooflike and Brilliant About Unc rare thus graded and slabbed by PCGS at MS61, and a coin with fantastic eye appeal, very hard to find James II gold in this grade, indeed we note that an example of a 1688 Elephant and Castle piece, marginally inferior in obverse detail, graded PCGS MS61 WINGS sold recently in a US auction for $108,688 (at the time of writing converted to £84,452), we also note another 1687 Five Guineas of the same type as this lot in NGC MS61 currently being offered for sale at $117,500 on-line
Five Guineas 1694 SEXTO S3422 nVF/Fine bright with a very minor edge bruise and some metal faults or haymarking obverse lower bust, a collectable example
Florin 1872 ESC 840Davies 756 dies 3B top cross overlaps border beads in an NGC holder and graded MS61, the lower part of the obverse below the bust weakly struck , the die number not visible
Florin 1887 Jubilee Head, Large J in J.E.B ESC 868Davies 810 dies 1A Choice UNC and lustrous, the reverse in particular with extremely clean surfaces, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1899 ESC 883 UNC and with attractive tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1923 Davies 1752 dies 2E the last use of the 'sterling head' obverse die (I of BRITT point to a rim tooth) GVF the reverse with a subtle and colourful tone
Guinea 1665 S.3342 About Fine for wear and rare with a slight weakness on the French shield, otherwise an even and collectable example of this rare date. Our records confirm that this is only the second example of this date we have offered in 14 years, this being marginally better than the previous example we offered in June 2014
Guinea 1738 S.3674 NVF, the reverse slightly better, with a small scuff to the edge below the bust and a small thin scratch to the right of the shield, Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows we have not offered an example of this date, therefore probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
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