Sovereign 1974 Marsh 307 Choice UNC and graded 88 by CGS, the finest known of 82 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report for this date, and, at the time of writing, one of only 4 examples graded 88 of all Machin head currency dates from a total of 351 coins thus far recorded
Halfpenny 1874H Freeman Obverse 11 paired with Reverse J, this die pairing known, but unlisted by Freeman, this example with the 1 and the 8 spaced further from each other with the 8 pointing to a rim tooth, the H mintmark situated just to the left of a rim tooth PCGS MS64 BN
CGS traders or investors parcel comprises (29) CGS English Milled slabs William and Mary to QE II, Farthings - Crowns, grades range from 25 - 88 CGS total list prices is £1,891
Straits Settlements (6) 50 Cents 1887 NGC Fine 15, 1897H VG, 10 Cents 1879H NGC AU Details Environmental Damage, 5 Cents 1880H NGC VF Details, Surface Hairlines, 1891 PCGS AU58, One Cent 1862 Fine
ChinaDollars in CGS holders (17) 1914 Y#329 (4) CGS 40 (1), CGS 50 (3), 1920 Y#329.6, 7 characters, Year 9 (3) CGS 55, CGS 78 and CGS Verdigris AU (yellow ticket), 1927 (8) Y#318a.1 (3) CGS 40 (2) and CGS 45, Y#318a.2 CGS 60, Kann 608a Incuse reeding with right hand flower being an incuse 'wagon wheel' shape in the centre CGS Verdigris VF (yellow ticket), Kann 608c Incuse edge reeding with short floral bunches on the left and right CGS Edge Problems VF (yellow ticket), Kann 608d Dot on Yuan character, Incuse milling CGS 50, Kann 608e Dot on Yuan character with longer flower arrangement on left , incuse edge milling CGHS Field Damage VF (yellow ticket), 1934 (2) Y#345 CGS Verdigris EF (yellow ticket), Kann 624a 0.5mm border CGS 45
Crown 1739 Roses DVODECIMO edge ESC 122 choice Unc with an eye catching tone and graded CGS 80 and in their holder, no other non proofGeorge IIYoung Head crowns have been graded this high by CGS
Crown 1893LVI Davies Obverse 1 (T of VICTORIA points to a bead), Reverse streamer similar to Reverse A with a more levelled appearance, the date digits also closer together (listed by CGS as their variety 20 dies 1+G, unlisted elsewhere) EF or near so with some scratches on the portrait
DecimalTwenty PenceundatedmuleS.4631A choice Unc and graded CGS 82 and in their holder, this type very rare in this high grade, at the time of writing the 4th finest of 402 examples on the CGS Population Report
Florin 1873 as ESC 841 with Die Number 188 struck over a higher Die Number 18 (now recorded by CGS as variety 03 but unlisted elsewhere) About EF/EF with a few light contact marks
Guinea 1785 S.3728 choice GEF and graded 70 by CGS and in their holder, the joint finest recorded of 17 examples thus far graded on the CGS Population Report
Penny 1854 Plain Trident Peck 1506 UNC with traces of lustre and graded 80 by CGS, the second finest of 20 examples thus far graded on the CGS Population Report
Sovereign 1908 C Satin Proof Lustrous UNC and graded CGS 80 and in their holder, notes in Marsh state 678 Sovereigns were struck at the Ottawa Mint in 1908, of which 633 were issued, one of the rarest coins in the Sovereign series, Marsh stated that he ranked this and the 1819 Sovereign as the two key coins in the series
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border as Freeman 258 dies 1+A, but Britannia with long hair and with the I of BRITT low and triple struck, the understriking with no serifs at the top CGS variety 26 CGS 82, Ex-Colin Cooke August 2009
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border as Freeman 258 dies 1+A, but Britannia with long hair CGS variety 27 CGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A130 September 2010 Lot 1377 (part)
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border as Freeman 258 dies 1+A, but Britannia with short hair and the L of HALF double struck CGS variety 25 CGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A130 September 2010 Lot 1377 (part)
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman dies 7+C, as seems to be the case with all obverse 7 coins of 1860 previously seen by the cataloguer and vendor, unrecorded by Freeman (Freeman records 7+D) and presumably rarer than the R17 stated by Freeman for the 7+D coin CGS 15
Halfpenny 1861 as Freeman 274 Dies 5+E with 6 over higher 6, the underlying 6 touching the exergue line giving the impression of the 6 over 8 variety, unrecorded as such by Freeman and presumably very rare, CGS variety 32 CGS 5, Ex-London Coins Auction A136 March 2012 Lot 2101, realised £300
Halfpenny 1861 as Freeman 279 dies 7+F with a markedly doubled 6 in the date (the other two examples in this sale have a slight doubling, although not to the degree exhibited on this piece) CGS 78
Halfpenny 1861 F of HALF struck over a P Freeman dies 6+G CGS 45, the finest example seen by this cataloguer and the finest we have offered (most examples Fine or below) and consequently the Finest known and only example on the CGS Population Report, Very Rare, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 September 2012 Lot 2392, realised £600
Halfpenny 1861 F of HALF struck over a P Freeman dies 7+G VF with some corrosion, as CGS Variety 33, Very Rare, Ex-St. James Auction 22 October 2012 Lot 713
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 269 dies 3+E, rated R17 by Freeman, very few examples known, CGS 78 the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-KB Coins August 2002
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 272 dies 4+F rated R17 by Freeman , probably rarer in high grade, CGS 80, this collection contains possibly the two finest extant examples of this rare type
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 272 dies 4+F rated R17 by Freeman , probably rarer in high grade, CGS 80, this collection contains possibly the two finest extant examples of this rare type
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 279 dies 7+F CGS 80, other than the Roland Harris and Andrew Wayne collection examples, only one other coin of this variety has been offered by us since 2003, possibly rarer than catalogue values and the Freeman rating of R12 would suggest
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, Ex-Nicholson, Ex-Samuel collection, CGS 45
Halfpenny 1862 dies 7+H Ex-Michael Freeman who states 'Reverse H not a proof and therefore unpublished (Similar to Freeman 291 R19) CGS 75, possibly unique
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 313 dies 8+I rated R13 by Freeman, almost certainly rarer CGS 50, we note that we have offered only 2 examples of this variety since 2003, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction January 2006
Halfpenny 1874H Freeman 320 dies 10+J struck on a 2mm thick flan, weighs 7.97 grammes, rated R20 by Freeman, graded CGS 60, Ex-London Coins Auction A132 March 2011 Lot 1409 realised £1,500, Ex-Nicholson Lot 441, Ex-Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 59 17/6/1987 Lot 1803, Ex-V.M.Brand (Chicago), many copper coins bought by Mrs Norweb, Ex-H.D.Davis (London), (see Peck page 567), collection purchased by Baldwins circa 1955, Ex-Stanley Bousfield, Sothebys, 19/12/1911 Lot 453, Ex-J.G.Murdoch, Part 3, 15/3/1904, Lot 659 (part) the only known example and probably unique, an important piece in the series as this impressive provenance shows
Halfpenny 1874H Freeman Obverse 11 paired with Reverse J, this die pairing known, but unlisted by Freeman, this example with the 1 and the 8 spaced further from each other with the 8 pointing to a rim tooth, the H mintmark situated just to the left of a rim tooth CGS 10
Halfpenny 1874H Freeman Obverse 11 paired with Reverse J, this die pairing known, but unlisted by Freeman, this example with the H mintmark pointing midway between two rim teeth CGS 70, Ex-London Coins Auction A132 March 2011 Lot 1409
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