Sovereign 1862 Small Date. R over inverted R in VICTORIA. (Note: 1 over lower 1 in date), Ex-Baldwins Auction 79 8/5/2013 Bentley Collection Part 3 Lot 1013 (realised £2,500 against an estimate of £1,000) CGS variety 03 (not listed by Marsh) Good EF and graded 70 by CGS and the only one recorded on the CGS population report
Sovereign 1863 with the die number 827 on the truncation Marsh 48A Rarity 5, Spink 3853A no die number variety GVF reverse better a comparison to the Bentley example catalogue picture suggests this coin looks superior, the Bentley example realised £18,600, extremely rare and the first we have offered, and a must have for all serious Sovereign collectors
Sovereign 1879 George and the Dragon. Melbourne. WW Buried in truncation. Horse with short tail. (Note: as S.3857B) CGS variety 3 GVF and graded 45 by CGS and the only one of this type on their population report
Sovereign 1880M Shield Marsh 61 NGC AU details, Rim filing, we grade NEF with some surface marks, the rim with a small scuff below the shield, Extremely Rare, we note an example sold in our Auction A145 in June 2014, described as EF or near so for £2600 hammer price
Sovereign 1886S Shield Marsh 82 UNC and lustrous with some light contact marks and small rim nicks, an attractive and desirable piece with plenty of eye appeal
Sovereign 1908 C. (Ottawa) Satin finish Proof CGS variety 2 Ex-PCGS SP65, graded 85 by CGS a similar example in grade CGS 80 A143 Lot 2542 realised £11,000 hammer
Sovereign 1923 SA ProofSpink 4004 Ex-Spink Auction 13012 March 26/27 2013, Lot 316, nFDC and graded 88 by CGS, a rare issue which we have never offered prior to this sale
Sovereign 1923 SA ProofSpink 4004 Ex-Spink Auction 13012 March 26/27 2013, Lot 316, nFDC and graded 88 by CGS, a rare issue which we have never offered prior to this sale
Sovereign 1924SA Marsh 288 A/UNC with some light contact marks, rated R5 by Marsh with a mintage of just 2660 pieces, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that the Ex-Cheshire collection example described as GEF in an NGC MS61 holder, realised £10530 in our Auction A148 in March 2015, that coin being the only other example handled by us and seldom offered for sale
Three ShillingBank Token 1812 Bust type ESC 415 UNC and lustrous the obverse though with small depression and a series of scuff marks in front of the bust
Threehalfpence 1836 ESC 2252 UNC or very near so and attractively toned, slabbed and graded CGS 75, the second finest of 7 examples thus far recorded on the CGS Population Report
Two Guineas 1688 8 over 7 S.3399 GVF with some light haymarking on the reverse, a pleasing and evenly struck piece with much eye appeal, James II Two Guineas are rare in all grades, this being only the second example and by far the finest example offered by us since 2003
Two Guineas 1726 S.3627 VF/GVF with a thin scratch in the obverse field and some contact marks on the reverse, overall a pleasing and evenly struck piece
Two Pounds 1937 Obv 2: Upright of 'R' in Georgivs points to a denticle, Right hand 'N' of OMN: points to a space, upright of 'R' of Rex points to a space, upright of 'I' of IND: points to a space, This obv. along with obv. 1 is the general issue with each having an estimated mintage of 1,200 pieces from the 5,001struck. A/UNC with some contact marks, the fields show signs of cleaning under magnification
Twopence 1797 Peck 1077 EF and attractive with traces of lustre the edge with the appearance of a graze after the date, close examination shows perhaps caused from striking, viewing recommended
Twopence 1797 Proof in bronzed copper Peck 1068 KT2 with upright die axis alignment, this unusual, see footnote in Peck page 289 EF with a good edge and pleasing, cataloguers note: according to our archive database we have only handled one other example of this type, and that example had the usual inverted die axis, this probably scarcer than the catalogues would suggest
A deed box containing 1950s and 1960s issues mainly bronze with some cupro-nickel issues (total weight approximately 18.9 Kilos) in lustrous high grades
A mixed lot Farthings - Crowns including silver, some in bags including quantities of silver threepences and lustrous QE II bronze, some better grade items apparent (lot)
A small group housed in a collectors album (7) Crowns (2) 1844 Star Stops on edge F/GF toned, 1893 LVI GF/NVF, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 Fine, toned, Three ShillingBank Token 1814 A/UNC and nicely toned, Florins (2) 1849 Fie with a scratch o the obverse, 1901 GVF/EF the obverse scratched, Shilling 1888 8 over 7 NEF, come with extra album pages and plastic inserts
BrassThreepences in a Lindner tray (31) 1937-1970, the 1950, 1951 and 1970 are Proofs, in mixed grades the 1946 and 1949 VF, Farthings 1902-1956 (68) includes the scarcer 1914 and 1915 types, also the 4 different die pairs of the currency 1953 Farthing VF to UNC many with good lustre
Copper and bronze an accumulation in 4 albums Charles II to Elizabeth II, in mixed grades with a few later coins lustrous, World (approximately 1.25 Kilos) includes medals and token issues Proof Set 1980 FDC cased, Royal Mint Year Set 1994 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Two Pounds 1995 Peace Dove, Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day Landings, both UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Crowns 1953 (2), 1965 (6), 1972 (7), 1977 (11), 1981 (10), Farthings George VI 1937-1952 an unofficial set in mixed grades in slide case
Crown 1893 LVI NF, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 Fine, Halfcrowns (2) 1826 GF, 1887 Jubilee Head NVF, Florin 1849 NVF, Mint Set 1953 Crown to Farthing Lustrous UNC in slide case, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (2) UNC in the blue wallets of issue, along with GB and World mostly 20th Century pre-Euro items, with a few earlier including some silver minors
Crown 1927 Wreath and 1935 these VF or better along with a group of GB and World including collections in Whitman Folders, Mint Sets, Investiture Medal 1969 in silver and more (lot)
Crowns (12) 1951 boxed (4), 1953 (8), Plastic Sets 1953 (2), One Pound 1983 (2) in slide cases, Medal 1953 Coronation in bronze, boxed, Apollo Space Mission USA/USSR 1975 mostly A/UNC to UNC, housed in a Westminster box
Crowns (21) VictoriaJubilee Heads (11), Veiled Heads (4) these generally in collectable grades, 1935, 1937 (3), 1951 and 1953 these generally EF or better , Double Florins (2) from circulation
Crowns (5) 1890 EF with a small tone spot below the bust, 1891 EF, 1935 About UNC with a few light contact marks, 1937 Currency A/UNC slabbed and graded CGS 70, 1937 Proof UNC slabbed and graded CGS 78
Crowns 1951 (2), 1953 (1), 1965 (19), 1972 (17), 1977 (29), 1980 (3), 1981 (22), plus GB and World base metal sets and singles (6) UNC on the cards of issue
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