Crown 1746 LIMA ESC 125 GVF+/Near EF nicely toned the reverse with a light flan flaw in the first angle and some thin scratches in the fields visible under magnification, overall of pleasing appearance and with plenty of eye appeal
Crown 1819 LIX ESC 215 UNC or near so, with some light contact marks, the portrait frosted, fields with blue, green and gold toning and with exceptional eye appeal
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 EF with signs of old cleaning visible under magnification, now retoning, retaining some original lustre and with considerable eye appeal
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so and lustrous, the obverse particularly attractive with the portrait lightly frosted, slabbed and graded LCGS 70
Crown 1890 ESC 300 A/UNC and with a pleasing tone, the obverse with some light contact marks, an attractive example of the Jubilee Head type with considerable eye appeal
Crown 1928 ProofDavies 1631P nFDC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 90 the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 6/12/2014 Lot 2216, Ex-ICG PR64
Crown 1966 Pattern in Silver ESC 393Q by Anthony Foley, struck in .925 silver. Weight 35.39 grammes. Obverse: PHILIP : DUKE : OF : EDINBURGH : ELIZABETH : II : D:G: REGINA : F:D: + Their conjoined busts left. Reverse: Britannia riding in biga, left, hurling thunderbolts. Exergue: 1966. 100 Struck in .925 silver nFDC with some light hairlines, a hint of golden tone over original proof brilliance
Crown 1966 Pattern in Silver ESC 393Q by Anthony Foley, struck in .925 silver. Weight 35.82 grammes. Obverse: PHILIP : DUKE : OF : EDINBURGH : ELIZABETH : II : D:G: REGINA : F:D: + Their conjoined busts left. Reverse: Britannia riding in biga, left, hurling thunderbolts. Exergue: 1966. 100 Struck in .925 silver NEF with some edge knocks and heavy scratches
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse A Reverse 2 ESC 144 NEF and lustrous with a tone spot on the E of ENGLAND, some traces of the underlying coins legend visible
Double Florin 1911 Pattern by Huth in silver, Reverse with BRITANNIARVM REX legend, Plain edgeESC 401 UNC and attractive toned, the obverse with a few very small darker tone spots, Very Rare
Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394 A/UNC nicely toned with some contact marks, 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395 UNC and attractively toned with a couple of small rim nicks
Farthing 1654 CommonwealthPattern in Pewter Shield of St. George obverse Irish Shield reverse inset in rays Peck 373 Very rare, Peck states that this issue was released for circulation on 26 April 1654 and their use was prohibited just a fortnight later, Poor with corroded surfaces as normal for this issue, this type seldom seen , Ex-C.Cooke Jan 2006 (£95)
Farthing 1662 Pattern in copper Peck 397, Obverse CAROLVS . A . CAROLO, followed by a lion passant, A rose, Thistle, Lis and Harp, each crowned, cruciform, Reverse A 3-masted ship in sail to left, weight 6.01 grammes, Fine/VG Very Rare, Ex-C-Cooke 1998, comes with ticket stating 'Oct 78, this duplicate released in 1998, Ex-Spink'
Farthing 1713 Pattern in copper, Obv. 2+Rev C. Peck 738 struck on a 22mm flan VG and bold, a collectable example with all major details clear, Very Rare, Ex-C.Cooke August 1997 (£110)
Farthing 1797 Restrike Pattern in copper Peck 1201 R72 nFDC with minor contact marks and a pleasing overall even tone, Ex-C.Cooke, March 1999 (£230), Ex-Glendening's Auction n24/2/1982 Lot 146 (£49), the previous three examples we have offered have all realised upwards of £450 inclusive of the buyers premium
Farthing 1834 W.w on truncation (Smaller second w) LCGS variety 03, Choice UNC with considerable mint lustre, the only example recorded by the LCGS Population Report, also the only example seen by this cataloguer
Farthing 1874H G's over sideways G's Freeman 527 dies 4+C About Fine/Fine with some edge knocks and surface marks, the variety very clear and Very Rare
Farthing 1928 VIP Proof/Proof of record Freeman 610 dies 3+B, listed at R18 by Freeman, in an NGC holder and graded NGC PF62 RB, Ex-Heritage Auction 3038 January 2015 Lot 35150
FarthingCommonwealthundated (1656) Pattern in copper Peck 387 Obverse THVS . VNITED . INVINCIBLE Three pillars linked by a cord, bearing a cross, a harp and a thistle, below the central pillar a letter R all within a roped circle, a mullet at top centre, Reverse AND . GOD . DIRECT . OVERCORSE Toothed border, Plain edge Fair with rough surfaces, very rare, Ex-C.Cooke list 38 February 2000
Farthing Oliver CromwellPattern Farthing. An electrotype copy of BMC 392, Fine, Note Montagu's comments on BMC 392 issue, as well as Peck's comments. Note, A piece now is known to exist which pairs this reverse with reverse of BMC 390, Ex-C.Cooke collection (£295), Ex-Bateman
Five Guineas 1693 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre Elephant and Castle below the bust S3423. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, GEF rare thus, not far off in grade to our lot 857 in LCA 155 Dec 2016 which realised £71,500 hammer. But this piece, the Elephant and Castle variety, is usually more sought after. The famous Samuel King Five Guineas sale by Spink included their well researched analysis of Five Guineas offered for sale in a 40 year period and the 1693 E & C offered here had a frequency of 19 compared to 91 of the S3422 type (1693 without E & C below). Last year a William and Mary 5 Guineas of this same type S3423 Elephant and Castle below in MS63 realised $258,000 in the USA. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne. They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together. Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702. The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce, the piece offered here has a very competitive starting price and would truly be a bargain in todays market at the low estimate or in our opinion at several bids above.
Five Pounds 2017 200th Anniversary of the re-introduction of the Gold SovereignProof, in an NGC holder 'One of the first 150 struck' graded NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo
Florin 1870 ESC 836Davies 752 dies 3B Top Cross on reverse overlaps border beads Die Number 6 GVF/NEF and lustrous, the reverse with a few small toned spots, scarce
Florin 1877 WW with 48 arcs ESC 846 UNC and highly lustrous, the obverse with minor contact marks, an eye-catching example of the Gothic type, an excellent example for the type collector
Florin 1878 ESC 849 Die Number 28, the die number struck over a higher 28, UNC or very near so with light contact marks and a small tone line on the IN of FLORIN
Florin 1885 ESC 861 some very light toning in small areas otherwise UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, a most pleasing example with considerable eye appeal
Florin 1904 ESC 922 UNC and lustrous with minor contact marks and tiny rim nicks only, the reverse with touches of mint bloom, all Edward VII Florins now difficult to find in this high grade, our archive database shows only 4 previous examples graded UNC since 2003
Florins (2) 1905 ESC 923 Fine with an edge nick, a collectable example of the key date in the series and 1932 ESC 952 NEF with a small spot on the bust, Very rare in higher grades
Florins (2) 1906 ESC 924 GVF/NEF retaining some lustre, with some contact marks the reverse attractively toned around the rims and 1909 ESC 927 NEF and cleaned with some contact marks
Florins (3) 1852 ESC 806 NEF, 1872 ESC 840Davies 754 dies 3B Top Cross on reverse overlaps border beads, Die Number 141 GVF toned, 1873 ESC 841 Davies dies 3B Top Cross on reverse overlaps border beads Die Number 114 VF
Guinea 1682 S.3344 NVF/Fine with a small crack in the edge by REX, the obverse with some small thin scratches, overall of pleasing appearance, all Charles II Guineas hard to find in grades above Fine, only the second example we have offered since 2003
Guinea 1683 S.3344 VF or near so with some adjustment lines and a couple of small edge nicks, only the third example we have offered of this date since 2003
Guinea 1685 Elephant and CastleS.3401 UNC retaining much original mint lustre and with a peripheral light tone. Very attractive and fully struck, vastly superior in grade and strike than the Jacob.Y.Terner example (Ex-Bridgewater House collection), which graded NGC MS63, described as 'mint fresh and beautiful', and realised $18,400 at Ira and Larry Goldbergs Auction in 2003 (Lot 20), similar in quality to the illustration on page 9 of the Bentley Collection catalogue detailing the history of the Gold Sovereign and it predecessors. A truly stunning example of this rare two-year type, and seldom offered in any grade, perhaps one of the finest examples extant. The elephant and castle was the emblem of the Royal African company, founded in 1660 as the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading in Africa. This organisation held a monopoly on trade along the West African coast. In 1667 the original company collapsed but later merged with the Gambian Merchants Company to become in 1672 the Royal African Company. Trading was chiefly in gold and silver, and sadly for several decades, human slaves
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