ShillingElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 mintmark Tun, a slight weakness on the lower left of the shield otherwise VF and bold, pleasing with plenty of eye appeal
Sixpences James I (2) First Coinage, Second Bust 1604 mintmark Lis VG/Around Fine, comes with old ticket stating purchased for 7/6 in August 1962, Third Coinage, Sixth Bust 1621 mintmark Rose, Fine with very small cracks at the rim, Fine and pleasing overall for the grade, Ex-Seaby 1962
Crown 1821 SECUNDO WWP inverted Bull 2311, Davies 133, (unlisted by the 1992 ESC) About EF/EF with a tiny scratch below the bust, overall attractive and with much eye appeal. Rare, a much under-rated variety
Crown 1935 Raised Edge ProofESC 378, Bull 3655 Lustrous UNC with some hairlines and a small edge nick by REX, retaining almost full mint brilliance, in the red box of issue
DecimalTwenty Penceundatedmule (2008) S.G4A Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint second finest known of 724 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, we note only one example graded LCGS 88
Farthing 1719 Large Letters Peck 807 Toned UNC with light cabinet friction, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63 BN, ticket not available, this information recorded at the time of LCGS encapsulation, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1771 Reverse C, Olive branch points to right hand limb of A, First 7 over 1 in date, toned UNC in an NGC holder and graded MS64 BN, very rare in this high grade, only two recorded of all types in higher grades by NGC
Farthing 1849 Peck 1570 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, a sharply struck and lustrous example with hints of underlying red tone, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report , Ex-London Coins Auction A151 6/12/2015 Lot 2388, realised £702 inclusive of buyers premium, interestingly since it's previous sale, no further examples have been recorded by the LCGS Population Report thus confirming the rarity of this date
Farthing 1863 Freeman 509 dies 3+B UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1906 ESC 924, Bull 3582 Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest known of 18 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Guinea 1676 6 over 4 S.3344 About Fine/Fine with a small flan flaw on the obverse, a collectable example and rare. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 reveals that we not offered an example of the overdate
Guinea 1713 Mint Error - Mis-strike, struck off-centre with over 1mm of flan outside the border S.3574 NVF with some weakness below the top crown and a small scuff on the obverse, rare to see early milled gold mis-struck
Guinea 1788 S.3729 with evidence of the last 8 being struck over part of a 7, we note that Spink states merely 'exists' with no price given GVF/VF, the reverse with two small thin scratches, on comparing to the only other example we have offered, this coin shows subtle differences showing that more than one reverse die was altered
Half Guinea 1790 VG but the flan had taken a heavy knock and is now uneven along with Quarter Guinea 1762 Fine with some scratches this also on an uneven wavy flan
Half Guinea 1813 Proof with obliquely grained edge, unlisted by Spink, (type as S.3737), Wilson and Rasmussen 135, a small flan flaw is present above the crown, this is present on all examples seen, in an NGC holder and graded PF63, Excessively Rare as a Proof striking, our archive database shows that this is the first example we have offered since 2003, we note an MS64 example realised over $14,000 in a US auction in 2014
Half Sovereign 1825 Marsh 406 NEF/EF the obverse with some hairline scratches, with some smoothing on either side in small areas, with some surface marks, despite this, the coin is not without eye appeal
Halfcrown 1674 VICESIMO SEXTO ESC 476, Bull 466 in an NGC holder and graded AU details - Cleaned, our archive database shows that this is only the third example we have offered, and by far the finest
Halfcrown 1817 Bull Head U over lower, misplaced U in QUI, unlisted by Spink, Davies, ESC or Bull, type as ESC 616, Bull 2090 UNC or very near so with a small edge nick at 9 o'clock on the reverse
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, an extremely rare piece with few examples extant in this high grade, indeed many dealers claim this to be rarer than the 1905 Halfcrown in this high grade and our archive database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1904 ESC 749, Bull 3570 UNC toned with underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few Edward VII Halfcrowns attain the 80 grade, especially any of the rarer dates such as this
Halfcrown 1905 ESC 750, Bull 3571, A/UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the third finest known of 24 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, these seldom offered for sale in high grades
Halfcrown 1953 Proof. Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 :- I of DEI points to a space, weakly struck portrait, a Proof version of the early portrait as used in the plastic set, of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece listed as 'to be confirmed' by Davies and extremely rare, nFDC retaining much original mint brilliance
Halfpenny 1772 No Stops on Reverse Peck 903, the top of the O in GEORGIVS very weak, practically missing, VF or better, the reverse with some small spots, somewhat scarcer than Peck suggests, indeed our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows only one example this sold back in 2006
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A to right of lighthouse Fine, excessively rare , unlisted by Freeman with the mintmark in this position, very few pieces thought to exist, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 20, Ex-London Coins Auction A150 6/9/2015 Lot 2482 realised £761 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfpenny 1862 Freeman 289 dies 7+G UNC and highly lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint second finest of 40 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1867 Freeman 300 dies 7+G UNC with traces of lustre, the reverse with a tiny flaw in the left corner of the exergue visible under strong magnification
Halfpenny 1869 Freeman 306 dies 7+G UNC with 20-30 % lustre in an NGC holder and graded MS64BN, a key date and well struck on both sides, this very unusual for this date, extremely difficult to find in this high grade, Ex-London Coins Auction A151 Lot 2737 realised £936 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfpenny 1871 Freeman 308 dies 7+G, UNC the obverse lustrous with some toning, the reverse with around 50% lustre, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Maundy Set 1914 ESC 2531, Bull 3974 UNC and lustrous with a matching golden tone, the Threepence with a hairline scratch on the reverse, the Twopence with a small rim nick, comes in a square red contemporary Maundy Money case
Penny 1831 W.W on truncation Peck 1458* an extremely rare variety that usually only occurs in low grades, this a pleasing middle grade VF example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 50, we note from our results database we have only previously sold three examples in 15 years, the example being offered here is finer than all three, the finest previously offered being Fine
Penny 1846 DEF Far Colon Peck 1490 UNC or very near so with light cabinet friction, the obverse with traces of lustre, the reverse with around 50% lustre
Penny 1847 DEF Far Colon, No Colon after REG, the Reverse appears to be a sharper early strike, the shield having two distinct sharp raised lines, the rose also differing in that there are lines between the petals, in the style of the later Victorian Veiled Head Shilling reverses, EF with two small spots on the reverse, a recent discovery and considered to be very rare with few known
Penny 1858 Large Rose Ornamental Trident, Small Date with WW unlisted by Peck, believed to be only a few examples in existence, VF, we note an example described as CGS Fine 35 sold in our June 2012 auction for £600
Penny 1875H Specimen LCGS Variety 12 the only example, and therefore the finest known example, thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Extremely Rare and clearly a superior striking to the currency issues, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Penny 1877 Narrow date, Freeman 90 dies 8+H (Rarity 18) one of the rarest and most sought after currency types in the entire Bun Penny series, almost always encountered in low grade, this example around Fine, and considerably superior to the example sold in London Coins Auction A129 (Lot 2034) graded LCGS 20 which realised £7020 inclusive of buyers premium. The variety beyond dispute and this example quite possibly one of the finest examples in existence, we note we have handled only 5 other examples since 2003, we also note this is superior to the example in the Laurie BamfordCollection sold in 2006 described as 'Fair', hence a rare opportunity for the advanced collector of the key varieties in this series
Penny 1897 Raised Dot between O and N of PENNY Gouby BP1897B UNC with around 75% lustre, extremely rare in all grades above Fine, a key variety in the Veiled Head series and almost never encountered in high grade. NB The raised dot as bold and sharp as any seen by this cataloguer.
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