Crown 1902 ESC 361, Bull 3561, UNC with an attractive blue and magenta tone, with some minor contact marks, a most attractive example with excellent eye appeal
Crown 1934 ESC 374 NGC MS66 and the finest so far graded by NGC from a total population of 60 coins graded. So this coin ticks every box for desirability a key date rarity and the finest recorded example
Crowns (2) 1662 Rose below bust, edge undated, ESC 15, Bull 339 Fine with JB 1796 engraved in the obverse fields, 1677 VG with IHA countermarked on the obverse
Crowns (2) 1696 OCTAVO edge, ESC 89, Bull 995, Near Fine with some light haymarking, 1707E SEXTO edge, ESC 103, Bull 1350, Near Fine/Fine with some minor scratches
Dollar Bank of England 1804 No Stop after REX, ESC 164, Bull 1951, UNC or near so and attractively toned, traces of the undertype visible on both sides of the coin, a most pleasing example
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse A, Reverse 2, ESC 144, Bull 1925 EF and retaining much original brilliance, unusual to be struck on a Spanish Mint Dollar with much of the underlying HISPANIARUM undertype visible
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on Bolivia 8 Reales 1790 Potosi ESC 131, Bull 1855, countermark Fine, host coin Good Fine, smoothed in the right obverse field to conceal a scratch causing a depression in this area
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ProofESC 396, Bull 2698 UNC to nFDC very minor contact marks on either side, toned in the obverse legend, the reverse colourfully toned, gold, deep blue and magenta
Farthing 1665 Pattern in copper, Portrait with long hair, date below bust, edge straight grained, struck on a 23mm diameter flan, Obverse 2, Reverse A, Peck 424, Good Fine, rare
Farthing 1687 Tin, Draped bust (Type 2), edge date and type not visible, so exact attribution not possible, dated by bust type, as all James II draped bust Farthings are dated 1687, stated by Peck to be 'ER' or 'EXR', NVG to VG and stable with all legends clear
Farthing 1689 Peck 563 Poor with the obverse legend and portrait profiles visible, the date with the last three digits legible, a very rare date and almost always encountered in low grade
Farthing 1798 Restrike Pattern in bronzed copper Peck 1215, R76, Obverse: No K on the shoulder drapery, two small parallel lines above the lowest berry, Reverse: All the olive leaves are detached, with many die rust marks on the rim and some in the field. The transverse arms of the St. George's cross have raised line borders, 6.58 grammes, nFDC and attractively toned, this type very rare, Our archive database shows we have only offered one previous example of this die pairing in 19 years. Notes in Peck state for this type two examples are in the British Museum, one with reverse die file marks (as described in the text) and one without.
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1, 1 of date has no top serif LCGS Variety 10 Lustrous UNC and choice with touches of magenta toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Farthing 1843 CGS variety 06 Reverse B. 9 1/4 teeth date spacing. B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, and full lower serif. Second A of BRITANNIAR unbarred graded 82 by LCGS and with much lustre rare to see on coins before 1860
Farthing 1843 CGS variety 06 Reverse B. 9 1/4 teeth date spacing. B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, and full lower serif. Second A of BRITANNIAR unbarred graded 82 by LCGS and with much lustre rare to see on coins before 1860
Farthing 1853 WW Raised, 3 over 2 in date, the overdate unlisted by Peck, UNC, the obverse with good subdued lustre, the reverse with almost full lustre, comes with old ticket, Third Farthing 1835 Peck 1477 GVF/VF
Farthing 1863 as Freeman 509 dies 3+B Variety with dot in the sea below the lighthouse, LCGS Variety 02, UNC with subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82. All 1863 Farthings are rare in high grades, this an excellent coin for the Farthing Specialist collector
FarthingPatterns or Medalets (2) the first undated, struck in copper, Obverse: GVLIELMVS III. DEI. GRA. , Reverse: MARIA. II. DEI. GRA. Montagu 15 Fine of slightly better, the second undated, struck in copper, Obverse Portrait of Mary II MARIA . II . DEI . GRA. Reverse: A Rose in bloom, EX . CANDORE . DECVS, Montagu 18, VG
Farthings (3) 1913 Freeman 591 dies 1+A, UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, 1916 Freeman 595, dies 2+A, UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, 1934 Freeman 621 dies 3+B, UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Five Pound Crown 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era, S.L9B Gold Proof with reverse frosting, in an NGC holder and graded Reverse PF70, this type only issued in the 5-coin set 'The Victorian Anniversary Collection', only 733 issued and seldom offered as a single item
Five Pound Crown, an undated (1997) pre-production obverse uniface trial in lead, the obverse portrait similar to the adopted bust used from 1998 onwards, the obverse differs by being undated, the lettering is of a slightly less refined style, and with slightly larger IRB initials below the bust. The date of production can be ascertained by the existence of a silver coin struck from the same dies which bears a hallmark from 1997. The edge has the appearance of two pieces of metal joined to create a 5mm thick flan weighing 61.45 grammes, EF, a most unusual piece, from the Ian Rank-Broadley personal collection
Five Pound Gold 2022 Reverse: Crowned and draped Royal coat of arms within the order of the garter Gold Proof in an NGC holder and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo
Five Pounds 1902 Matt ProofS.3966, Marsh F36, in an NGC holder and graded PF64 Matte, a very attractive and desirable example, at the time of writing, out of 285 example slabbed by NGC, only three have graded higher
Five Pounds 1911 Gold ProofS.3994, Marsh F38, in an NGC holder and graded PF64 Cameo, the only George V Gold Five Pounds issue, very desirable in this high grade
Five Pounds 1911 ProofS.3994, Marsh F38, UNC and lustrous with some minor contact marks and hairlines, retaining much original mint brilliance. The only George V issue and always keen sought after
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF63 Cameo, the bust nicely frosted, the only Gold Five Pounds issued for George VI and always popular with collectors
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF64*, the bust lightly frosted. Coins with the star designation have exceptional eye appeal for their designated grade.
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF64+ Ultra Cameo, the bust highly frosted. NGC assigns the + designation to coins at the top end of the assigned grade, and will be close to the quality of the next highest grade.
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF65*, the bust nicely frosted. Coins with the star designation have exceptional eye appeal for their designated grade
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF63 Ultra Cameo, the only Gold Five Pounds issued for George VI and always a popular type amongst collectors
Five Pounds Gold 1982 S.SE1 in an NGC holder and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo, only minted as part of the 1982 4-coin gold set, our archive database stretching back to 2003 reveals that the pieces offered in this sale are the first single pieces we have offered
Florin 1894 ESC 878, Bull 2964, Davies 835 dies 2B, UNC and beautifully toned, the obverse with a small darker tone spot and two very thin scratches, the reverse choice. Our archive database shows this to be the first mint state 1894 example we have offered in 5 years, so becoming increasingly hard to find
Florin 1895 ESC 879, Bull 2965, Davies 836, dies 1A, UNC or near so with some light contact marks, the reverse with some small tone spots, a scarce die pairing for this date, our archive database shows 31 examples dated 1895 offered since 2003, with only 4 of these having the 1A die pairing
Florin 1904 ESC 922, Bull 3580 UNC and in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest of 32 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1925 ESC 944, Bull 3777, UNC or very near so with two edge nicks, the obverse with some contact marks and hairlines, overall displaying good subdued lustre and with considerable eye appeal, one of the key dates in the series
Florin 1932 ESC 952, Bull 3789 UNC the obverse with the odd small tone spot, otherwise choice with a blue/green and golden tone, a superb example of this key date rarity and seldom offered
Florins (2) 1918 ESC 937, Bull 3763 UNC and lustrous with light contact marks, touches of golden tone further enhance the excellent eye appeal, 1919 ESC 938, Bull 3764 UNC or very near so and lustrous with some light contact marks
Groat 1847 7 over 8, S.3913 (ESC and Bull list as 7 over 6), EF, the underlying digit bold, one of the key coins in the series, rated R4 by ESC and Bull (11-20 examples believed to exist) and always highly sought after. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that the previous finest specimen offered by us was graded AVF/VF, so this by some distance the finest example we have offered
Groat 1862 Plain edge ProofESC 1955B, Bull 3357, Davies 1235, S.3913 in an NGC holder and graded PF63 Cameo, an exceptionally rare coin, it's rating of R5 by Bull is fully justified. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first example we have offered. Internet searches have showed only one previous example offered for sale.
Guinea 1683 S.3344 Near Fine with some unevenness to the edge at the top of the reverse suggesting possibly once in jewellery , however the surfaces far superior show no signs of the coin having been in jewellery. All Charles II gold now rare in any grade
Half Guinea 1670 S.3347 VG/Fine, the obverse with a scratch, our archive database shows we have offered 38 Charles II Half Guineas since 2003, but this is the first 1670 we have seen
Half Guinea 1740 Intermediate laureate head, S.3683, Good Fine with an old scratch and some hairlines on the obverse, rare. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only offered one other example of this date, and have not offered an example for 12 years, so probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Iverson Obverse 4 Lower laurel leaf points to the middle of the E in DEI, Reverse D, 1 in date over the serif of the F in FIDEI, NVF/GVF with a thin scratch on the portrait, the second rarest die combination in David Iverson's recent study, with only 13 of the examined 128 coins being this combination (10.16%), (Coin News May 2021)
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Obverse: Lower laurel leaf points to the middle of the E in DEI, Reverse: 1 in date is above the first I of FIDEI, 0 of date touches Garter and points to the end of the tip of the R of REX, Iverson Obverse 4, Reverse C, this is the third most rare type of six varieties now identified by David Iverson in his newly published article (Coin News May 2021) with only an estimated 11-12% of the total mintage being of this type. The three rarest varieties combined account for less than 23% of the total mintage for the year. An eye-catching and lustrous example, in an NGC holder and graded MS62, always desirable in this high grade, and one of the finest we have offered since 2003.
Half Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4077, Marsh 543A, in an NGC holder and graded PF67*, an exceptionally high grade, at the time of writing, NGC had graded 469 examples, with only one graded higher, with the highest grade awarded by PCGS being Proof 67
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