Pennies (2) 1862 Freeman 39 dies 6+G, the 2 of the date distant from the 6 with a date spacing of 13 border teeth, wider than the date spacing found on the 2 over 1 coin (see illustration Gouby, Specialised Edition page 45) VF with green patina, 1875 Freeman 82 dies 8+J NVF
Pennies (2) 1862 Freeman 39 dies 6+G, UNC with good subdued lustre and a few small tone spots, 1875 Freeman 80 dies 8+H EF/GEF and lustrous with a small flan flaw to the right of the exergue
Penny 1806 Restrike Proof in copper, Obverse with perfect 1 and 0 in date, incuse curl to right of the tie-knot, Reverse with K and SOHO obliterated from the die, and ship with gunports in bold relief, plain edge, Peck 1349, R96 EF with some carbon spots on the obverse, rare
Penny 1854 4 over 3 Plain Trident, Peck 1505 the 4 clearly overstruck with evidence of the underlying 3 either side of the top of the 4, the lower curve visible below the left of the horizontal bar and between the lower extremity of the crosslet and the right lower serif. EF with two long scratches on the obverse, nevertheless a very clear and high grade example of this rarity
Penny 1918H Freeman 183 dies 2+B, GEF with around 40% lustre, a very pleasing high grade example of the Heaton Mint type, very scarce in this high grade, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70
Quarter Sovereign 2021 Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday, with 95 in crown Privy Mark S.SA3C Gold Proof in an NGC holder 'One of the First 50 Struck' and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo
Shilling 1674 Plume below bust and in centre of the reverse, No Stop after HIB, ESC 1040, Bull 526 Fine, an evenly struck example, and very rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows we have only offered 3 examples, in the same time period we have offered 6 examples of the 4 over 3 variety from the same date, so possibly rarer than catalogue values might suggest
Shilling 1687 7 over 6 ESC 1072, Bull 769 EF or very near so with some light haymarking, a well struck example with excellent bust detail and rare thus
Shilling 1838 ESC 1278, Bull 2973, UNC, the obverse with very minor cabinet friction to the high points only, excellent surfaces virtually free from contact marks further enhanced by an even gold and olive tone, a choice example
Shilling 1893 Small Obverse letters, ESC 1361A, Bull 3154, Davies 1010 dies 1A, UNC with choice and colourful tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest of 54 examples recorded by the LCGS Population report
Shilling 1913 ESC 1423, Bull 3802 UNC and lustrous enhanced by a choice and attractive golden tone , the obverse with some minor contact marks, scarce in this high grade
Shilling 1944 English, Specimen striking, unlisted by ESC, Davies or Bull who all list VIP Proofs. The fields superior to the currency pieces but lacking the frosting associated with the VIP Proofs of the period. The appearance is not dissimilar to Polished die coins. 5.64 grammes, UNC and lustrous, the specimen strikings said to be rarer than the VIP Proofs. We note a pair of 1966 English and Scottish Specimen Shillings (Lots 1888 and 1889) in similar grades sold in London Coins Auction A161 3/6/2018 for £500 and £680 hammer price respectively
Shillings (2) 1685 a flaw thought the 5 of the date gives the impression of 5 over 4, as ESC 1068, Bull 760 VG with a thin scratch on both lower quarters on the reverse, 1688 ESC 1073, Bull 771 VG with some scratches, the edge filed, rare
Shillings (2) 1916 ESC 1426, Bull 3805 UNC with practically full mint lustre, 1919 ESC 1429, Bull 3808 UNC and lustrous with light contact marks and very minor cabinet friction
Sixpence 1816 the 8 of the date overstruck, possibly over a 6, A/UNC and lustrous, we note Bull lists a Proof with this overstrike but not a currency coin
Sixpence 1862 Large Date, type as ESC 1711, Bull 3207 UNC and lustrous with an attractive golden tone, some very minor hairlines in the obverse field and an edge nick by the V of VICTORIA, the reverse choice. A key date Victorian rarity, with the large date accounting for only a small percentage of the overall mintage and by far the rarer type for this date, the two date sizes not differentiated by ESC, Bull or Davies. We note also that only two examples of the large date type have been graded by LCGS, the finest being LCGS 65, which realised £700 hammer price when auctioned in LCA A170 September 6th 2010
Sixpence 1917 ESC 1802, Bull 3878, Lustrous UNC with touches of gold toning, an extremely attractive example the reverse with a stronger strike than usually seen, scarce and seldom seen in this high grade
Sovereign 1821 Marsh 5, S.3800 Good Fine with a flan flaw at 8 o'clock on the obverse running across part of the portrait, and a depression in the field in front of the bust
Sovereign 1821 Marsh 5, S.3800 with traces of expert repair on the rims to the left of the date and on the GI of GEORGIUS, some smoothing on the portrait, the reverse surfaces with some deeper hairlines in places, VF has possibly been in jewellery
Sovereign 1821 Marsh 5, S.3800, Near VF/Good Fine with some contact marks, the edge slightly flattened at the top of the obverse where possibly once mounted
Sovereign 1844 First 4 over inverted 4 in the date, Marsh 27A VF or slightly better with a few small rim nicks, a well-struck example of this key rare variety, this type seldom seen
Sovereign 1848 First (Small) Head, top of bun is well clear of the G of GRATIA, Marsh 31A, S.3852, in a PCGS holder and graded XF40, an exceptionally rare type and seldom offered in any grade
Sovereign 1850 I of REGINA missing it's top left serif and therefore resembling a reversed Arabic 1, second A of GRATIA double struck, VF/GVF with some contact marks
Sovereign 1856 the 6 of the date with slight signs of overstriking, not in the same area or style as the 6 over 5 variety, the underlying figure unclear, as Marsh 39, S.3852D, Good Fine
Sovereign 1859 'Ansell' type, Marsh 42A, S.3852E, with the additional line on the ribbon behind the ear, Fine/Good Fine, the reverse cleaned with some deeper hairlines causing a depression in the field either side of the crown and shield, viewing recommended. One of the key rarities of the entire Sovereign series, rated R4 by Marsh, the rarity of this type fully justified, many advanced Sovereign collections are missing this extremely rare type.
Sovereign 1861 First 1 in date a Roman 1, No lower serif to the D of DEI and no lower left serif to E in DEI, R of VICTORIA has a doubled tail, Marsh 44A, S.3852D, NVF/VF Rare, rated R2 by Marsh
Sovereign 1881M Shield Reverse, Rounded tip to truncation, hairline in line with the gap between I and A in VICTORIA Marsh 62, GVF/NEF with some contact marks
Sovereign 1885M George and the Dragon, WW complete on truncation, horse with short tail, only a faint trace of the B.P. remains, Marsh 107A, S.3857C EF with some contact marks, the reverse retaining some lustre
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