Sovereign 1968 Miss-strike MINT ERROR, S.4125 UNC, the Obverse with a large minting flaw, having a plain area around 2mm x 5mm from behind the Queen's ear to just to the right of the ribbon tie in width, and from the lower part of the hair to halfway up the wreath, shaped almost like a number 6. A most unusual error. This type of error very seldom seen on any gold coinage
Sovereign 2017 200th Anniversary of the re-introduction of the Gold Sovereign, with 200th Anniversary Privy Mark, S.SC9B Lustrous UNC in a Harrington & Byrne soft case with their certificate
Third Farthings (2) 1835 Peck 1477 UNC or near so, attractively toned, the obverse with some contact marks on the forehead, 1844 Large G in REG Peck 1606 AU/GEF nicely toned with a trace of lustre
Third Guinea 1813 S.3740 in an NGC holder and graded MS64* PL, the bust and reverse design frosted, a superb example with choice eye appeal, coins with the star designation very close to the next higher grade, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have only previously offered one example, this a PCGS example offered in 2019. The NGC census shows only 15 examples graded in all grades
Threepence 1859 Obverse 1 with top of Queen's ear visible, variety with Obverse 2 type G's (G's have both serifs) ESC 2066, Bull 3394, Davies 1275 (see footnote) UNC and colourfully toned, the reverse with minor cabinet friction, a most pleasing example
Threepence 1868 RRITANNIAR error legend ESC 2075A, Bull 3408, Davies 1291, Good Fine/VF for wear, the obverse with pitted surfaces, an extremely rare error and seldom seen in any grade. Our archive database stretching back 20 years confirms that this is the finest example we have offered
Twenty Pence 2022 Gold Proof in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, at the time of writing only 2 examples had been graded by NGC, with no examples graded by PCGS, the set containing this coin no longer listed on the Royal Mint website, the Twenty Pence to One Penny issues are at present only available as part of the long set
Two Guineas 1720 over 17 George I S3627 brilliant EF with some peripheral orange tone, so choice eye appeal NGC AU53, a seldom offered date certainly the first example we have offered and the over date rarer than the standard state
Two Guineas 1735 S.3667A sharp and prooflike and graded AU58+ by NGC and certainly not over graded by them, a rare date in this George IIYoung Head series and seldom offered in this high grade or in fact in any grade
Two Pounds 1911 ProofS.3995 The obverse with a light handling mark and a small contact mark behind the bust, the reverse with very minor hairlines, retaining considerable mint lustre and brilliance, nFDC, the only George V Gold Two Pounds issue and always sought after
Two Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign Gold Proofs (3) S.SD3, Marsh T56, nFDC to FDC the obverse each with contact marks in the field, uncased in capsules with no certificates
Two Pounds 2002 Shield Reverse, with fine milling S.SD5 in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, the variety not recorded on the holder. Note: Currently, very few of these have been identified, only 15 examples have been graded by PCGS
Two Pounds 2015 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, Obverse with Iain Rank-Broadley portrait, S.K36 Gold Proof FDC in capsule, uncased, only 99 pieces struck, one of the lowest mintages of the modern Two Pounds Gold. The Rank-Broadley type normally only available as part of the 5-coin Gold Proof set of the year (S.PGCS20) so a rare opportunity to purchase this type as a single item
Two Pounds 2015 World War I - The Royal Navy S.K35 Gold Proof, the reverse with a slight hint of toning otherwise FDC, in capsule, no case or certificate
Two Pounds 2016 Shakespeare - Comedies S.K38 Gold Proof FDC in capsule, uncased with no certificate, only 234 issued, including those in the Gold Proof Set (S.PGCS23)
Two Pounds 2016 Shakespeare - Histories S.K39 Gold Proof, FDC in capsule, uncased with no certificate, only 238 issued, including those in the Gold Proof Set (S.PGCS23)
Two Pounds 2016 Shakespeare - Tragedies S.K40 Gold Proof, one small red tone spot, otherwise FDC in capsule, uncased with no certificate, only 291 issued, including those in the Gold Proof Set (S.PGCS23)
Two Pounds Gold 2021 Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday, with 95 in crown privy mark S.SD9C Gold Proof in an NGC holder 'One of the First 50 Struck' and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo
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