Double Florin 1911 Pattern in silver by R.Huth, Plain edge, Linecar & Stone 18, ESC 401, Bull 3677 UNC with very light cabinet friction, beautifully toned, the Huth Double Florin patterns always extremely sought after on the rare occasions they are offered
Farthing 1862 Thin 8 over Large 8, a choice UNC example, virtually full lustre struck from different dies to the Cooke Collection Lot 160 coin, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, unlisted by Peck or Freeman, certainly a coin for the Farthing Variety specialist
Fifty Pence 2015 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Gold Proof with Rank-Broadley portrait, S.H39 FDC uncased in capsule, no certificate. The Battle of Britain Fifty Pence with Rank-Broadley portrait was issued only in the Gold Proof set of the year. Only 99 sets were issued, a rare opportunity for the Fifty Pence collector obtain this rare issue as a single item
Fifty Pence 2016 950th Anniversary of the Battle of Hastings Gold Proof S.H41 nFDC with some light handling marks, uncased in capsule, no certificate, only 319 issued, including those in the Gold Proof Sets of the year
Fifty Pence 2019 Sherlock HolmesS.H61 Gold Proof FDC, no box or certificate, Rare with only 398 issued, plus a further 88 in the gold sets of this year
Fifty Pence 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum (70th) Jubilee, Obverse: Queen on horseback, Gold ProofS.H103 in an NGC holder and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo
Five Pound Crown 2001 100th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria Gold Proof with reverse frosting, brilliant portrait upon matt fields, in an NGC holder and graded REVERSE PF69. Originally only issued in a Royal Mint set with four Victorian Sovereigns, seldom offered as a single piece, this represents a rare opportunity for Crown collectors to purchase this rare type as a single item
Five Pound Crown 2012 London Olympics, London skyline, Gold Proof with coloured Olympic logo on the reverse S.LO55 in an NGC holder and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo
Five Pound Crown 2015 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Obverse with Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, Gold ProofS.L39 in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo. Only 99 pieces issued in gold, only issued in the gold sets of this year. This represents a rare opportunity for Crown collectors to purchase the Rank-Broadley portrait type Gold Crown as a single item. The first we have offered of this type
Five Pound Crown 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Winston Churchill, Obverse with Ian Rank-Broadley portrait, Gold ProofS.L38 in an NGC holder and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo
Five Pounds 1911 Proof, Marsh F38, S.3994, UNC and lustrous with a series of fine scratches in the field behind the bust causing a shallow depression in is area, viewing recommended
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF63 Cameo. The only George VI Gold Five Pounds issue continues to be a popular coin with collectors
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF63 Ultra Cameo, an extremely attractive and eye-catching example, The only George VI Gold Five Pounds issue and continues to be popular with collectors
Five Pounds 1937 Gold ProofS.4074, Marsh F40, in an NGC holder and graded PF64*, coins with the star designation have exceptional eye appeal for the grade. The only George VI Gold Five Pounds issue continues to be a popular coin with collectors
Florin 1862 ESC 820, Bull 2847 Fine/Good Fine with two deep scratches in the obverse field, and an old scrape on the reverse, nevertheless an extremely rare date, we note an example in London Coins Auction A180 (March 2023) described as ' Good Fine/NVF, the obverse with some pitting around the legend' realised £1050 hammer price
Florin 1877 42 Arcs, No WW, Stop after date, ESC 848, Bull 2887, Davies 763, Die Number 25, A/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, a scarcer date and type combination with high grade examples particularly elusive, our archive database stretching back 20 years shows that we have only previously offered 4 examples, this being the second finest
Florin 1910 ESC 928, Bull 3586 A/UNC and lustrous enhanced by touches of golden toning, a small tone spot on the reverse barely detracts, a most attractive example
Guinea 1679 Elephant and Castle below bust, S.3345 VG. the reverse slightly better, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first 1679 Elephant and Castle mintmark type we have offered. Despite the relatively small difference in catalogue values between Elephant and Castle and standard issues, these are many times rarer, as our archive database confirms on pure statistics over a long time period.
Guinea 1813 Military S.3730 GVF with some contact marks, the final year of minting, minted to pay troops fighting in the Napoleonic wars, this type an important coin in any Guinea collection
Half Guinea 1717 S.3635 Near Fine/Fine with a scratch on the obverse field and some light scattered haymarks, possibly scarcer than catalogue values may indicate
Half Guinea 1718 S.3635 Near Fine/Fine, weakly struck in the centre of the obverse, with some deeper hairlines and rub in the obverse field have causing a depression
Half Guinea 1804 S.3737, Iverson dies 3/B Obverse: Top right laurel leaf points between the D and E of DEI, the top left leaf points to the upright of the D, Reverse: 1 of date points between the F and first I of FIDEI. About EF/EF and lustrous, an eye-catching example
Half Sovereign 1817 Marsh 400, S.3786 NEF/GVF with some rub and deeper hairlines in the obverse field causing a depression in this area, an edge pinch after DEF suggests possibly once in jewellery
Half Sovereign 1824 Marsh 405, S.3803 EF with some rubbing to the obverse, with some deeper hairlines having caused a depression in the right field, the reverse lustrous
Half Sovereign 1834 Small size (17.9mm diameter) Marsh 410, S.3830 AU/EF and lustrous, a most attractive example of this unusual type. All William IV Half Sovereigns rare and desirable in high grades. The Small size Half Sovereign proved unpopular, this year being the only currency issue. Royal Mint ledgers record that many were recalled and melted. An important type coin for the Half Sovereign collector
Half Sovereign 1872 Nose points between T and O of VICTORIA, Marsh 447, S.3860D, Die Number 136AU/UNC the obverse with some contact marks, the reverse particularly attractive and retaining considerable mint lustre
Half Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4077 in an NGC holder and graded PF65* the star designation of awarded to coins with exceptional eye appeal and quality for the given grade. Less than 1% of coins are given this, and these pieces fall just short of Cameo designation
Halfcrown 1750 ESC 609, Bull 1692, Sharp and Choice UNC and attractively toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, all pre-1816 coinage incredibly difficult to find in this high grade, we note NGC includes only 2 examples in MS65, and PCGS only 4 examples in MS65
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715, VF or slightly better with a small spot below the shield, and with some weakness to the lower right of the crown. Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation, and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717, UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, very few Young Head Halfcrowns of any date attain this high grade, as they are prone to contact marks in the wide fields, this a superior example with choice obverse fields, would make an excellent type coin for the advanced Halfcrown collector
Halfcrown 1861 Good/Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115.
Halfcrown 1874 ESC 692, Bull 2741 UNC with original mint lustre, the reverse particularly attractive, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Young Head Halfcrowns hard to find in grade 80 and above, as many suffer from heavy bagmarks
Halfcrown 1886 ESC 715, Bull 2767, UNC the reverse with good lustre, the obverse with some subdued lustre, scattered tiny carbon marks near the rims barely detract
Halfcrown 1888 ESC 721, Bull 2773 Choice UNC with a superb multicoloured tone, the obverse with gold, blue, green and touches of magenta, the reverse with blue/green and cinnamon tone, a visually stunning example
Halfcrown 1894 ESC 728, Bull 2780, Davies 664 dies 1B NEF, the obverse with a few small spots, by far the scarcer of the two die pairings for this date
Halfcrowns (2) 1850 ESC 684, Bull 2733 VF with some scratches and light pitting, 1886 EF with an edge nick and some heavier contact marks on the obverse
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