Sixpences to Penny (8) Sixpences (2) Elizabeth I (2) Fifth Issue 1580 mintmark Latin Cross S.2572 (2) the first 2.81 grammes, Fair/VG, the second 2.54 grammes, Fair, holed, this a scarcer date and mintmark combination. Threepence Elizabeth I 1567 Taller Bust S.2566 mintmark Coronet, 1.29 grammes, VG, Halfgroats (4) Edward III Pre-Treaty period, London Mint, Series C, Closed C and E, R with wedge-shaped tail, S.1574, mintmark Cross 1, 2.08 grammes, About Fine, the end of the obverse legend not struck, and in the corresponding position on the reverse, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue, Two Pellets behind bust, undated (1592-1595), 0.84 grammes, S.2579, mintmark Tun VG, Charles I, Reverse: Oval Shield, No CR, no inner circles, Group D, S.2830 mintmark Portcullis, 0.93 grammes, VG portrait worn, with legends mostly clear, Charles I, Tower Mint under Parliament, Group G, Older Bust with pointed beard, 1.12 grammes, S.2836 Mintmark Sun, VG or better on a slightly irregular flan, Penny Edward II EDWAR legend, Canterbury Mint class unclear, 1.08 grammes, Near Fine
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) Halfcrown 1961 struck on a thinner lightweight flan of 9.6 grammes, Good Fine, DecimalTen Pence 1969 with the right half of the obverse, and correspondingly the left half of the reverse elongated, the edge milling intact, 11.19 grammes, Fine
USAHalf Dime 1838 Liberty seated, with stars, Breen 3010, Fine with two heavier contact marks on the second E of STATES with show correspondingly on the second 8 of the date
Halfpennies18th CenturyMiddlesex (8) Eaton's 1795 Obverse: Bust left with FRANGAS NON FLECTES on a ribbon under. D. I. EATON THREE TIMES ACQITTED OF SEDITION. Reverse: A cock crowing over pigs in a sty. PRINTER TO THE MAJESTY OF THE PEOPLE . LONDON . 1795, Milled Edge, DH301, EF with lustre, Bebbington's undated, Obverse: Laureate bust to right, LONDON & MIDDLESEX . HALFPENNY. Reverse: The Prince of Wales's crest on a shield, under an umbrella, FOR . CHANGE . NO . FRAUD . JOHN . BEBBINGTON. DH254, GVF/NEF with traces of lustre, Corresponding Society 1795 The fable of the bundle of sticks, LONDON CORRESPONDING SOCIETY, Reverse: A dove flying with an olive branch, UNITED FOR A REFORM OF PARLIAMENT, Edge: PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR BELFAST, DH286b, GVF or better, Corresponding Society 1795 Obverse: Two hands united, MAY SLAVERY & OPPRESSION CEASE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, Reverse: A dove flying with an olive branch, UNITED FOR A REFORM OF PARLIAMENT, Edge: AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS.D OF ALL NATIONS, DH289e, Hendon 1794 Obverse: View of a church HENDON . VALUE . ONE HALFPENNY, date in exergue, Reverse: A greyhound I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND Exergue: B PRICE, DH324 NEF with some contact marks and hairlines, Spittle's 1795 Obverse: View of St. Paul's LONDON AND BRIGHTON HALFPENNY, Reverse: Shield of Arms, PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF I.SPITTLE LONDON OR I.KIRBY OR R. LASHMAR BRIGHTON 1795, DH902, Plain edge, EF, National Series 1795 Obverse: Bust three-quarters left, PRINCESS OF WALES, Reverse: The Prince of Wales's crest above a portcullis, Milled edge, DH977 NEF, National Series undated, Obverse: Bust left DUKE OF YORK, Reverse: female figure standing, GOD SEND PEACE DH984 GVF with traces of old cleaning
Farthings 17th Century (2) Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, William Parnell W.24 NVG comes with old Seaby envelope, Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, Thomas Tompkins W.25 VG, comes with old Seaby envelope, Japan 100 Mon, undated (1835-1870) Fine, cleaned, Germany Medallion, 27mm diameter, Gebr. Friedlander, Berlin, late 19th Century Obverse: Gebr. Friedländer, Reverse: 10% Kupfer, 15% Gold, 75% Silber, 13.23 grammes, plain edge EF,GB Farthing Charles II worn, date not visible, Roman Dupondis Faustina, Fair, Roman Ae3 Antoninus Pius VG, Roman Sestertius unattributed, very worn, Jeton - France, Dutch Republic undated (1580) VG, Medieval Jetons (2) VG and Near Fine, Ancient Greece Tetradrachm, Reverse: seated figure left VG, GB Halfpenny George II worn with painted shield with quartered arms on the reverse, VG, and a worn copper 22mm unattributed
GB and World gold (12) comprising GB Sovereign 1907P NVF , GB Half Sovereign 1907 Good Fine, USA Ten Dollars 1882 VF, USA Five Dollars 1881 GVF, Austria4 Ducats 1915 EF/NEF, Austria 20 Corona 1915 NEF/EF, South AfricaPond 1893 GF/NVF, Switzerland20 Francs 1947B EF, Netherlands 10 Gulden 1877 NEF, Denmark 20 Kroner 1916 (h) VBP VF, German States - Prussia20 Marks 1891A NVF/VF, Russia 5 Roubles 1900 VF, 10 of the 12 coins in 9 carat gold mounts, the other two mounts presumed gold but not hallmarked, on a sturdy chain with maker's mark B&S (Birmingham) Anchor and G marks, marked 18 on the end link, all the coins have good surfaces and will be easily removable without damage, total weight 145.07 grammes
Halfpennies18th Century (6) Middlesex (3) Corresponding Society 1795 The Fable of the bundle of sticks, Reverse: A Dove flying with an olive branch, milled edge, DH286 NVF, Kilvington's 1795 Obverse: Laureate Bust left, Reverse: Figure of Britannia seated left, engrailed edge, DH346 Near VF, Richardson's DH471 Obverse: A Bluecoat boy preparing to draw from a lottery wheel, Reverse: Richardson Goodluck & Co. GVF holed, Gloucestershire - Newent 1796 Obverse: A shield against a tree/ Reverse: a spiral inscription with date in the centre, DH64 VF, Norfolk - Norwich 1792 Obverse : Shield of Arms of Norwich/ Reverse: Man in loom DH38 VF, Sussex - Chichester 1794 Obverse: Bust of John Howard left, Reverse: The Sun and Moon over a castle DH19 VF, along with Medals (7) The Venerable Order of the Druids 53mm diameter in white metal NVF holed with some edge knocks, Sunday School Centenary, Wales 1885 Thomas Charles of Bala 44mm diameter in white metal Obverse: Bust almost facing, draped Eimer 1713 Reverse: 8-line inscription in Welsh Eimer 1713 NEF holed, Reform Bill 1832 44mm diameter in bronze by D.Gibson, Obverse: REFORM IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMONS HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 1832 within a wreath with the shield of London below, Reverse: Britannia with shield holding a spear alongside a crowned scroll inscribed THE FOUNDATION IS LAID BY JUSTICE, LET THE SUPERSTRUCTURE BR RAISED BY WISDOM AND HAPPINESS MUST BE THE RESULT, GVF, issued at the Bishopgate Ward Reform Dinner September 1832, Francis Henry Egerton undated (c.1850) 41mm diameter in bronze by F.Donadion , Obverse: Bust Right no legend, Reverse: FRANCIS HENRY EGERTON, EARL OF BRIDGEWATER VF, Lloyd's Medal 1839 a cast of the reverse of the 1839 medal (reverse type as Eimer 1333) 72 mm diameter by W.Wyon GVF, The Capture of the HMS Seripas by the USS Bonhomme Richard a uniface bronze cliché, VF cleaned, Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey 1678 after G.Bower a later cast copy 38mm diameter, unsigned with plain edge, in silver (?) Fine
Half Guinea 1696 Elephant and CastleS.3467 Good Fine with some weakness on the lower part of the French shield and correspondingly on the higher parts of the King's hair, other than this the coin is a bold and collectable example of this short-lived, two year type
Halfpennies18th Century (10) a high grade group, Middlesex (9) 1795 Corresponding Society Obv: The fable of the bundle of sticks/Rev: A dove flying with an olive branch. Milled edge DH286, EF the reverse with some thin scratches. Coventry Street, Obv: A filtering stone/Rev: Coventry Street, London. DH292 NEF. Davidson's 1795 (2) Obv: A female seated, with arms of London, St.Paul's behind, Rev: A Crowned Triangle with CONSTITUTION in the centre, lettered edge DH295 the first NEF, the second EF with traces of lustre. Eaton's 1795 Obv: Bust of D.I.Eaton left/Rev: A cock crowing over pigs in a sty DH301 GEF/EF with traces of lustre. Moore's 1795 Obv: A girl sitting under a tree making lace/Rev: A scroll inscribed MUSLINS IRISH CLOTH HOSE &c., Edge: Coarse milled DH389 GVF. Shackleton's 1794 (2) Obv: The Royal Arms and Crest/Rev: A candle mould, Edge: Payable in Suffolk - Street, Hay - Market DH477 the first NEF, the second GVF/VF. Heslop's undated Obv: A Man and a monkey in postures/Rev: Legend in 6 lines. Plain edge DH336b. Hampshire - Portsea 1796 Obv: George and the Dragon, Rev: A man-of-war sailing GVF with traces of lustre
South Africa Krugerrand Proof Set 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir WinstonChurchill a 4-coin set comprising Krugerrand, Half Krugerrand, Quarter Krugerrand and One Tenth Krugerrand all Gold Proofs with the 'Winston Churchill 50 Years' privy mark in the reverse fields FDC along with the Crown-sized Silvermedallion commemorating Churchill as a war correspondent and member of the South African Light Horse regiment during the second South African War 1899-1902 Proof FDC. All in the wooden SA Mint box of issue. Number 35 of an issue limited to 100 sets, sure to become a much sought after set
South Africa ZAR Coinage (8) Half Pond 1897 Near VF, Crown 1892 Single shaft on wagon KM#8.1 EF/About EF and nicely toned, 2 1/2 Shillings 1892 Fine, 2 Shillings 1893 Fine, Shilling 1892 VG/NF, Sixpence 1892 VF/GF, Threepence 1893 VF/NVF with some rim nicks, Penny 1892 NVF, comes with a black 9-coin case with the wording 'J.E.Murdock Goldsmith & Jeweller. 119 Longmarket St. Cape Town Souvenir of the South African War 1899-1900' inside the lid
Halfpenny 1697 E over B in GVLIELMVS unlisted by Peck, we note there was no equivalent type in the Nicholson Collection, an unrecorded type VF and struck off-centre with around 2mm flan showing beyond the border between 10 o'clock and 3 o'clock on the obverse and correspondingly between 3 o'clock and 8 o'clock on the reverse
Order of the Dogwood - Province of British Columbia, Canada awarded to The Rt.Hon. Sir Robert Bellinger, Lord Mayor of London 1966. 55mm diameter, 101.37 grammes of 10 carat gold, along with 18mm 10 Carat gold miniature. Obverse: The image of the Dogwood flower, Reverse: Provincial Coat of Arms. UNC, inscribed to the recipient in a presentation box, and accompanied by a 10 carat gold miniature similar in design. The predecessor to the Order of the Dogwood, called the Dogwood medallion was created by the provincial government in 1958 to mark the Centennial of the establishment of the Colony of British Columbia. In turn, the Order of the Dogwood was created by Order in Council during a provincial cabinet meeting held at Fort Langley on November 19th 1966 to mark the centennial of the union of the Colony of British Columbia with the Colony of Vancouver Island. At the conclusion of the meeting Lieutenant Governor George Pearkes (who was a future recipient of the honour) gave consent to the creation of the honour, then presented at the Douglas Day dinner that followed. The honour was then presented to the first 5 recipients:- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Viscount Amory (Governor of the Hudson Bay Company), Sir Robert Bellinger, Clarence Wallace, and Frank Mackenzie Ross. Mackenzie and Ross were present for the ceremony. The Order of the Dogwood was the highest provincial honour until 1989, when it was replaced by the Order of British Columbia. Other recipients of the award include Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Princess Royal (Princess Anne), and Princess Alexandra. The last recipient was Terry Fox (Canadian Athlete, humanitarian and cancer research activist) in 1980. Only 13 people have been awarded the Order of the Dogwood, and as the award was replaced in 1989 by the Order of British Columbia, there will be no future recipients. Sir Robert was a controversial London Mayor in 1966-1967 and was a stalwart of the Nation Savings movement. His time as Mayor from 1966-1967 coincided with the HaroldWilson Government which was eager to blame the City for the nation's economic woes. Rather than confine himself to ceremonial duties, Bellinger responded firmly on the City's behalf emphasising it's contributions through invisible earnings. He protested again when the Labour Government in October 1974 decided to abolish the 10 Pence savings stamp. Although the stamps paid no interest and was costly to administer it attracted £120 million a year from schoolchildren, housewives and factory workers. Bellinger hailed it as 'the grass roots of savings activity in this country'. He was appointed one of Her Majesty's lieutenants for the City in 1976, was also a trustee for St. Paul's cathedral and Chairman of the City of London's Freemans school. Bellinger had previously been knighted in 1964 and appointed GBE in 1967 He was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod (a role akin to treasurer) of the Order of the British Empire, and also held decorations from Belgium, Greece, Cameroon and Denmark. In his later years, Sir Robert became a director of Arsenal Football Club and was elected life president of the club in 1997. He died in July 2002. A rare opportunity to purchase an award only offered to 13 individuals including many Royal recipients. See also the impressive group of medals also awarded to Sir Robert Bellinger
Halfcrown 1713 Plain in angles DVODECIMO ESC 584, Bull 1376 VF/About VF with some adjustment lines, the reverse with some weakness in the corresponding area
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust, Large Shields, Later Harp, with E over larger E in GVLIELMVS as ESC 541, Bull 1021 strong VF with an old and colourful tone, some old scratches are present on BR.FRA, these possibly made at the time of minting as there is a corresponding weakness on III.DEI on the obverse
Halfcrown 1683 ESC 490, Bull 497 some weakness of strike between 1 and 2 o'clock and correspondingly so on the reverse, otherwise About Fine/Fine, Rare, Shilling 1683 ESC 1605, Bull 558 approaching Fine with uneven tone, Rare
South Africa Imitation One Pond in base metal (38, a few holed), Gaming Tokens (101) Spade Guineas (64), Half Guineas (85), plus Toy Money, Spielgeld and a few Machine Tokens (117), in mixed grades
Halfpennies18th CenturyMiddlesex (5) 1795 Whitfield DH911b Bust left/Cypher NEF, Lackington 1794 DH354 NEF, 1795 Moore DH389 GVF/NEF, Political and Social Map of France and Foot/Legend in 5 lines within a wreath of oak DH1016e NEF, Corresponding Society 1795 DH286b VF
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfpenny 1723 the reverse double struck in parts showing two exergues and dates, the obverse correspondingly so on the upper section with part of GEORGIVS double struck, VG
Crown 1902 VF, South Africa Pond 1898 Fine, Ex-Jewellery, along with a group of Halfcrowns to Farthings 18th to 20th Century, plus a small group of World base metal and paper money £7 face
Halfpennies18th CenturyMiddlesex (10) Burchell's undated Legend/Legend DH274, Corresponding Society Prince of Wales/Group DH287, 1797 Mail coach, Coach/Legend J.Palmer DH364, London, Essex and Norfolk, undated Legend in 8 Lines/Legend in 4 Lines, Plain edge DH923, London, Essex and Norfolk, undated Legend in 8 Lines/Legend in 4 Lines, O in OF under I in PRINCESS Plain edge DH924, London and Middlesex 1792 Bust of Shakespeare/Female seated, upright milled edge DH928a, National Series undated, Conjoined busts/Ship, Milled edge DH945a, 1793 Prince of Wales Bust/Feathers, edge 'Payable at London, Liverpool or Bristol' DH981c, 1794 Political and Social Series Foot upon map of France/Legend in 4 Lines, edge reads 'Payable at Clougher or in Dublin' DH1017a, 1797 Political and Social Series DH1019 NVF to GVF
Halfpennies18th CenturyMiddlesex (5) Political and Social 1794 Bust of Hardy/Legend in 6 lines DH1024 EF, Coventry Street 1795 Water Filtering Stone/Legend in 3 lines, DH292 EF, Masonic Cupid/Arms DH372 NEF, Shackleton 1794 Cvandle mould/Arms DH476 EF unpriced by Withers, Corresponding Society 1795 Fable of the bundle of sticks/Dove DH286 EF/NEF toned
Halfcrown 1868 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, accompanied by a Royal Mint letter, related correspondence, newspaper cutting stating that the owner refused £1700 for the coin the 1968, and photographs taken in 1968, the letter believed to be the letter quoted in the ESC stating that the coin is 'probably genuine', mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1992 edition, page 85, these pieces recently reported as unrecorded in the Royal mint striking records, Harrington Manville the famous US numismatist once pointed out to us these so called missing dates were most definitely not struck by the Royal Mint, and this seems now to be the popular opinion
Halfpenny 1675 Peck 516 the 5 of the date very weak, EF with some weakness on the King's shoulder and in the corresponding area on the reverse. A high grade example of this series with very little actual wear
South AfricaHalf Pond 1893 KM#9.2 Extremely Rare in any grade, Good Fine the edge with some slight roughness at 10 and 2 o'clock too minor in our opinion to indicate an ex-jewellery piece
Halfpenny 1862 Freeman 288A dies 7+F with die letter C to left of lighthouse AVF with a flan flaw through LF of HALF and correspondingly through BRITT on obverse. Some surface residue from vinyl envelope storage, this possibly removable, Extremely rare rated R19 by Freeman, a clear example quite possibly one of the finest known, superior to the example in the Roland Harris collection, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 904 hammer price £700
USAHalf Dollar 1795 Breen 4560, VF repaired to the left of the date, the lowest star missing (smoothed off) this would be entirely below the missing curl , the TE of STATES correspondingly showing damage, weight 13.41 grammes
South Africa ZAR (18) Pond 1895 Near Fine/Fine, Half Pond 1894 Good Fine, Crown 1892 Single Shaft Good Fine, 2 1/2 Shillings (3) 1892 (2) Fine and Near Fine, 1897 About Fine, 2 Shillings (2) 1892 Good Fine, 1897 Fine, Shillings (2) 1892 About Fine, 1893 About Fine, Sixpences (4) 1892 VG, 1893 NF, 1897 (2) VG and VG with loop mount, Threepences (2) 1892 Fine, 1894 Fine, Penny 1892 NEF
South Africa Half Pond 1894 Fine set into a 'prospector's brooch' with pick and shovel on each side of the mount, stated by the vendor to be a 15 carat mount, boxed
Halfcrown 1697 First Bust, Large Shields ESC 541 VF with grey toning and some adjustment lines on the base of the bust with a corresponding weak area on the reverse
Half LaurelJames I Third Coinage S.2641ANorth 2117 Mintmark Trefoil VF or better and pleasing with a slight weakness on the King's face and correspondingly on the Irish Harp, high grade and pleasing for type
Guineas (2) 1795, 1798, Sovereign 1817, Half Sovereign 1817, South Africa (2) Pond 1898, Half Pond 1897 VG to Fine all ex-jewellery, three having the mounts still attached
Halfpenny 1700 L of GVLIELMVS struck over I, unlisted by Peck, we note there was no example in the Nicholson collection, Fine with some weakness at the top of the reverse and correspondingly on the obverse
Mis-strike Penny 1865 partial brockage on a slightly oval blank with VICTORIA D:G: showing incuse and mirror image in the reverse field, the corresponding area not struck up on the obverse. The coin also off-centre as a result of multiple striking with three borders being visible on around half of the reverse, Fair/VG and highly unusual
Halfcrown 1707 SEPTIMO Plain in angles ESC 574 F/NVF slightly weakly struck at the top of the obverse and correspondingly so at the bottom of the reverse
Mis-strike Penny 1865 partial brockage on a slightly oval blank with VICTORIA D:G: showing incuse and mirror image in the reverse field, the corresponding area not struck up on the obverse. The coin also off-centre as a result of multiple striking with three borders being visible on around half of the reverse, Fair/VG and highly unusual
Sovereigns (4) 1887 Jubilee Head, 1904, 1912, 1963, Half Sovereigns (40 1897 (2), 1910, 1912, South Africa Pond 1894 Fine to VF with surface pitting, all in 9 carat gold mounts
Half Guinea 1688 S.3404 Nearer EF than VF with some weakness on the higher points of the King's hair and correspondingly on the base of the French shield all James II Half Guineas hard to find and in our opinion under-rated in terms of rarity this borne out by the fact that we have handled only two examples since March 2003
Sovereigns (3) 1911 EF, 1968 GEF, 1905 About Fine with a loop mount attached to the top, Half Sovereigns (2) 1892 About Fine the milling smoothed possibly an ex-jewellery piece, 1914 GF/F with a loop mount attached to the top, Half Guinea 1813 VG with surface damage and with a loop mount attached to the top, South Africa Half Pond 1897 GF with traces of a mount having been skilfully removed from top and bottom on the edge
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