Bronze, Farthings (over 350 from circulation) with another 80 with many of these lustrous, Halfpennies from circulation (150), higher grades many with lustre including George V (150), Pennies (100) including Victorian issues
Farthings in CGS holders (2) 1854 5 over 5 in date, the 4 also filled, CGS Variety 03 A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded CGS 70, 1826 type 1 I over lower I in GEORGIUS A/UNC toned, slabbed and graded CGS 70
A collection in albums and Whitman Folders Farthings - Florins pre Victoria to QE II mixed grades as well as decimal issues 1p - Five Pounds in high grades, with 6 Tripolitanian bank notes in low grades (lot)
Pennies 1797, 1806, 1855, and 1855 mixed grades the last with lustre traces and edge nicks, Quarter Farthing 1852, 1/2d contemporary forgery 1776, others including George IIIHalfpennies - Twopences from circulation Victoria Bun and Veiled head Pennies some lustrous, British Isles low grade coppers mostly Georgian may include contemporary forgeries (31), Halfpennies William and Mary - George III (16) some in collectable F - GF and including contemporary forgeries and Irish, and a bag of George V provincial mint Pennies from circulation
Pre-Decimal an accumulation Halfcrowns to Farthings (around 8.5 Kilos) in mixed grades includes some pre 1947 and pre 1920 silver, SilverThreepences including Victorian issues in mixed grades, some later coins lustrous
Shilling 1945E, Twopences 1797 (5), Pennies 1797 (2), 1951, Halfpennies (4) 1720, 1799, 1851, 1906, Farthings (110) George III to Wrens, in mixed grades with some in EF to UNC with many later coins lustrous
HalfpenniesGeorge III contemporary counterfeits (24) includes 1741 and 1785 Good to Fine, Farthing George III contemporary counterfeit (1) VG, we note a similar 1741 coin appears in 'The Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies' (plate coin no.7)
Farthings (148) mostly bronze with a handful of coppers, in mixed grades some including Victorian issues with lustre, Fractional Farthings (5) in mixed grades Fine to VF
Sixpence 1698 Plumes Fine/Good Fine, MaundyPenny 1753 About VF, Pennies (3) 1898 A/UNC, 1900 GEF, 1940 double reverse (two coins machined together) Fine, Halfpennies (11) 1772 GEORIVS error Fine, 1773 VG, 1856 VF/GVF, 1901 (2) both EF with lustre, 1936 UNC, 1943 UNC, 1944 GEF, 1848 A/UNC, 1952 GEF, Farthings James I Lennox VG, Charles I Rose Fine with an edge clip, Charles I Richmond NVG with a long flan crack
Farthings (6) 1721 NVF/GF, 1799 A/UNC with a spot on the reverse, 1843 B of BRIT has no serif Lustrous UNC, 1875H Lustrous UNC, 1888 UNC with practically full lustre, 1890 Wide Date UNC with around 80% lustre
Pennies (2) 1906, 1907, Halfpennies (7) 1901, 1902, 1910, 1914, 1938, 1939, 1953, Farthings (2) 1841, 1843 the 1910 Halfpenny VF other EF or better with varying degrees of lustre
Farthings (28) 1918 (2), 1919 (2), 1927, 1929 (23) A/UNC to UNC with good lustre, also Whitman Folder Farthings 1902-1956 in mixed grades some lustrous
Halfpennies (3) 1861 doubled 6 in date, 6 and 1 wide, G of D:G: not fully formed and resembles a C, Fine, cleaned 1861 Base of R in BRITT indented NVF with spots, 1882H Open O in VICTORIA EF with traces of lustre, Farthings (2) 1839 FID DEF unbarred A in GRATIA, B of BRIT has no top serif VF/NEF, 1866 GVF
Collections in Whitman Folders Farthings - Halfcrowns some being date runs, other type sets, dates ranging from 1860 - 1967 mixed grades some lustrous,
GB and World a mixed lot (21) Pennies (6) 1936 NGC MS65, 1953 NGC MS65 RB, 1961 NGC MS65 RD, 1961 PCGS MS65 RD, 1964 NGC MS64 RD, 1967 PCGS MS65 RD, Halfpennies (2) 1923 NGC MS65 BN, 1925 First Head NGC MS65 RB, Ireland (6), Penny 1928 NGC MS65 RB, Farthings 5) 1928 NGC MS63 BN, 1932 NGC AU58 BN, 1936 NGC MS64 BN, 1937 NGC MS62 BN, 1933 ANACS MS62, Trade Dollars (6) 1998 Cupro-Nickel issues 'Pirates of The Caribbean' in cupro-nickel with coloured reverses, UNC boxed, Canada 5 Dollars Maple Leaf 2013 Lustrous UNC
Currency Sets (2) 1937 (15 coins Crown to Farthing with Maundy) GEF to UNC some with attractive tone in a 1937 Proof Set box, 1942 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing EF to UNC some toned, in a maroon box
Shilling 1889 large head nEF along with other silver and cupro-nickel issues some in high grades (30), Halfpennies 1960 lustrous Unc (50), Pennies George III - Elizabeth in circulated grades including 1864 and 1871, Halfpennies 1731 - 1967 (50) mostly lower grades, and Farthings Charles II - Elizabeth II Poor - Unc (60)
Crowns 1951-1980 around 5 Kilos will be around 190 coins, EF to UNC a few in slide cases, Plastic Sets 1953 (3) UNC, Farthings 1.1 Kilos (will be around 400 coins) in mixed grades
Farthing 1825 GEF as part of a group of GB and some World an accumulation in album pages and tins with some Whitman folders (some complete) a wide range mostly in base metal 19th and 20th Century in mixed grades (total weight around 6 Kilos)
A wide ranging group Farthings - Halfcrowns, Charles II - Elizabeth II mixed grades some EF or better and many earlier types in collectable grades, with strength in Victorian Bronze in collectable grades (lot)
Farthings (19) 1672, 1675 (2), 1679, 1717 Reverse B (Fine/Good Fine with some scratches on the obverse), 1719 Small Obverse Letters, 1719 Large Obverse Letters (2), 1736 (2), 1744 (2), 1754 1773 (2), 1774, 1799 (2), 1806 VG to VF along with vendors notes on die varieties, would make an interesting study group
Halfcrowns to Farthings an accumulation in 6 Coindex boxes and an additional bag, largely 20th Century with a few Victorian, includes plenty of silver, in mixed circulated grades
Farthings in 2 Whitman Folders 1860-1901 (42, includes obverses, missing 3 coins, 1867, 1872 and 1900) and 1902-1956 (53) in mixed grades with many including Victorian with lustre
Crowns 1696 and 1891 as part of a collection of 20th Century Crowns to Farthings in 6 slide boxes, also includes some 19th century, most dates represented although the key dates are missing, also with many bags of duplicate Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings, in mixed circulated grades (total weight over 20 Kilos)
A mixed group of varying types Charles II - Elizabeth II mixed grades Farthings - Halfcrowns some including pre 1900 issues in silver, high grade bronze mostly George VI the majority with good lustre, George V Pennies from circulation but many from provincial mints and a bag of Chanel Islands including Victorian types (lot)
Sovereign 1914 EF, plus Halfcrowns to Farthings 17th to 20th Century (23) includes a few token issues in mixed grades, plus World Paper money (47) in mixed grades
Farthings (10) 1731, 1735 3 doubled, 1736 High 6 in date, 1737 Small Date, 1739 Weak stop on obverse, 1754, 1821, 1822, 1825, plus Token Farthing 1793 Isaac Newton, Fine to Good Fine, the George IV issues VF to GEF, an interesting study group, many of these types now recorded on the CGS Population Report
Farthings (10) 1881, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1895 Veiled Head, 1896, 1897 Dark finish, 1897 Bright finish, 1910, 1923, Half Farthing 1844 A/UNC to UNC the Bun heads with considerable mint lustre, a pleasing group
Farthings a small group includes some varieties (7) 1694 Double Exergue Line, 1843 3 over 2 Near Fine, 1850 5 over 7 Good Fine once cleaned, 1852 GVF, 1855 WW Incuse VF, 1858 Small Date, Fine, rare, 1879 Large 9 Fine
Farthings (9) 1840 Wide Date DEF. , 1840 missing serif to B of BRIT, 1841, 1842, 1845 missing serif to B of BRIT, 1851 no serifs to B of BRIT, 1853 WW Raised, 1854detached shamrock, 1858 last 8 overstruck with a spike coming from the top right, Fine to GVF, an interesting study group, many of these recently recorded types are now recorded on the CGS Population Report
Farthings (12) 1876H Large 6, 1879 Ordinary 9, 1.5 stops after F:D:, 1879 Ordinary 9, wider date, 1.5 stops after F:D:, 1882H Broken F in F:D: 1881 3 Berries dies 7+C, 1891, 1931, 1937, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, first VF others NEF to Lustrous UNC, plus an additional bag of other mixed copper (65), these mostly Halfpennies, in mixed grades
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 die clash, with the edges of the bust showing through on the reverse, also the V of VICTORIA shows in the right of the exergue (misaligned with the obverse), Fine holed and unusual, Farthings (3) 1821 NF on an irregularly shaped flan, 1822 with several letters of the obverse legend mis-struck and with pieces missing, Fine, 1891 Poor
A collection in an album George III (23) Crowns (2) 1819LIX, 1820LX, Three ShillingBank Tokens (2) 1811, 1815, Halfcrowns (2) 1817 Bull Head, 1817 Small Head, One Shilling and Sixpence Bank Token (2) 1811, 1812, Shillings 1787 (2) Hearts and No Hearts, Sixpences (2) 1787 No Hearts, 1817, MaundyThreepence 1762, Maundy Penny 1795, Twopence 1797, Pennies (2) 1797, 1807, Halfpennies (3) 1774, 1799, 1806, Farthings (3) 1774, 1799, 1806, in mixed grades to EF
George VI an almost complete collection in an album Crowns to Farthings missing only 5 coins (Halfcrowns 1938 and 1939, Florin 1938, Pennies 1950 and 1951) the remainder almost all in lustrous grades EF and better, the SilverThreepences 1943 and 1944 around Fine, along with an additional group (57) Halfcrowns (5), Florins (3), Shillings (3), Sixpences (3), Brass Threepences (5), Pennies (20), Halfpennies (9), Farthings (9) 1936 to 1970 in lustrous grades
Crowns (5) 1819LIX, 1821 VG Ex-Mount (2), 1889, 1892, as part of a group of Pre 1920 Silver (£5.82 1/2 face, including the Crowns), Pre 1947 Silver £2.72 1/2 face in mixed circulated grades, plus Copper and Bronze 18th to 20th Century (30) mostly Halfpennies and Farthings includes a few World and token issues, in mixed lower grades
George VI 1937-1949 housed in year set card mounts in album pages Crown 1937 then Halfcrown to Farthing 1937 to 1949 missing only 3 coins (Sixpence 1947, Threepences 1946 and 1949) Lustrous UNC, the 1944, 1945 and 1946 Pennies UNC mint toned
Year Sets Elizabeth II (15) 1953 Crown to Farthing (10 coins, includes the rare 1+B Farthing), 1954 (8 coins), 1955 (8 coins), 1956 (8 coins), 1957 (7 coins), 1958 (7 coins), 1959 (7 coins), 1960 (8 coins), 1961(7 coins), 1962 (7 coins, missing the Penny), 1963 (8 coins), 1964 (8 coins), 1965 (9 coins), 1966 (8 coins), 1967 (7 coins) Lustrous UNC, plus additional part sets 1953 (Halfcrown and Florin), 1957 (Sixpence), 1959 (Sixpence), 1963 (Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny), 1964 (Sixpence, Threepence, Penny and Halfpenny), 1965 (Crown, Florin, Sixpence, Threepence, penny and Halfpenny, 1966 (Florin and Penny), 1967 (Florin, Sixpence, Threepence, Penny and Halfpenny) these EF to UNC most with lustre, house in year set card mounts, plus an additional group of year set card mounts and mount-sized album pages
Pennies (3) 1890, 1891, 1892, Halfpennies (4) 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, Farthings (3) 1890, 1891, 1893 all A/UNC to UNC and lustrous a couple with spots, housed in year set card mounts
Sixpences (4) 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, Threepence 1904, Pennies (5) 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, Halfpennies (3) 1903, 1906, 1908 Farthings (3) 1903, 1909, 1910 EF to UNC with many coins lustrous, all housed in year set card mounts in album pages
Farthings in CGS holders in high grades EF and better (5) 1858 Large Date with 5 over 5 and 8 over 8 CGS 75, 1873 High 3 in date (3 does not touch linear circle) CGS 70, 1902 CGS 70, 1903 CGS 78, 1905 CGS 70
Year Sets (3) in the year set card mounts in album pages 1950 (9 coins, Halfcrown to Farthing), 1951 (10 coins, Crown to Farthing), 1952 (4 coins, Sixpence, Threepence, Halfpenny and Farthing) UNC the vast majority being almost fully lustrous
Farthings William and MaryPatterns/Medalets (3) as follows:- 1) Obverse Portrait of Mary, Reverse Rose, in silver on a thin flan Montague 18a GVF, 2) Obverse Portrait of Mary, Reverse Rose, Montague 18b in copper on a thick flan Good Fine, 3) Obverse Portrait of Mary Reverse Rose, in copper on a thin flan, NVF
Florin 1912, Shilling 1912, Sixpence 1912, Penny 1912, Halfpenny 1912, Farthing 1912 A/UNC to Lustrous UNC, housed in a year set card mount, a pleasing group
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