Year Sets in an album 1936 Halfcrown to Farthing (8 coins), 1937 Crown to Farthing (11 coins), 1951 Crown to Farthing (10 coins, English Shilling, Threepence and Halfpenny are Proof issues), 1953 Crown to Farthing (10 coins), 1966 Halfcrown to Halfpenny (2 sets, 8 coins each), 1967 Halfcrown to Halfpenny (2 sets, 6 coins each), Crowns 1960, 1965 EF to UNC the majority with lustre
Copper and Bronze in a small aluminium case (19) Pennies (9) 1797, 1858, 1901, 1902, 1921, 1927, 1937, 1939, 1948, Halfpennies (3) 1850 (altered date, possibly from 1853), 1929 (2), Farthings (7) 1673, 1865, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1919, 1920, pre-Victoria VG to Fine, others VF to UNC many GEF to UNC and lustrous
Proof Sets (11) Flat Packs (7) 1970, 1972, 1977 (2), 1978, 1979, 1980, Blue Sets (3) 1993, 1995, 1997, Standard Set 2000, FDC in the cases of issue, Queen Elizabeth Coinage in 2 albums , the first 1953 to 1967 Crowns to Farthings a complete set of currency issues in Lustrous GEF-UNC, the second Decimal issues 1968-1981 a complete set of currency issues AU to UNC and lustrous, Royal Mint Year Sets (3) 1997, 2008 Royal Shield of Arms, 2008 Emblems of Britain UNC in the wallets of issue, Five Pound Crown 1997 Golden Wedding, Two Pounds 1995 Peace Dove, Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day Landings UNC in the wallets of issue, Birds Eye Coin Collection (18 coins) from a variety of different countries 1964-1982 EF-UNC in wallet, Shell Historic Cars a 20-coin set, Book British Die Cast Model Toys 3rd edition and related literature
Farthings (5) 1737 Large Date VG, 1737 Small Date VG, 1739 the first with the olive branch pointing to the base of the first N in BRITANNIA Peck 869 VG, the second with the olive branch pointing between the A and N of BRITANNIA and with the date appearing 1' 739 (similar to the Cooke Collection coin no.386) VG or slightly better, 1843 3 over 2 unlisted by Peck, superior to the example in the Cooke Collection NVF/GF with some uneven tone, extremely rare
GB and World (176) Hammered to 20th Century a mixed group includes Crown sized and Silver minors, Hammered Cut Halfpenny and Farthings (2), Halfpenny 1861 wide date, in mixed grades to UNC, with many 19th Century collectable pieces
Pennies 1869 NF, 1895 2mm VG, 1926 Modified Effigy (2) VG, 1950 (6) average VF, as part of a collection 18th to 20th Century in 3 albums and 2 containers Halfcrowns to Farthings, base metal issues in mixed grades
A collection of Farthings in an album some with lustre as part of a large group of base metal issues Farthings - Halfcrowns some in folders and albums others in bags and tubes (over 35 Kilos gross weight)
Pennies (2) 1854 Ornamental Trident AU/GEF with lustre, 1864 Plain 4 Fine, Farthings (3) 1719 VF, 1839 NEF with traces of lustre, 1858 Large Date Good Fine, Model PennyVictoriaundated bimetallic NEF, France Franc 1917 Lustrous UNC
Pre-1920 in silver £1.20 face many in collectable grades, SilverThreepences mostly pre-1920 (98) in mixed grades, Pennies to Farthings 17th to 20rth Century (55) in mixed circulated grades
Crowns 1951 EF-FDC (12) 6 cased, 1953 EF- Unc (15), 1960 Unc (3) 1965 - 1981 (9.4 kilos will be 330 coins) an unsorted group, Shillingcollection 1937 - 1966 in two Whitman Folders many high grade but lacquered, Farthings (1.9 KG will be about 670 coins) from circulation, India "Dumps" (6) silver (3) and bronze (3) F - VF
Pennies (11) 1921, 1936 (2), 1937 (2), 1938, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953 UNC or near so and lustrous, Whitman Folders (3) SilverThreepences 1902-1944 (no 1927), Brass Threepences 1937-1970 complete, Shillings 1953-1966 English and Scottish complete in mixed grades some lustrous, George VI 1947-1951 Crowns to Farthings complete except for Halfcrown 1949 and Threepence 1948 in mixed grades
Crowns to Fractional FarthingsGeorge III to Elizabeth II also a couple of low grade hammered items, the majority in base metal, in mixed grades, plus Britain's First Decimal Sets (3) UNC in the wallets of issue and a 'Pocket Money Guide' issued around decimalization, total weight approximately 3 Kilos
Whitman Folders (13) Shillings 1937-1951, Sixpences 1937-1967, Pennies 1926-1967 (2), 1881-1901, 1902-1929 (3), 1930-1966 (2) Halfpennies 1902-1936, 1937-1967, Farthings 1902-1936 all bar one are incomplete, contains no silver, in mixed grades, plus an additional 4 empty folders
Halfpennies (25) Evasions and George III Contemporary Forgeries an interesting and varied group, along with an Isaac NewtonFarthing 1797 mixed collectable grades
Crowns to Farthings 19th and 20th Century includes £7.65 Pre-1920 Silver and £4.55 face Pre-1947 silver, in mixed circulated grades, a few damaged, also contains some redeemable currency (total weight around 5.5 Kilos)
Farthings George V (probably all 1934) 1.25 Kilos will be about 440 coins generally lustrous Unc some may have spots and booking at £20 each now in Spink in UNC
Farthings (12) 1839 FID : DEF . Peck 1554 About UNC and attractive toned with traces of lustre, Ex-Farthing Specialist 25/10/1992, 1839 Two-Pronged Trident as Peck 1554 EF with some surface marks, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/6/1998, 1840 Peck 1559 UNC with traces of lustre, and some light corrosion spots on the obverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 15/6/1982, 1847 Peck 1568 A/UNC with traces of lustre and a larger area of discolouration on the obverse, 1854 Peck 1580 UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction on the reverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 26/2/1989, 1855 WW Incuse Peck 1581 A/UNC with traces of lustre and some contact marks on the portrait, Ex-Farthing Specialist 19/1/1981, 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 496 dies 1+A UNC with around 65% lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/10/1979, 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 499 4 Berries dies 2+B UNC with traces of lustre and some staining on the obverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 25/2/1980, 1861 Freeman 503 dies 3+B 5 Berries UNC with a couple of spots, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/1/1999, 1861 Freeman 502 dies 2+B 4 Berries UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-Farthing Specialist 17/12/1980, 1872 Freeman 523 dies 3+B UNC/AU with traces of lustre and some spots on the reverse, Ex-David Shaw 15/6/1979, 1874H Freeman 525 dies 4+C EF, Ex-Pegg, Ex-Farthing Specialist 17/12/1980
Shillings (2) 1745 LIMA, 1902, Sixpences (6) 1696, 1743 Roses, 1757, 1787 Hearts, 1868 Die Number 4, 1910 Pennies (3) 1837, 1844, 1851, Farthing 1853, Token Prince Edward Island Self Government and Free Trade 1857, German East Africa Quarter Rupie 1913A Last VF others VG to GF
Year Sets in an album 1936 Halfcrown to Farthing (8 coins), 1937 Crown to Farthing (11 coins), 1951 Crown to Farthing (10 coins, English Shilling, Threepence and Halfpenny are Proof issues), 1953 Crown to Farthing (10 coins), 1966 Halfcrown to Halfpenny (2 sets, 8 coins each), 1967 Halfcrown to Halfpenny (2 sets, 6 coins each), Crowns 1960, 1965 EF to UNC the majority with lustre
Crowns (6) 1935 (4), 1937 (2), Year Set 1935 Crown to Farthing (9 coins), Fifty Pences 1973 (3), Medals (3) George VI Coronation 1937 (2) in Silver and in bronze, Royal Wedding 1981 St. Paul's Cathedral in bronze, boxed, Uganda Proof Set 1966, Canada set a 7-coin set comprising Dollar 1965, Dollar 1970 Manitoba, and 50 Cents to 1 Cent 1995, Hungary 100 Forint 1982 World Cup Australia Florin 1927 Parliament House, Ireland (2) Halfpenny 1933, Farthing 1806, plus a Ceylon Ancient Copper, in mixed grades some lustrous
Farthings (5) 1697 Peck 659 VG, 1699 Date in Exergue Peck 665 Fine, 1699 Date in Legend, No stop after date Peck 681 these three all Ex-Colin Cooke, 1737 Large Date Peck 867 VF Rare, (We note there was no specimen in Norweb, Westbrook, Debens, Foster or Bowers collections), Ex-Farthing Specialist 18/4/199122, 1754 Peck 892 EF, Ex-Farthing Specialist 23/1/1985
Whitman Folders (6) BrassThreepences 1937-1967 (2, complete), Halfpennies 1937-1967 (1 complete, one almost complete), Farthings 1937-1956, Pennies 1930-1966 almost complete (no 1950, 1951 or 1953), Whitman Folders for USA Coins (20, empty), Unofficial Sets 1967 (11) UNC in slide cases, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in a slide case
Farthing 1713 Anne VF Forgery as part of a group of GB and World 18th to 20th Century (31) with some in silver, includes a few token and medallic issues, in mixed grades
Halfpennies (4) 1831 CGS Fine 25, 1834 (2) both VG, 1837 7 over 7 in the CGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder graded Corrosion F, Farthing 1835 Reverse B Raised Line on Saltire EF/GVF
Farthings (16) 1903, 1905, 1906, 1911 Full Neck, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1925 (2), 1927, 1932, 1934, Third Farthings (2) 1902, 1913 A/UNC to UNC the bright issues lustrous, pre-1918 all with dark toning as issued
Pennies (13) 1873, 1874H (2), 1875 (2), 1875H, 1876H (2), 1881H (2), 1882H (2), 1886, Halfpenny 1807, Farthing 1878 Near Fine to Good Fine some cleaned
Farthings in Whitman Folders 1937-1956 (5 sets) all complete with obverses in mixed grades to lustrous UNC, Farthings Bun Head (9) Fine to NEF, Farthings 1925 (12) A/UNC to UNC with lustre, Farthings 1928 (8) Lustrous UNC, Farthings George V and George VI (81) includes many in lustrous grades
Halfcrowns (3) 1693 Fine with small S.I countermark, 1843 Fair, 1906 GVF, as part of a group of Crowns to Farthings Hammered to 20th Century includes plenty of silver, in mixed grades, also Proof Sets (3) 1977, 1980, 1981 FDC in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Year Set 1982 UNC in wallet, Unofficial Elizabeth II set, mixed dates, Crown First Day Cover 1981 Charles and Diana UNC
Five Pound Crowns (24) 1996 (3), 1998 (2), 1999 Diana (2), 1999 Millennium (2), 2000 Queen Mother Centenary (2), 2000 Millennium (2), 2001 Victoria Anniversary, 2002 Queen Mother Memorial, 2002 Golden Jubilee, 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary, 2005 Trafalgar, 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday (2), 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday (2), 2008 Queen Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of Accession, 2011 Prince Philip 90th Birthday, Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 2005 Nelson and Trafalgar, Crowns (28) 1889, 1890, 1893LVI, 1935, 1937, 1951 (3), 1953 (2), 1960, 1965 (3), 1972, 1977 (10), 1980, 1981 (2), Five Pound Crowns on Coin Covers (2) GB 2005 Nelson with stamps, Gibraltar Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday with stamps, Unofficial Sets (4) 'PennyFarthing' Penny 1967 and Farthing 1945 EF-UNC, 'Penny Farthing' Penny 1967 and Farthing 1953 EF-UNC, Halfcrowns (5) 1947-1951 (2), Jersey Five Pound Crown 2003, Jersey Five Pounds 2003 Royal Navy (4) UNC in wallets, Isle of Man 1977, Ascension Island Fifty Pence 1984, Falkland Islands Fifty Pence 1982 in mixed grades earlier issues around Fine, 20th century EF-UNC many in the original mint wallets, some in Westminster boxes
Double Florins (2) 1887 Arabic 1 EF, 1888 Fine, Halfcrown 1915 NGC AU55, Twopence 1797 About VF as part of a group of GB Crowns to Farthings (42) includes a few World items in mixed circulated grades
Groats (5) 1837 (2), 1840, 1842, 1854, Farthings (8) 1822, 1843, 1880, 1881, 1912, 1924, 1925, 1932, Half Farthings (2) 1843, 1844, 19th CenturyHalfpenny Tokens (2), Indian Half Rupee (2) 1874, 1918, George VI Coronation Medal 1937, Medal Sweden Gustav II Adolphus, Victory at the Battle of Breitenfield 1631 55mm diameter in brass in mixed grades
Farthings (51) 1900-1955 an almost complete set missing 1902, 1903, 1907, 1942, 1948, 1954, Halfpennies (3) 1901, 1902, 1919, Pennies 1928 (2) in mixed grades to EF some with lustre
Pennies and Farthings in red tubes includes quantities of Pennies 1912, 1918 and 1919 Provincial mints, 1922, 1926, 1932, 1934, 1953, in mixed grades, Farthings Wrens (364) mixed quantities of 1946, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, the majority in lustrous UNC many choice, BrassThreepences George VI (34) EF-UNC, a further group of Farthings approximately 2.6 Kilos all Wrens many with lustre, World issue a small group 20th Century base metal, and a small bag of crude base metal GB Forgeries in mixed grades (Total weight over 24 Kilos)
Farthings (17) 1690, 1694, 1694 No Stop after MARIA, 1694 No Stop after BRITANNIA, 1694 No stops on obverse, 1694 Unbarred A's in BRITANNIA, 1695, 1696, 1697, 1699 Date in Exergue, 1699 Date in Legend, 1700, 1700 RRITANNIA error, 1719 (3) in mixed grades to VG to About Fine
Pennies Victorian bun heads two part collections in Whitman folders from circulation but some better, other pennies Victoria and later with quantities in bags, Farthings in tins and bags including Victorian Types some other denominations (base metal types) Halfpennies and Brass 3ds some in Whitmans (lot)
Pre 1947 Silver £2.10 face in mixed circulated grades, New Zealand Florin album 1933-1965 complete with obverses, in mixed circulated grades, GB Threepences 1965 (25) UNC, Halfpennies 1963 (25) UNC, Farthings 1941 (20) GEF-UNC plus other GB and Worlds a small group 19th and 20th Century in mixed grades includes a few silver minors
Farthings (14) 1672 Loose Drapery (2), 1673, 1674, 1694, 1696, 1697, 1699 Date in Legend, 1719 Small Obv Letters, 1719 Large Obv Letters, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724 in mixed grades VG to Good Fine
Farthings (79) 1863, 1864, 1865, 1865 5 over 2, 1875 Large Date, 1875 Small Date (2), 1876H Large 6, 1880, these Fine to GVF, 1890 to 1956 complete except for 1895 Bun Head mostly EF to UNC the majority with lustre, plus Tokens (2) Bristol 1652 Fine, Halfpenny Bristol 1794 and Gaming counters (2) Fair to VF
Farthings estimated by weight to be about 850 coins, Victoria to Elizabeth II in mixed circulated grades, plus Farthings 1860-1956 in three Whitman folders 20th Century complete, the Victorian series incomplete (28 coins) in mixed circulated grades some of the later 20th Century dates lustrous
Farthings (6) 1690 Tin edge with no detail so exact attribution not possible, date clear in exergue Poor has been in the ground, Farthing 1699 SilverProof No Stop after date Peck 682 About Fine holed and plugged, 1694 No stop after Maria unbarred first A in Britannia Peck 618 GF/NVF with porous fields, Extremely rare. We note a similar example in Fine condition sold for £100 Hammer price in Auction A120 March 2008, Farthing 1866 Wide 66 Freeman 514 dies 3+B UNC with traces of lustre and a striking flaw in the reverse field, 1863 Freeman 509 dies 3+B (2) Near VF and Near Fine
Farthings 1844 VG, 1863 VG, 1895 Bun Head NF as part of a group of Farthings (115) George III to George VI in mixed grades to VF a few better, along with Third Farthing 1844 Poor, Model Half Farthing 1902 EF, and Model Pennies (2) VF-EF
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