Decimal and Pre-Decimal Coinage Crowns to Farthings includes Pre-1920 Silver £0.62½ face, includes Florin 1918 GVF, Pre-1947 silver £1.02½ face, includes some in EF Mint Sets (3) 1965 (9 coins) Crown to Halfpenny, 1966 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny, 1967 (6 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny (No Shillings), Lustrous UNC in the 'Coins of Great Britain black folders, Whitman folders (6) Shillings 1953 to 1966 English and Scottish complete with obverses, in mixed grades with some later coins lustrous, Shillings 1953 to 1966 almost complete, missing only the 1959S, 1961S, and 1965S, in mixed grades some EF, Shillings 1953 to 1966 (24 coins) missing 1953S, 1959S, 1961S, 1964E, 1965S and one obverse coin, in mixed grades some EF, Sixpences (45) all cupro-nickel issues, in mixed grades, a few EF, Brass Threepences 1937 to 1967 (33 coins) many fixed in with tape, in mixed circulated grades, Pennies 1902-1929 (28 coins) missing only 1902, 1903, 1919KN and one Edward VII obverse coin, in mixed circulated grades, Collectors Folder Halfpennies 1915-1967 incomplete (29 coins) in mixed circulated grades, Crowns (21) 1953 (3), 1965 (14), 1977 (3), 1981 GVF to UNC, Halfcrowns (5) 1953, 1961 No EF (worn reverse die), 1963, 1965, 1967, Florins (4) 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, Shillings (15) 1953E, 1954S, 1955E, 1958E, 1959S (NVF/VF), 1960E, 1960S, 1963E, 1964E, 1964S, 1965S, 1966E, 1966S (2), 1970E Proof, Sixpences (12) 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, mostly VF to UNC with some 1950s issues lustrous, Brass Threepences (15) 1940, 1943, 1946 (10), 1948 (A/UNC), 1949 (2), 1950 (2), 1951 (2), 1953 (2), 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962 (2), 1963, 1964 (2), 1965, 1966, 1967 (3), 1970 Proofs (2) scarcer dates around Fine, Elizabeth II dates EF to UNC and lustrous, Pennies (20) 1937, 1938, 1948 (3), 1949, 1967 (14), EF to Lustrous UNC, Halfpennies (63) 1937 (7), 1938, 1939, 1942 (3), 1944 (13), 1945 (3), 1948, 1949 (2), 1950, 1951 (2), 1952 (3), 1953, 1957, 1959 (23), 1962 EF to UNC with many lustrous, Decimal issues (103) £17.56 face One Pound 1986, Fifty Pences (17) 1973 (2), 1979, 1981, 1982 (2), 1986, 19871994 (2), 1997 (2), 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, Twenty Pence (18) 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, Ten Pences (24) 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, Five Pences (40) 1969, 1970 (3), 1973, 1975 (5), 1977, 1978, 1979 (2), 1980 (3), 1981, 1982 (2), 1983 (2), 1985, 1986 (2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Large Size, 1990 Small Size (6), 1991 (2), 1992 (2), 2000, Two Pence (3) 1974, 1984, 1989, in mixed grades with many lustrous EF to UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968-71 (3 sets) A/UNC to UNC in the blue wallets of issue, GB Unofficial Sets (4) Pennies 1961-1967 in mixed grades, 1966-7 (8 coins) Last £sd A/UNC to UNC in a soft Barclays folder, 1966 set (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny A/UNC to UNC in a slide case, 1936 Halfcrown to Farthing (8 coins) in mixed grades in a slide case, Germany Two Pfennigs 1990 Lustrous UNC, Isle of Man Decimal Coins (3 sets) 1971, 1977 and 1979 UNC in the soft folders of issue, Fifty Pences a 4-coin set GB 1973, Ireland 1970, Jersey 1969 and Guernsey 1969 UNC in a slide case
GB and World comprising GB (41) Crowns (5) 1937 GF/VF, 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC, 1965 A/UNC, 1980 A/UNC, Halfcrowns (5) 1923 (2) both VG one plugged, 1935 VG, 1948 Fine, 1962 Good Fine, Florin 1872 Die Number 68 VG, Shillings (5) 1866 Die Number 46 VG/Fair, 1922 Fair, 1932 VG, 1954S Good Fine, Sixpences (4) 1920 VG, 1925 Wide Rim VG, 1926 Modified Effigy VG, 1937 Proof GEF, SilverThreepences (7) 1916 VG, 1920 VG, 1925 VG, 1932 VG (holed), 1933, 1936 Fine (holed), 1942 NVF, Pennies (12) 1860 Toothed Border, 1861 (3), 1862, 1863 (2), 1866, 1873, 1874H, 1876H (2) Poor to Fair, Halfpennies (2) 1806 Fair, George III worn, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968-71 UNC in a slide case. Isle of Man (4) Token Halfpenny 1831 VG, Farthing 1733 Fair, Isle of Man a 5-coin set 1979 Tynwald Millennium, comprising 1979 Viking Longship, 1979 English Ship, 1979 Flemish Carrack, 1979 Man o' War, and 1979 Manx Lifeboat, UNC in a slide case, Isle of Man Decimal Coins 1971 Fifty Pence to Half Penny UNC in the white folder of issue, the obverses with some surface residue, Isle of Man One Pound 1978 AC, UNC in a slide case, Ireland Halfcrown 1933 VG, Australia Threepence 1933 VG/Good Fine, Canada Ten CentsGeorge V reverse worn
Pre-1947 silver £9.12 1/2 face, as part of a group of GB Halfcrowns to Farthings comprising Halfcrowns (87), Florins (121), Shillings (194), Sixpences (215), SilverThreepences (8), Brass Threepences (151), Pennies (992), Halfpennies (150), Farthings (37), USA One Dollar (2) 1971, 1978D both NEF, Half Dollars (3) 1972 VF, 1976 (2) both EF, Enamelled GB Groat 1838 in 5 colours, fair workmanship, DecimalFifty Pences 1973 Proof in the box of issue, Decimal Coinage £3.71 face many are older larger issues, in mixed grades, Crowns (4) 1953, 1965, 1977 (2) VF to UNC, Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday UNC on the card of issue, along with a small group of World coins (16) these mainly Channel Island and Ireland issues in base metal, Medal 1953 Coronation Lambeth Borough Council UNC boxed, along with books (4) Krause World Coins 1901-present (1998 edition), Coin Monthly 1969 edition, Collectors Coins 1995 edition, and Seaby Standard Catalogue of British Coins 1970 in good second-hand condition (total weight over 20 Kilos)
GB and World includes cased items and GB pre-1947 £4.10 face, in mixed grades, GB Bronze Pennies Victoria Bun Heads to Elizabeth II (116) most dates represented in lower grades, includes 1931, 1935 and 1936 Lustrous AU to UNC, GB Halfcrowns to Sixpences cupro-nickel issues (13) includes some 1953 and 1967 issues in UNC, Canada (25) One Dollar 1965, 50 Cents 1962, 25 Cents (4) 1951, 1962, 1967 Lynx (2), Ten Cents (7) 1941, 1952, 1962, 1966, 1967 Atlantic Mackerel (3), Five Cents (4) 1961, 1964, 1967 Rabbit (2), One Cent (8) 1967 Dove (4) 1940, 1952, 1960, 1966, USA (14) Half Dollar 1964, 1966, 1967, Quarter Dollar 1965, Ten Cents (2) 1964D, 1967, Five Cents (4) 1947, 1963, 1964 (2), One Cent (4) 1964D, 1965, 1966, 1967 in mixed grades to EF some with lustre, with some surface residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable with care, GB Florins (197), Shillings (433), Decimal Five Pence (134) cupro-nickel issues, Pennies (477 many are Elizabeth II,) Halfpennies (333, many are ships), and a further group of pre-Decimal base metal issues Threepences to Farthings (139) in mixed grades, GB Two Pounds (5) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England (2), 1995 Peace Dove, 1995 50th Anniversary of the UN, 1997, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue some still sealed, Two Pounds 2-coin sets (2) 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, One Pound (17) 1984 Scotland (4), 1985 Wales, 1986 Northern Ireland (3), 1987 England, 1988 United Kingdom (2), 1994 Scotland (3), 1996 Northern Ireland, 1997 England, 1999 Scotland UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, World Mint Sets (7) Guernsey (3) 1987 (2), 1988, Jersey (2) 1983, 1987, Hong Kong 1997, France 2001 (10 coins) The last Franc set, all UNC in the folders of issue, Alderney (3) Five Pounds 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden WeddingSilverProof FDC in the card wallet of issue, Five Pounds 1999 Total Eclipse (2) both UNC on the card of issue, one still sealed Jersey One Pound Parishes of Jersey issues (12) 1984 St. Brelade, 1984 St. Saviour, 1985 St. Lawrence, 1985 St. Clement, 1986 St. Peter, 1986 Grouville, 1987 St. Martin, 1987 St.Ouen, 1988 St. John, 1988 Trinity, 1989 St. Mary, UNC in the red wallets of issue, Jersey Two Pounds (8) 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1989 Visit of Queen Elizabeth II (3), 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday (2), 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary (2), Jersey One Pound (49) 1981 Bicentenary of the Battle of Jersey (2), 1983 St. Helier, 1985 St. Clement (2), 1985 St. Lawrence, 1986 Grouville (2), 1986 St. Peter (2), 1987 St. Ouen (2), 1987 St. Martin (2), 1988 Trinity (2), 1988 St. John (2), 1989 St. Mary (2), 1991 Percy Douglas (4), 1991 The Tickler (4), 1992 Hebe (4), 1992 Bailiwick Seal (4), 1993 Gemini (4), 1993 Century (4), 1994 Resolute (4), 1999 the last VF other AU to UNC and lustrous, Jersey Fifty Pence 1997, Jersey Ten Pence 1994 EF, Guernsey (2) Five Pounds 2008 History of the Royal Air Force - The Battle of Britain (1940) GEF, Ten Pence 1984 GVF, Gibraltar One Pound 988 VF, Isle of Man (3) One Pound 1983 EF, 1997 VF, Ten Pence 1878 VF, and Banknotes (3) Jersey One Pound 1976 issue (2) NEF and EF, Guernsey One Pound 1980 issue Fine, Jersey Decimal issues (22) Fifty Pence to One Penny £3.20 face in mixed grades with dome lustrous
GB and World a large and heavy group (over 20 Kilos) Crowns to Half Farthings comprising GB (1961) Crowns (12) 1935, 1953, 1965 (5), 1972 (5) EF to UNC some in slide cases, Halfcrowns (102), Florin (1), Shillings (74) these cupro-nickel issues, Sixpence 1857 VG, Groats (3) 1836 (2) VF/GVF and Poor, 1842 VG, BrassThreepences (448) in mixed circulated grades, Pennies (750) Victoria to Elizabeth II includes 1797 (2) VG and Near Fine, 1807 Poor, a low grade 1871 and some George V provincial mints, in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies (541) Victoria to Elizabeth IIbronze issues, in mixed circulated grades with some later dates lustrous, along with 1799 Poor, 1806 VG and 1853 VF, Farthings (102) includes 1774, 1863 Fair/VG, Half Farthing 1844 VG, Decimal Coinage (14) Fifty Pence (2), Ten Pence (9), Five Pence (3), in mixed grades with some earlier issues UNC, Year Sets (2) 1953 (10 coins) the Crown EF, others Fine to VF, in a maroon case, 1965 (9 coins) Crown to Halfpenny VF to GEF, in a maroon case, Ireland Year Set 1966 (9 coins) Ten Shillings to Farthing A/UNC to UNC in a slide case, Austria Thaler 1780 Maria Theresa Silver Restrike Lustrous UNC with a hint of toning, in a slide case, Gibraltar Crown 1967 UNC, Jersey Five Shillings 1966 UNC, Medal 1969 Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, in Britannia Silver, by John Pinches, Prooflike UNC with certificate, along with a further group of World (217) many countries represented includes USA, Canada, France, Egypt, Ireland, Australia and more, includes France Five Francs 1811W Near Fine and Netherlands 2 1/2 Gulden 1932 NVF/VF, and a few other silver items, these in mixed circulated grades, accompanied by a group of pre-decimal stamps and First Day Covers (lot), First Day Covers from the 1960s and 1970s, and three sets of Jersey Pictorial Postage Stamps, the stamps on envelopes, along with some unused pre-Decimal stamps, with some on partial sheets
Proof Set 1950 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing UNC to nFDC with ribbon toning, Currency Set 1937 (9 coins) an unusual set comprising Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling (English), Sixpence, BrassThreepence Penny Halfpenny and Farthing EF to UNC in a red case, Unofficial Sets (2) English Shillings 1953-1966, Scottish Shillings 1953-1966 both in mixed circulated grades, Sixpences in a Whitman Folder (34) 1937-1967 plus obverses complete, in mixed grades with a few VF, Halfpennies 1937-1967 a complete date run (30) in two Whitman pages GEF to UNC all lustrous
Unofficial Year Sets (14) 1965 (2), 1966 (4), 1967 (8), EF to UNC, Farewell to the £sd system (10 coins) Crown 1965, Halfcrown, Florin, Shillings (2), Sixpence, Threepence, Penny and Halfpenny all dated 1966, Farthing 1940 UNC, Mixed date sets (4) 1965/1966 (6 coins, incomplete) Shillings 1966 (2), Sixpence 1965, Threepence 1966, Penny 1966, Halfpenny 1966, 1966/1967 the first a 6-coin set (no Shillings), the second a 7-coin set (no Scottish Shilling), Decimal mixed dates (4 coins) Five Pence 1980, Two Pence 1981, One Penny 1971, Half Penny 1982, Farthings Elizabeth II 4-coin sets 1953-1956 (2) the first UNC with practically full lustre, the second EF to UNC with varying degrees of lustre, Britain's First Decimal Coins (2) one with the coins firmly wedged in an unofficial case, one comprising Ten Pence 1969, Five Pence 1980, Two Pence 1981, One Penny 1971 and Half Penny 1971 Lustrous UNC with some toning, The Penny Farthing a 2-coin set comprising Penny 1967 and Farthing 1950 Lustrous UNC, Incomplete sets (5) 1965 (8 coins) Crown to Halfpenny, missing the Halfcrown, 1965-1966 (8 coins) Jersey Crown 1966, Florin 1966, Shillings 1966 (2), Sixpence 1965, Threepence 1966, Penny 1966 and Halfpenny 1966, 1965-1966 1965 (4 coins) Florin, Shillings (2) and Sixpence, 1966 (5 coins) Halfcrown, Florin, English Shilling, Threepence and Halfpenny, 1967 (5 coins) Halfcrown, Florin, Sixpence, Threepence and Halfpenny, Last £sd/First Decimal Set 1967/and 1968/71 (11 coins), Pennies (4) 1912H, 1918H, 1918KN, 1919H, in mixed circulated grades, Halfpenny 1952, most A/UNC to UNC a few with toning, the vast majority lustrous. Decimals in a Lindner tray (69) Twenty Pence (12), Ten Pence (5), Five Pence (15), Two Pence (18), One Penny (15) £4.16 face all lustrous UNC, Royal Mint Year Set 2008 Royal Shield of Arms incomplete missing the One Pound and Fifty Pence the other coins UNC in the wallet of issue, Britain's First Decimal Sets 1968/71 GEF to UNC in the blue wallets of issue, Thailand a 17-coin set 'Old and Current Coins' 5 Baht to 5 Satang mixed dates and types 1937-1988, NVF to EF mounted on card, South Africa 50 Cents (9), 20 Cents (14), 10 Cents (33), 5 Cents (45), 2 Cents (176), One CentBrass 1960s issues (33), One Cent Bronze (404), Half Cent Brass 1960s issues (89) in mixed circulated grades, 1970 (165) all but two lustrous UNC-BU, Pre-DecimalGeorge VI and Elizabeth II issues (68) comprising Pennies (14), Halfpennies (24), Farthings (30), Rhodesia One Cent 1970s issues (21), in mixed circulated grades unless stated, along with a further group of World in base metal mostly 20th Century issues (2 Kilos) in mixed circulated grades, GB Halfcrowns to Farthings George VI and Elizabeth II issues (260) Halfcrowns (16), Florins (34), Shillings (22), Sixpences (15), Threepences (32), Pennies (92), Halfpennies (27), Farthings (22), in mixed grades with many in lustrous EF to UNC, includes Halfcrown 1961 Polished die UNC, Decimal Halfpennies 1971 (100) UNC in two rolls, Decimal Ten Pence 1980 Proof nFDC, Decimal Penny (2) 1980 Proof nFDC, 2008 UNC, Decimal Half Penny 1980 Proof nFDC, World Banknotes (6) Turkey (5) 10,000,000 Lire 1999 issues (3), 5,000,000 Lire 1997 issue, 250,000 Lire 1970 issue Fine with folds, Israel One Lira 1978 issue Fine
Proof Sets Flat Packs (8) 1972 (3), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 nFDC to FDC, Pre-1920 silver £1.65 face, Silver Threepences (93) includes some Victorian (one holed), plus a further group of Crowns to Sixpences (18) Crowns (4) 1889 (2), 1895 LVIII, 1935, Halfcrowns (4) 1895 (2), 1900, 1930, Florins (3) 1900, 1925 (2), Shillings (4) 1816, 1895, 1898, 1915, Sixpences (3) 1899, 1913, 1952, in mixed grades, DecimalTwo Pounds 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England (10) lustrous UNC, Plastic Set 1953 UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in the wallet of issue, Crowns 1977 (10) EF to UNC some in slide cases, Shillings 1959S (7) mounted on card in a small photo frame, European a small group (5) 1863-1929 in mixed grades, Silver Jubilee of George Vmedal 1935 a Commonwealth issue the reverse INDIA AUSTRALIA BRITAIN CANADA AFRICA NEW ZEALAND with respective national emblems GVF toned, Pennies () 1912 (2), 1912H (8), 1918 (3), 1918H (2), 1918KN (4), 1919 (1), 1919H (10), 1926 First Head (30), 1926 Modified Effigy (1), 1950 in mixed circulated grades, Ireland Halfpenny 1760 VG, Farthings (102) and Halfpennies (9) and Pennies (2) mostly 20th Century in a tin in mixed grades
Great Britain Silver type set in a Whitman album comprising Crowns (5) 1935, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, Halfcrowns (6) 1926 First Head, 1937, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1962, Florins (5) 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1966, Shillings (12) 1926 Modified Effigy, 1933, 1945E, 1945S, 1948E, 1948S, 1950E, 1950S, 1953E, 1953S, 1963E, 1963S, in mixed grades to GEF, Great Britain Minor type set in a Whitman Album comprising Sixpences (8) 1907, 1916, 1928, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1962, Silver Threepences (4) 1907, 1916, 1933, 1937, Brass Threepences (4) 1937, 1952, 1953, 1966, Pennies (6) 1905, 1918, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1953, Halfpennies (7) 1902 High Tide, 1925 First type, 1930, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1958, Farthings (7) 1909, 1919, 1928, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1954 in mixed grades with many EF to UNC and lustrous, Currency Set 1937 Crown to Farthing (No Maundy) GEF to UNC in a 1937 Proof Set box, Specimen set 1942 (9 coins Halfcrown to Farthing) GVF to UNC and lustrous in a maroon case, Brass Threepences 1937 (26), Pennies 1936 (16), EF to UNC and lustrous, Provincial Mint Pennies 1912H (20), 1919H (5), in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies 1957 Calm Sea (8) VG to GF, Shillings 1953E (2) both die types, GF, Roman Bronzes (2) Fine, Germany (25) the vast majority Hyperinflation coins in aluminium from the early 1920s EF to UNC
Great Britain Silver type set in a Whitman album comprising Crowns (5) 1935, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, Halfcrowns (6) 1926 First Head, 1937, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1962, Florins (5) 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1966, Shillings (12) 1926 Modified Effigy, 1933, 1945E, 1945S, 1948E, 1948S, 1950E, 1950S, 1953E, 1953S, 1963E, 1963S, in mixed grades to GEF, Great Britain Minor type set in a Whitman Album comprising Sixpences (8) 1907, 1916, 1928, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1962, Silver Threepences (4) 1907, 1916, 1933, 1937, Brass Threepences (4) 1937, 1952, 1953, 1966, Pennies (6) 1905, 1918, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1953, Halfpennies (7) 1902 High Tide, 1925 First type, 1930, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1958, Farthings (7) 1909, 1919, 1928, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1954 in mixed grades with many EF to UNC and lustrous, Currency Set 1937 Crown to Farthing (No Maundy) GEF to UNC in a 1937 Proof Set box, Specimen set 1942 (9 coins Halfcrown to Farthing) GVF to UNC and lustrous in a maroon case, Brass Threepences 1937 (26), Pennies 1936 (16), EF to UNC and lustrous, Provincial Mint Pennies 1912H (20), 1919H (5), in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies 1957 Calm Sea (8) VG to GF, Shillings 1953E (2) both die types, GF, Roman Bronzes (2) Fine, Germany (25) the vast majority Hyperinflation coins in aluminium from the early 1920s EF to UNC
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