Penny 1856 Plain Trident Peck 1510 EF/About EF with some edge bruises, Very Rare in the higher grades, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 6/3/2016 Lot 3132 hammer price £380
Penny 1860 Beaded Border/Toothed Border muleFreeman 8, dies 1+D VG cleaned, in an LCGS yellow ticket holder 'Cleaned VG', Extremely rare and rated R18 by Freeman, both the mule types are extremely rare and are missing from many advanced Penny collections
Penny 1893 Freeman 136 dies 12+N UNC with around 10%/40% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1694 Peck 616 GVF the obverse with some thin scratches and the flan with light porosity, this not unusual on this issue, overall a very pleasing and bold example and vastly superior to most examples usually encountered of this type
Penny 1861 Freeman 22 dies 4+D Choice UNC and almost fully lustrous, slightly subdued on the reverse, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Roland Harris collection London Coins Auction A124 28/2/2009 Lot 696, hammer price £220, the joint finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1889 15 Leaves Freeman 127 dies 12+N Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, formerly in a PCGS holder and graded MS65 RD
Penny 1903 Closed 9 in date LCGS Variety 03, Choice UNC much around 75% mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known example of 7 thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. All Edward VII Pennies prone to contact marks and grade 85s truly rare for all dates, to date only 7 examples out of 265 submitted 1903-1910 examples have been recorded in 85 or higher
Penny 1873 Freeman 64 dies 6+G, Gouby dies J+G with 11 1/2 teeth date spacing to the middle of the 3, with thinner, more open 3,Gouby BP1873Ad, Choice UNC attractively toned with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A135 4/12 2011 Lot 1879 hammer price £200
Penny 1874 Freeman 70 dies 7+G, UNC with around 75% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A134 4/9/2011 Lot 2222 hammer price £380
Penny 1865 Freeman 50 dies 6+G UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A135 3/12/2011 Lot 1871 hammer price £260
Penny 1885 with part of an extra linear circle to the left of the date LCGS Variety 4 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-Dr.A.Findlow Hall of Fame Pennies, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 3/6/2012 Lot 486, hammer price £180
Halfpenny 1902 Low Tide Freeman 380 dies 1+A Lustrous UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 6/12/2014 Lot 2743 hammer price £220
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D Choice UNC toned, the reverse with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Roland Harris collection London Coins Auction A124 28/2/2009 Lot 687 hammer price £100
Penny 1862 Freeman 39 dies 6+G Choice UNC with good lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A107 28/11/2004 Lot 1197 hammer price £150
Penny 1911 Hollow Neck, I of BRITT points to a rim tooth, unlisted by Freeman, Gouby BP1911 B (dies X+a) in a PCCB 'Professional Coin Display' slab, Good Fine and bold, Rare in this grade, as most examples are found in Fine or below, this clearly a superior example
Penny 1895 Freeman 141 dies 1+B Choice UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1826 Reverse C, Thick raised line on saltire, Peck 1427 GEF with a subtle blue/green tone and some small edge nicks, the rarest of the three reverse types
Maundy Set 1904 ESC 2520, Bull 3610 UNC and lustrous, the Twopence with tiny rim nicks and a small tone spot, The Penny with two small tone lines, About UNC to UNC a nicely matched set, in a long red, possibly contemporary Maundy Money case
Penny 1875 Freeman 82 dies 8+J, UNC and nicely toned with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A129 7/6/2010 Lot 1692 hammer price £220
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
Penny 1887 Freeman 125 dies 12+N, UNC with good lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A129 7/6/2010 Lot 1702 hammer price £130
Penny 1883 Freeman 118 dies 12+N, Toned UNC with some lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A131 9/12/2010 Lot 2056 hammer price £160
Penny 1886 Freeman 123 dies 12+N, UNC with good lustre, only a few contact marks are visible under strong magnification, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfpenny 1861 F over P in HALF thus appearing to read HALP, unlisted by Peck or Freeman, VG, normally only encountered in very low grade, we note that the finest example we have offered of this very rare type was only Fine
Penny 1905 Freeman 160 dies 1+B Choice UNC and lustrous in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 1955 hammer price £120
Penny 1797 contemporary counterfeit, struck on a thin flan and weighing 18.90 grammes, struck from KP14 dies, Peck 1110 VG with all major details clear, see notes in Peck Second Edition page 302 regarding these Pennies, we note a similar example sold in London Coins Auction A164 3/3/2019 described as Near Fine for £75 hammer price, HalfpenniesGeorge III contemporary counterfeits (2) 1775 Fair and 1776 VG the latter a crude type and unlisted by Coleman
Penny 1904 Freeman 159 dies 1+B Choice UNC and lustrous in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A142 31/8/2013 Lot 763 hammer price £140
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A Freeman 290A dies 7+G Fair/VG the reverse with date legends and the Die Letter A bold and clear, very rare and rated R17 by Freeman
Penny 1878 13 teeth date spacing, 7 with a different font, Gouby BP1878Ac, as Freeman 94 dies 8+J GEF with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65
Penny 1848 8 over 6 also with thicker I in GRATIA, as Peck 1494 VF with some contact marks, we note a GVF example in London Coins Auction A161 2/6/2018 (Lot 1816) GVF with some contact marks realised £300 hammer price, and a GEF example in London Coins Auction A152 6/3/2016 (lot 2346) realised £500 hammer price
Halfpenny 1699 Date in Legend with GVLIELMV . error, unlisted by Peck, similar to the example in the Nicholson Collection (item 115) and appears struck from the same dies, VG or better on a porous flan, the error very clear, with stop following GVLIELMV also clear
Penny 1888 as Freeman 126 dies 12+N, the I's in VICTORIA have no top left serifs, LCGS Variety 02, UNC with good subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 3/6/2012 Lot 1741
Penny 1884 Freeman 119 dies 12+N, Gouby BP1884AG, with part of an extra linear circle visible below the date, UNC with good subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A131 9/12/2010 Lot 1655 hammer price £110
Penny 1903 Closed 3 in date LCGS Variety 03 UNC with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 1953 hammer price £140
Penny 1908 Freeman 166 dies 2+D Choice UNC with practically full, slightly subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 1959 hammer price £140
Penny 1858 8 over 2, this variety previously thought to be 8 over 3 with die cracks showing thinly through the bottom of all four digits of the date showing an earlier stage of the die break associated with this type, recent research has stated this is more likely to be 8 over 2, indeed this coin shows a small point at the bottom left of the 8. Recent research suggest that this die only had a short working life (Source: Michael Gouby, article Spink Numismatic Circular May 2010 pages 72-73) AU/GEF with traces of lustre
Halfpenny 1863 Small Upper section to 3 Freeman 294 dies 7+G UNC and with around 50% lustre, Ex-London Coins Auction A146 6/9/2014 Lot 2581 hammer price £130
Penny 1891 Freeman 132 dies 12+N, UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A108 6/3/2005 Lot 986 hammer price £36
Penny 1909 Freeman 168 dies 2+D UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-T.Stone collection London Coins Auction A107 28/11/2004 Lot 1275, hammer price £34, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 1/3/2014 Lot 1880 hammer price £60
Penny 1797 contemporary counterfeit, struck on a thin flan and weighing 19.31 grammes, struck from KP14 dies, Peck 1110 NF/VG with all major details clear, see notes in Peck Second Edition page 302 regarding these Pennies, we note a similar example sold in London Coins Auction A164 3/3/2019 described as Near Fine for £75 hammer price
Penny 1910 Freeman 170 dies 2+E UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 1963 hammer price £40
Penny 1902 High Tide Freeman 157 dies 1+B, UNC with good subdued lustre in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A146 6/9/2014 Lot 2348 hammer price £70
Halfpenny 1903 Freeman 382 dies 1+B, UNC with around 60% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 1819 hammer price £48
Penny 1902 High Tide Freeman 157 dies 1+B, UNC with around 75% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A151 6/12/2015 Lot 2840 hammer price £100
Five Pound Crown 2019 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Victoria, Reverse an intricate and well-executed design showing portrait of Queen Victoria, plus other inventions of the Victorian Era, the Steam Train, Paddle Steamer, PennyFarthing Bicycle, and telephone, each within a series of cogwheels, edge inscription WORKSHOP OF THE WORLD, by John Bergdahl Gold Proof FDC as yet unlisted in the Spink catalogue, one very small area of toning otherwise FDC, uncased in capsule, no certificate
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J, UNC or very near so with around 75% subdued lustre, with some light toning around the date area, very rare and desirable, seldom seen in this high grade
Halfpenny 1868 Bronze ProofFreeman 305 dies 7+G nFDC with a colourful underlying tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Very Rare and rated R17 by Freeman, our auction database shows we have handled less Bronze Proofs than Cupro-Nickel Proofs of this date
Halfpenny 1936 VIP Proof/Proof of record Freeman 427 dies 3+B, rated R18 by Freeman, in a PCGS holder and graded PR65 RB, we note there are only two examples recorded by the PCGS Population Report, of which this is the finest known, a very rare item with only a handful of examples known
Penny 1918H Freeman 183 dies 2+B UNC with practically full lustre and a hint of toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, all George V provincial mint Pennies very rare in this high grade and especially so with this amount of lustre
PennyEdward VII trial 1902 produced by the Kings Norton Metal Co. Birmingham. Obverse: Bust of the King, right, within a raised inner circle, no legend, Reverse: A border of triangular teeth KINGS NORTON METAL Co L.D 1902 An inner circle of linked concentric circles, within this a further ten small separate circles, and within this a further set of linked concentric circles and the KNM cypher. 10.14 grammes. UNC or near so the obverse weakly struck, as seems to be the case with many of this series of Kings Norton patterns, an extremely rare piece with possibly only a handful known
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error legend a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, we note also the error G is of a slightly different font to the G of D:G: Extremely rare and believed to be one of only a small number of known examples, VG with some surface marks but the variety very clear. We note an example described as Fair realised £1400 hammer price in our Auction A156 (5/3/2017 Lot 2509). This example is visually a superior coin with all legends clear. Probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error legend a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, we note also the error G is of a slightly different font to the G of D:G: Extremely rare and believed to be one of only a small number of known examples, Fair with some pitting but the variety very clear. We note an example described as Fair realised £1400 hammer price in our Auction A156 (5/3/2017 Lot 2509). Probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Halfpenny 1729 Peck 830 UNC evenly struck and a super example of the Young Head portrait type, slabbed in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, formerly part of the Andrew Wayne Collection, sold in London Coins Auction A113 5/6/2006 (Lot 980), this is one of the very early submissions to LCGS (UIN 0000030) and after a further 43,000 coins have been graded, is still the finest recorded example, thus proving the rarity of these early copper pieces.
Penny 1874H Freeman 76 dies 7+I GVF with field corrosion, we note that all previous examples we have offered have graded Fine or below, rated R17 by Freeman and very rare, we also note that there was no example of this type in either the Roland Harris or Andrew Wayne collections
Penny 1825 Peck 1420 UNC and retaining around 60% original mint lustre, a somewhat under-rated date, as many more Pennies dated 1826 show up in high grades, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the third finest of 1 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1861 Freeman 29 dies 6+D UNC around 40% mint lustre, the surfaces of superior quality and displaying only minimal contact marks, a most attractive example, UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1862 Freeman 39 dies 6+G a very sharply struck example showing the all the intricate detail of this elegant early design, early Bun Pennies often show faults and weaknesses but this example a superior strike with choice chocolate tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Halfpenny 1770 Peck 893 UNC or very near so with a dark chocolate tone, a lovely example with only very light friction preventing a higher grade, slabbed in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75
Halfpenny 1877 Freeman 332 dies 14+J UNC and choice with around 75% lustre and super eye appeal, the finest known of just 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1909 variety with raised dot after N of ONE GEF with traces of lustre, the obverse with some lamination flaws, however a rare type and with few examples recorded in high grades
Penny 1806 Incuse Curl, Peck 1342 UNC with chocolate toning, a superb example, with the portrait of the King and the Britannia figure particularly well struck, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MC65 BN, this ticket removed at the time of LCGS slabbing, a choice example and would make a superb type coin
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 258 dies 1+A, UNC and choice with around 45% mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, of the 49 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this is the third finest graded example
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