Halfpenny 1863 Large upper section to 3 Freeman 292 dies 7+G UNC with good subdued lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1913 Freeman 175 dies 1+B A/UNC with traces of lustre, Very Rare, only the second example we have offered in 14 years, Ex-Spink 23/9/2015 Lot 607 (part)
Penny 1797 Pattern in copper Peck 1083 KP2 Early Soho, Obverse Small letters, Reverse Helmeted Britannia on globe, Small letters, VF with some surface marks, Rare, the first we have offered of this type
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D UNC/ABU the obverse with a minor hairline otherwise full original lustre, the reverse prooflike, currency Pennies with this amount of lustre seldom seen of any date and highly sought after, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace
Penny 1861 Freeman 22 dies 4+D UNC with full original lustre, some minor contact marks barely detract, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D with V over low V in VICTORIA, 1 over 1 in the date and BRI of BRITT misaligned, UNC with around 75% lustre the fields with a prooflike quality
Penny 1861 Freeman 29 dies 6+D UNC with very minor cabinet friction, the coin exceptional and virtually free from any contact marks, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace
Penny 1880 8 over 8 Gouby BP1880Af an attempt has been made to repair the second 8. The preliminary test strike was inaccurate with the bottom of an 8 showing to the left of an original 8. A small part of that test strike also shows in the bottom centre of the original 8, NVF only the fourth example we have handled and by far the finest, the previously finest being About Fine, comes with old collector's ticket showing F99 dating from before the discovery of the variety
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, Freeman dies 4+D, variant with central cut fishtail to the ribbon, as Gouby text page 33 (retouches 1, 3 and 4) Repairs to the broken A in VICTORIA, D of D:G: and G of D:G: Variant on Gouby BP1860P from the 1986 publication, GEF with traces of lustre
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Gouby BP1860Je, as Freeman 10 dies 2+D with 6 over 6 in date, the underlying digit well to the left, and all letters of PENNY recut AU/UNC with traces of lustre
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G, top colon dot after D: of F:D: elongated, UNC with practically full lustre, the reverse with some spots, Ex-Carlisle 9/3/2006 Lot 254
Halfpennies (2) 1862 as Freeman 289 dies 7+G the E in PENNY as an inverted, reversed F (i.e. no top bar) About UNC and with practically full lustre and some yellow and hues of toning, we note a similar example sold in our Auction A121 which states 'stated by the vendor to be one of only a handful known', 1885 Freeman 354 dies 17+S EF/UNC and lustrous
Penny 1870 Freeman 60 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1780Ab 11 1/2 teeth date spacing with the 0 tilted slightly forwards, AU/GEF the obverse with traces of lustre and a slightly uneven tone
Penny 1908 Freeman 165 dies 2+D Lustrous UNC, 1907 Freeman 163 dies 1+C Lustrous UNC the obverse with some heavier contact marks, the obverse with a small spot
Penny 1948 UNC on Marlborough House S.W.1. card signed "Mary R. 1948" (Queen Mary (1867-1953) wife of George V) reverse written "Opening of the Garrett Anderson Maternity Home June 29th 1948. Diana Mulholland".
Penny 1864 Crosslet 4 Peck 1664 with 239/136 scratched in the obverse field, toned UNC with traces of lustre and a few small spots. The numbers were scratched into the field during the mastership of Professor Thomas Graham (1855-1869) have been shown by G.P.Dyer to represent overall output in tons of bronze coin minted since 1860 (the higher figure) and output in tons of that particular denomination since 1860 (the lower figure) This is not the example pictured in Michael Gouby's 'The British Bronze Penny' - Specialised Edition (Page 49) but displays a superb sharp strike. A highly desirable piece of Victorian bronze coinage history, as stated by Gouby there are only 2 examples known, this, Ex-D.W.Grey 20/10/1971, Lot 111, Ex-Seaby Bulletin, September 1974, item K162, Ex-Sotheby Auction 9/10/1979 Lot 257, Ex-Michael Freeman, and one other, the other example illustrated in Gouby's book being the Ex-Norweb, Ex-A.H.F.Baldwin example, described by Spink as 'Extremely Fine and attractively patinated'. A total of 34 'scratched field' bronze coins are recorded of all dates and denominations, made up of 20 Pennies, 7 Halfpennies and 7 Farthings. Of the 20 Pennies, 12 are known to be in the British Museum Collection, this being one of the remaining 8 available to commerce. An extremely rare opportunity to bid on a piece of Victorian numismatic history. We note a standard currency 1864 Crosslet 4 Penny in UNC sold in our March 2014 auction (Lot 1844) for £3978 inclusive of buyers premium.
Penny 1849 Peck 1497 UNC or near so and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, the second finest of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1863 3 over 1 Gouby BP1863Aa dies J+g with the top of the underlying 1 showing at the top right of the 3, also with a small 'spike' at the top of the right curve of the 3 Fine or slightly better, a clear example, one of just a small number of examples thus far recorded of this rare type
Maundy Set 1867 Proofs ESC 2479 each coin with upright die alignment UNC and lustrous with signs of old lacquering, the Penny with minor cabinet friction, rated R3 by ESC, certainly the first such set we have handled
Maundy Set 1853 ESC 2463 A/UNC to UNC and lustrous, the Penny and Twopence with some light tone spots, with much eye appeal, comes with a black dated case, this with a sticker on it's base, Very Rare
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, only Fair but the variety very clear, 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 four known examples, probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Maundy Set 1848 ESC 2458 A/UNC to UNC and with a matching colourful tone, the Twopence with a couple of tone spots, the Penny with a small rim nick, comes in a maroon dated case, Very Rare
Maundy Set 1847 ESC 2457 the Fourpence with 8 over lower 8, the Penny with no horizontal bar to the 4, with some uneven tone on the obverse, EF to UNC, comes in a black dated case, Very Rare
Penny 1881 Freeman 103 dies 9+M, Gouby BP1881Ga (dies M+p) Ex-Michael Freeman collection, with his ticket, Christie's 23/10/1984 Lot 65 (part), Fair, misty in parts including around the date area, listed in the Christie's catalogue as 'perhaps with H, extremely rare' hence the listing in the 1985 Freeman book 'with H below date (?)', rated at R19 by Freeman, with only one other example previously seen by this cataloguer, extremely rare and believed to be one of only three or four known examples, we note there were no examples in the Laurie Bamford, Copthorne, Alderly or James Workman collections, probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Penny 1881 Freeman 105 dies 10+J EF or better and lustrous, scarce, Ex-Michael Freeman collection, with his ticket, Christie's 23/10/1984 Lot 65 (part)
Penny 1843 REG: Peck 1486 VF/About VF, a collectable example of this very rare date, usually only offered in low grade, purchased by the vendor in February 1985
Halfpenny 1847 Reverse A, No dots on shield Peck 1531 Toned UNC slabbed and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction A113 5/6/2006 Lot 1036
Maundy Set 1854 ESC 2465 GEF to UNC and lustrous, the Threepence with some contact marks, the Penny with a scratch on the obverse, comes with a contemporary undated maroon case
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D UNC with around 75% lustre, Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 258 dies 1+A UNC with around 60% lustre ands a few small spots, Farthing 1860 Toothed Border 5 Berries Freeman 501 dies 3+B UNC toned
Maundy Set 1883 ESC 2497 EF to UNC with a matching grey tone, the Fourpence, Twopence and Penny with some light surface marks, comes with dated 'Maundy Money' case
Penny 1871 Freeman 61 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1871Ac 12 teeth date spacing NEF with a few small spots, Rare in high grades, purchased by the vendor in January 1983
Halfpenny 1773 Peck 904 A/UNC with traces of lustre, the reverse with a slightly darker toning area to the left of the date , comes with old collector's ticket
Maundy Set 1862 ESC 2473 the Penny with double struck date, the Twopence and Threepence with a small minting flaw on the obverses, UNC or near so and lustrous, comes with a contemporary undated black case
Maundy Set 1872 ESC 2485 UNC and with a choice deep and matching tone, the Twopence and Penny with the lightest cabinet friction, comes with a maroon dated box
Maundy Set 1873 ESC 2486 A/UNC to UNC with a deep and matching tone, the Twopence and Penny with small rim nicks, comes with a maroon dated 'Maundy Money' case
Maundy Set 1887 ESC 2501 GEF to UNC with a matching golden tone, the Twopence and Penny with some small rim nicks, come with a dated 'Maundy Coin' case
Halfpenny 1772 Reverse A Peck 899 EF or slightly better with traces of lustre, the obverse rim slightly weak by GEOR, comes with old collector's ticket
Halfpenny Private Patternundated (1788) by S.Moore Obverse Bust right GEORGIVS III REX, Reverse VIVAT! Edge ARMIS TUTERIS MORIBUS ORNES Fine, Montagu 14 described as a medalet by Peck, however it seems logical to say that this piece is the predecessor to the Pattern Peck 925 of similar size and with similar edge reading
Maundy Set 1877 ESC 2490 EF to A/UNC with matching colourful tone, the Fourpence and Penny with some edge nicks, comes with a maroon dated 'Maundy Coin' case
Halfpenny 1773 Contemporary Counterfeit of excellent style Coleman CH1773B-14 EF nicely toned with residual lustre, weight 8.29 grammes, probably rarer than the genuine coin in this grade, superior to the plate coin in the Coleman book
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D the L.C.W on the reverse not struck up, with the area below and to the left of the shield, and the adjacent rim area poorly struck UNC/AU and lustrous, unusual, comes with old collector's ticket
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