Penny 1848 8 over 7 with top of first I in BRIT doubled, as Peck 1495, doubling to first I in VICTORIA, Gouby F, NEF with a thin curved scratch in the obverse field
Halfpennies (3) 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 266 dies 4+B the 8 and 0 broken in the date, VF, 1861 Freeman 273 dies 4+G the 8 and 6 in the date broken, GVF with traces of lustre, 1862 First N of PENNY double struck UNC with traces of lustre
Halfpenny 1874H CGS Variety 10, the 1 and the 8 are spaced further from each other with the 8 pointing to a rim tooth, the H mintmark situated just to the left of a rim tooth, EF slabbed and graded CGS 65
Penny 1855 Ornamental Trident, with a small raised dot between the colon dots after FID giving the impression of a 3-dot colon, NEF toned with a stain in the obverse field
Penny 1922 Freeman 192A dies 3+C Near Fine/Fine, a collectable example, extremely rare, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 2/3/2014 Lot 1888 hammer price £3800
Penny 1861 Freeman 24 dies 4+F, Satin 29 (full top leaf) AU/GEF with an attractive and even chocolate tone, extremely rare in this high grade, quite possibly one of the finest, if not the finest extant, rated R17 by Freeman, Ex-Peck, Ex-Freeman, Ex-Laurie Bamford (sold with his ticket), Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 8/5/2007 hammer price £2400
Penny 1882 Freeman 112 dies 11+N (No H below date) Near Fine/About Fine with some edge knocks and some verdigris spots, nevertheless extremely rare with very few examples known, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 1/3/2014 Lot 1862 hammer price £2200
Penny 1861 Copper Proof with bronzed finish, Freeman 36 dies 6+G last 1 low and double cut, weight 9.14 grammes, practically FDC with a couple of small spots on the reverse, query from its appearance whether the coin is pure copper (source - Article by Michael Freeman in Coin News January 2005) Ex-DNW 30/11/2000
Penny 1908 Matt Proof, as Freeman 167 dies 2+D, About as struck with subdued lustre, some small spots on either side, purchased from Glendinings 28/7/1999 hammer price £430, we note an example in a 2014 US auction Realised $8000
Penny 1861 ProofFreeman 37 dies 6+G rated R17 by Freeman. The fields with very minor marks, retaining almost full lustre, the Queen's bust and Britannia having a cameo appearance, Ex-London Coins Auction 5/3/2006 Lot 1196 hammer price £700
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, E of PENNY over P unlisted by Freeman, Freeman dies 4+D, Satin 15, Gouby BP1860NA, (dies F+d) a couple of edge bumps, Fine, with a pleasing even appearance, considerably superior to the example offered in London Coins Auction A141 June 2013 (Lot 1940) which realised £3000 hammer price, of the highest rarity, Ex-Laurie BamfordcollectionDNW 20/6/2006 Lot 22 (realised £950 hammer price), Ex-Dr.D.Ball April 1997, we note at the time of the Laurie Bamford sale there was only one example known, (source J.Jerrams 2001) and to our knowledge only the London Coins A141 coin has shown up since, so believed to be the finest of the two known examples
Penny 1868 Copper ProofFreeman 58A dies 6+G Ex-James Workman collection Lot 39 (£1500) September 2010 as struck with much original underlying lustre, with a blue and magenta tone, a couple of minor contact marks, otherwise choice
Penny 1868 Proof in Cupro-nickel Freeman 57 dies 6+G nFDC with a few field abrasions and a small spot on the shield, Ex-London Coins Auction A112 5/3/2006 Lot 1200 hammer price £650
Penny 1929 Bronze ProofFreeman 202 dies 5+C nFDC with traces of lustre and a few small spots, Extremely Rare rated R18 by Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A117 3/6/2007 Lot 1213 hammer price £1600
Penny 1875H Bronze ProofFreeman 86 dies 8+J, Excessively Rare, rated R19 by Freeman, nFDC with a couple of tiny spots in the obverse field, Ex-James Workman collection Part 1 (lot 49) September 2010, £1500
Penny 1895 P of PENNY 2mm from trident Freeman 140 dies 1+A Bronze Proof, UNC the reverse with some light handling marks, Excessively rare rated R19 by Freeman, Ex-DNW 20/6/2007 hammer price £1500
Penny 1862 Bronze ProofFreeman 40 dies 6+G, the 2 in the date double struck, also some letters in the obverse legend, most noticeably D:G: also double struck, rated R18 by Freeman, nFDC with a few light hairlines and a small spot in the obverse field, Ex-M.Rasmussen , Ex-London Coins Auction A107 28/11/2004 Lot 1196 hammer price £1000
Penny 1932 Bronze ProofFreeman 208 dies 5+C nFDC toned with traces of lustre and a small spot by NN of PENNY, Extremely Rare rated R18 by Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A131 9/12/2010 Lot 1702 hammer price £950
Penny 1860 Toothed Border ProofFreeman 11 dies 2+D, struck on a heavier flan of 11.12 grammes, rated R17 by Freeman, some uneven tone on the bust and a couple of thin scratches either side otherwise UNC
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E, 1 of the date points to a rim tooth, VG or better with all major details clear, much rarer than the R9 quoted by Freeman, excessively rare with only a few examples known, Ex-London Coins Auction 3/3/2013 hammer price £1600
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, LCW below foot, Freeman 14 dies 3+E UNC with some contact marks on the obverse and considerable mint lustre, a little prooflike, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 2/5/2000 hammer price £600, very rare in high grade
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 approaching Fine, a clear example, one of just a handful of examples thus far recorded of this rare type, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 7/12/2014 Lot 2917 hammer price £800
Penny 1927 Bronze ProofFreeman 198 dies 4+C UNC with some lustre and a few spots on the obverse, Extremely Rare, Ex-Alderly Collection, Colin Cooke 27/1/2007 £2000
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 1 dies 1+A Unc with subdued lustre scarce thus Ex Croydon Coin Auction 11/5/2004 realised £950, the highest grade example of this type we have seen
Penny 1861 Freeman 21 dies 3+D, strong VF with a couple of spots on the lower right side of the reverse, an attractive piece with much eye appeal, Ex-Peck, Ex-Freeman collection Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 14 (part), Ex-Laurie Bamford collection DNW 20/6/2006 Lot 30, hammer price £1200, Very rare rated R18 by Freeman, we note an EF example realised £5500 hammer price in the London Coins Auction A121 6/6/2008, our archive database shows this is only the second example above VG we have offered since 2003
Penny 1862 8 over 6 Freeman 39A dies 6+G, VG or better with all major details and the overdate very clear, Satin (2003) states '7 examples known', Ex-Freeman collection, sold with his ticket, Ex-Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 24 (part), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 6/9/2005 hammer price £700
Penny 1860 Toothed Border N over sideways N in ONE, Gouby BP1860 JA, Satin 11, UNC with practically full lustre and some light contact marks, Very Rare in this high grade, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 8/1/2001 hammer price £260
Penny 1797 10 Leaves in Wreath Peck 1132 Choice UNC with some lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1861 Freeman 32 dies 6+F, VF/GF, the obverse with a rim bruise at 5 o'clock, some marks and scuffs, very rare rated R16 by Freeman, Ex-Laurie BamfordcollectionDNW 20/6/2006 Lot 43 hammer price £1000
Penny 1864 Crosslet 4 Freeman 48 dies 6+G EF and lustrous with some edge nicks and a spot by F:D:, rare in high grade, Ex-Grantham Coins, Cumberland Hotel 6/6/1998
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Beaded Border muleFreeman 9 dies 2+B VG or better with all major details clear, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/9/2001 hammer price £650
Penny 1918KN Freeman 184 dies 2+B A/UNC nicely toned with traces of lustre and a verdigris spot on the rim and edge by BRITT, rare in high grade, Ex-Ian Robinson 23/1/1997 £325
Penny 1864 Plain 4 Freeman 49 dies 6+G EF toned the reverse with some contact marks, the obverse with some spots in the fields and on the hair, Ex-Ian Robinson 11/7/1996 £155, extremely difficult to find in high grade, in fact our archive database shows that our previous best sold example was only GVF
Penny 1876H as Freeman 89 dies 8+K a Proof or Specimen striking the reverse with much original mint brilliance, the obverse slightly less sharp but still with almost full lustre, a most attractive example with considerable eye appeal, Ex-J.Welsh 3/7/1997 £580
Penny 1911 Hollow Neck, I of BRITT points to a rim tooth, unlisted by Freeman, Gouby BP1911 B (dies X+a) VF or better, our archive database shows this is by far the finest example we have offered, most examples show up in VG to Fine, Ex-DNW 1/11/1999 hammer price £75
Penny 1860 Copper, 60 over 59, Peck 1521 Near Fine with some corrosion on the bust, however all the main features and key identifiers are clear for this extremely rare type.
Penny 1875 as Freeman 80 dies 8+H but with a raised dot below the first I in VICTORIA, Gouby BP1875Cd. UNC or near so and lustrous with a few small tone spots. This example sold at London Coins Auction 25/2/2001 hammer price £550 prior to Gouby's publication then described thus: We believe this to be only Bun Penny as such and unlike the 1897 and 1946 raised dot types, this is a perfectly clear circular raised bold dot. (a previous example in VF sold for £160 in LCA 41, Lot 919)
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter C Freeman 288A dies 7+F Extremely rare, one of the key rarities in the Victorian bronze Halfpenny series, we note there was no example in the Norweb or Andrew Wayne collections, Fine, the Die Letter bold and clear
Penny 1895 P of PENNY 2mm from trident Freeman 139 dies 1+A, a few very minor contact marks, otherwise UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-Saltford Coins 6/11/1999 £200
Penny 1797 11 Leaves in Wreath Peck 1133 UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the second finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1882H Freeman 111 dies 11+M this specimen showing part of the upright of the underlying 1, GEF with traces of lustre, Ex-M.Freeman collection Christies 23/10/1981 Lot 69 (part), sold with his ticket, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 6/9/2005 hammer price £600
Penny 1861 with 6 over 8 Freeman 30 dies 6+D Rarity 18 (estimated 6-15 examples known ) Fine for wear and once cleaned. Extremely rare in any grade, Ex-London Coins Auction 5/6/2005 hammer price £300
Penny 1881 Freeman 105 dies 10+J AU/GEF with traces of lustre, Ex-Colin Adams collection Spink 23/7/2003 hammer price £520, we note a GVF example sold in London Coins Auction A146 6/9/2014 (Lot 2718) realised £538 inclusive of buyers premium
Penny 1826 Reverse C Peck 1427 UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded CGS 80, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction June 2006 lot 1123, the joint finest of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1861 Freeman 28 dies 5+G About Fine/Fine with some contact marks, Ex-Michael Freeman collection Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 17 (part), comes with his ticket
Penny 1901 Bronze ProofFreeman 155 dies 1+B UNC with a few very minor contact marks, Rare, Ex-London Coin Auction A101 31/3/2003 Lot 865 hammer price £220
Halfpenny 1851 No Dots on shield, Reverse A Peck 1534 UNC or near so with traces of lustre and a couple of handling marks on the reverse, Rare, somewhat under-rated by the major catalogues
Books - Peck - English Copper Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958 Second Edition 1970, Gouby - The British Bronze Penny Specialised Edition, John Jerrams - Satin Coins (4) A Comprehensive Listing of Varieties For The Currency Issue British Bun Penny of 1860 1861 1862 1863, Bronze Bun Pennies 1860 to 1865 and Their Varieties (3) (Currency Issues) (Currency Issues Only 1999) and (With Updates Valuations), Michael Freeman The Bronze Penny 3 different editions the 1970 Edition signed by Mr Freeman, British Numismatic Journals (2) Volume 52 1982 containing Numbered Strikings of Victorian Bronze Pennies G.P.Dyer (page 234) Volume 54 1984 Richard Sainthill and the Bronze Coinage G.P Dyer (page 263). Generally good second hand.
Halfpenny 1868 Proof in Cupro-nickel Freeman 304 dies 7+G nFDC with subdued lustre and underlying gold tone, the obverse with a dark spot on the Queen's hair
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, No colon dots after F:D, Gouby T, Satin 19, some nicks and scuffs and a small dig in the reverse field, otherwise Fine, Ex-Laurie Bamfordcollection, DNW 20/6/2006 Lot 24 (Realised £180 hammer price), stated by J.Jerrams to be one of only 4 known examples
Penny 1964 Mint Error - Mis Strike struck without a collar on a 'cup-shaped' bronze blank diameter 35mm, weight 9.26 grammes A/UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-DNW 13/3/2002 hammer price £140
Penny 1965 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 12.11 grammes, A/UNC the obverse with traces of lustre, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 hammer price £55
Penny 1854 Plain Trident Peck 1506 UNC with around 25% lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the second finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins A117 June 2007 Lot 1184
Penny 1967 Mint Error Mis-strike, struck in Cupro-nickel, slightly off centre, weight 11.56 grammes UNC and lustrous, sold with Spink ticket for £350, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 £200 hammer price
Penny 1861 Freeman 18 dies 2+D rated R13 by Freeman, probably rarer than Freeman suggests, VF the obverse with a few small spots and some discolouration on the neck, the reverse with some contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 13/7/1999 hammer price £95
Penny 1871 Freeman 61 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1871 Ac (12 teeth date spacing) NEF with some spots on the obverse, the reverse with a small dig in the field at the top, Ex-J.Welsh 30/7/1998 £235
Penny 1891 with wide date 15 1/2 teeth date spacing Gouby BP1891Ac (the Gouby plate coin) at the time this was the only recorded example, UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with small spots, Ex-Laurie BamfordcollectionDNW 20/6/2006 Lot 135 hammer price £340, with Laurie's ticket, sold with a footnote stating 'that a second specimen in similar condition sold for £360 at Croydon Coin Auctions in November 2001 (Lot 171)'
Penny 1966 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 11.14 grammes, UNC and lustrous, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 hammer price £60
Penny 1967 Mint Error - Mis Strike a double reverse on a heavier flan weighing 9.76 grammes, the date on one side doubled on the first three digits, EF with some toning and a few small spots, Ex-DNW 30/11/2000 hammer price £100
Penny 1879 as Freeman 97 dies 9+J but with two lights on the lighthouse, the reverse having what appears to be a second top of the lighthouse above the normal, almost like a small shuttle taking off from the top of the lighthouse, unlisted and presumably rare, Ex-London Coins Auction 16/6/2002 hammer price £110
Penny 1913 Freeman 175 dies 1+B EF and lustrous the obverse with some contact marks, the reverse with a few small spots, Very Rare, Ex-Lockdales 4/9/1998
Penny 1928 as Freeman 199 dies 5+C with die axis inverted, Fine or better with some contact marks and an edge bruise to the right of the date, most unusual, Ex-J.Workman sale, Colin Cooke September 2010, £600
Penny 1862 similar to Gouby 1862F (three extra plumes) but with only a single plume visible slightly higher than the topmost plume. UNC and lustrous with some light cabinet friction, we speculate this was the start of the three plumes variety
Penny 1874 Freeman 72 dies 7+H UNC or near so and lustrous with minor cabinet friction and some light contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 9/11/2004 £320
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 13 dies 3+D, the base of the bust extends to the toothed border at the front, the L and C of L.C.W are indistinct with only traces of the W visible, UNC with some light contact marks, retaining around 80% mint lustre, a most attractive example with lots of eye appeal, Ex-W.Nicholls 13/8/1996 £70
Penny 1861 Freeman 29 dies 6+D UNC or near so with traces of lustre and a small flan flaw in the reverse field, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 17/7/2001 hammer price £75
Penny 1870 Freeman 60 dies 6+G, 13 teeth date spacing, Gouby BP1870 Ae, UNC/EF with uneven lustre and a die flaw through the 8 of the date, Ex-I.Robinson 24/8/1996 £145
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