Crowns (3) 1671 VICESIMO OCTAVO Third Bust, ESC 42, Bull 386 VG with the second half of the date worn, 1679 TRICESIMO PRIMO ESC 56, Bull 403 VG, 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 2310 VG
Crown 1821 SECUNDO edge, WWP inverted below broken lance, ESC Bull 2311, Davies 133, Bright EF or near so with some hairlines and some edge nicks, a very scarce type
Halfcrown 1821 ESC 631, Bull 2360 NEF/EF with a gentle edge bruise, the obverse with two small spots, nevertheless an attractive piece retaining considerable eye appeal
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 UNC/AU with very light cabinet friction, the reverse with a thin scratch on the field. The fields reflective and with a subtle pastel tone
Crown 1821 SECUNDO, WWP inverted below broken lance, Davies 133, Bull 2311 Good Fine and bold, with grey toning, a very collectable example of this rare type
CrownGeorge IVundatedPattern (c.1829) ESC 265A, Bull 2353, struck in White Metal. Obverse similar in style to the 1821 crowns, with no B.P. below the bust. Reverse Royal Arms with supporters, with M (Merlen) below. Similar in style to the Whiteaves patterns of the period, No legend, 16.79 grammes, Near EF with a few surface marks, Extremely Rare, rated R6 by ESC (3 or 4 examples known). We note the example in the Maritime Collection (London Coins Auction A148 Lot 1782 realised £1500 hammer price as far back as September 2014
Halfcrown 1821 ESC 631, Bull 2360 UNC/AU and lustrous the reverse with some small flan imperfections, Ex-London Coins Auction A143 December 2013 Lot 1978 hammer price £210
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310, UNC with even grey toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 36 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 689
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 obverse Unc and toned, the reverse with some old scratches in the fields now hard to see under the tone, comes with an old retail ticket for £595 and the coin does have good eye appeal
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 Choice UNC and sharply struck with Prooflike and beautiful, subtly toned fields, a superb example, in a PCGS holder and graded MS65+. We note an MS67 example recently realised over $22,000 in a US saleroom
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 EF with good underlying mint lustre, the obverse with subtle and colourful tone, the reverse with attractive gold toning, a very pleasing piece with considerable eye appeal
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 UNC with an attractive blue-green and gold tone, the obverse with a contact mark on the cheek, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63, a sharply struck example with the WWP well defined, comes with a round red case, this possibly contemporary
CrownGeorge IVundatedPattern (c.1829) ESC 265A, Bull 2353, struck in White Metal. Obverse similar in style to the 1821 crowns, with no B.P. below the bust. Reverse Royal Arms with supporters, with M (Merlen) below. Similar in style to the Whiteaves patterns of the period, No legend, 16.79 grammes, Near EF with a few surface marks, Extremely Rare, rated R6 by ESC (3 or 4 examples known). We note the example in the Maritime Collection (London Coins Auction A148 Lot 1782 realised £1500 hammer price as far back as September 2014
Crown 1821 Uniface trials or electrotypes for both sides of the coin, the reverse slightly convex, struck in silver; The reverse displays a small raised dot on the horse's breast, This ties in with ESC 262 (page 33 1992 edition) which states:- 'a small dot on the horse's body' which 'has not yet been removed' Rayner is referring to a plain edge coin minted the following year exhibiting the same characteristics as this piece. The reverse also missing the streamer, this also referred to in Linecar & Stone 6 on a copper trial (Page 57) where it is stated 'This would appear to be an artist's trial the check the erasion of the streamer' We also note some raised dots on the King's portrait, this would appear to be an intermediate pattern whose design was adopted, albeit with some changes, on the 1821-1822 Currency issues, Both sides NEF with matching dark grey tone, and both sides with full edge inscription as on the currency 1821 issue, an interesting insight into the progression on artists types 1820-1822. A coin of this description with the dot, but with full streamer and dated 1820 was present in the Forster, Marshall, Brice, Lingford, Clarke-Thornhill, Nobleman, Hamilton-Smith, Monagu and Murdochcollections
Halfcrown 1821 Heavier Garnishing ESC 631, Bull 2362, Davies 172 dies 1B, EF with some thin scratches and toning spots behind the King's head, a rare variety
One Shilling and SixpenceBank Token 1811 GEF, Shilling 1825 Lion on Crown the 5 in the date double struck GVF, Sixpences (3) 1821 B of BRITANNIAR double struck, 1826 Lion on Crown the date double struck NVF, 1829 NEF, Groat 1888 GVF/NEF
Crown 1821 SECUNDO WWP inverted Bull 2311, Davies 133, (unlisted by the 1992 ESC) About EF/EF with a tiny scratch below the bust, overall attractive and with much eye appeal. Rare, a much under-rated variety
Crowns (2) 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310 VF with some contact marks, Ex-Reeves Auction 2/7/1976 Lot 889, 1820 LX ESC 219, Bull 2016 GVF toned with some scratches and surface marks
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 UNC or very near so with old grey and gold toning over underlying original lustre, a superb original piece with plenty of eye appeal, much scarcer in this grade than the 1821 coin, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Spink 1952, Seaby No.252 55/-, ESC 252'
Halfcrown 1821 ESC 631Davies 171 dies 1A, UNC or very near so with minor cabinet friction, with attractive multi-coloured toned, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1951, Seaby No.661 Light Garnishing 8/6'
Halfcrowns (2) 1821 heavier garnishing on reverse ESC 631Davies 172 dies 1B NVF Rare, 1836 6 over 5 ESC 606A GF toned, the obverse with some surface marks, Ex-Baldwins 6/2/2016 Lot 102 (part)
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so and lustrous, the obverse particularly attractive with the portrait lightly frosted, slabbed and graded LCGS 70
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 EF with signs of old cleaning visible under magnification, now retoning, retaining some original lustre and with considerable eye appeal
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction, the surfaces excellent with very few contact marks, these Crowns almost always with contact marks and/or hairlines
Crowns (2) 1821 SECUNDO the date and obverse lettering are double struck as ESC 246, Fine/Good Fine, unusual, 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 282 Good Fine/Fine
Crown 1821 SECUNDO with WWP inverted below broken lance, Davies 133, PCGS MS62, we grade UNC or very near so and attractively toned with much eye appeal, the best we have seen of this rare type
Crown 1821 SECUNDO UNC and nicely toned the reverse with minor cabinet friction the coin with only a few light contact marks, this very unusual in the 19th Century Crown series, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS63
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 UNC and attractively toned, with some light contact marks, retaining some mint lustre, an attractive example and far scarcer than the 1821 coin in this high grade
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction, the surfaces excellent with very few contact marks, these Crowns almost always with contact marks and/or hairlines
Crown 1821 SECUNDO, WWP inverted below broken lance Davies 133 NEF with some contact marks, Rare, comes with old collector's ticket, a much under-rated coin, our archive database shows that we have only offered two previous examples since 2003, the last example selling for £2340 in September 2013
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ProofESC 247 nFDC with an attractive grey tone, slabbed and graded CGS 88, a most attractive example, the joint finest of 9 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Crown 1821 Plain edge Proof struck in copper ESC 249 nFDC, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Ex-NGC PF61 BN. Ex-Cheshire Collection, Extremely Rare, rated R6 by ESC, (3 or 4 examples known) Cataloguers note:- having had the opportunity to examine the coin before slabbing, it is apparent that traces of edge lettering remain in places so the note in ESC stating that this may be the SECUNDO edge coin with the lettering removed, would seem to be correct.
Halfcrown 1821 ESC 631Davies 171 dies 1A UNC and nicely toned with some light contact marks on the obverse, comes with an old Victorian collector ticket from 1888
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ProofESC 247 UNC with a few light hairlines on the obverse and minor friction to the high points, an attractively toned piece with much eye appeal
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ProofESC 247 nFDC with a few minor contact marks and hairlines on mirror-like and brilliant fields, currently listed at £4500 FDC by Spink
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction, the surfaces excellent with very few contact marks, these Crowns almost always with contact marks and/or hairlines
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