Farthing 1737 Large Date Peck 867 VG Rare, We note there was no specimen in Norweb, Westbrook, Debens, Foster or Bowers collections, sold with a small date 1737 (Peck 866) VG for comparison
Farthings (2) 1739 the first with the olive branch pointing to the base of the first N in BRITANNIA Peck 869 VG, the second with the olive branch pointing between the A and N of BRITANNIA and with the date appearing 1' 739 (similar to the Cooke Collection coin no.386) VG or slightly better, Rare
Halfpenny 1887 Freeman 358 dies 17+S UNC and lustrous with a few small contact marks, Farthing 1887 Freeman 559 dies 7+F GEF with traces of lustre and some contact marks
Farthing 1805 Pattern in Bronzed Copper Peck 1317 R94 nFDC with a couple of small spots on the reverse, Peck notes the 'lump' flaw on the obverse rim by D of D:G: has been noted on all specimens seen of this type, Ex-Horace Turner (USA) collection, Ex-Oxford Collection Lot 211, Very Rare
Farthing 1799 Copper ProofPeck 1271 KF7 Late Soho G of GRATIA with the flaw attached and R of FARTHING with blocked loop nFDC with a couple of small nicks
Farthing 1771 Peck 909 Reverse A with the olive branch pointing to the right leg of the N in BRITAN, according to Cooke the rarest of the three currency die types recorded for this date NVF/VF with an edge nick by the second N in BRITANNIA
Farthing 1654 Commonwealth of England Pattern in Pewter Peck 373 Obverse 1/4 OVNCE . OF . FINE. PEWTr A shield bearing a cross moline, with a wreath of roses above, enclosing the initials TK, Toothed Border, Reverse FOR . NECESSARY . CHANGE A shield bearing the Irish Harp with a laurel wreath above, a sun in centre, with rays extending across the shield to the inner circle. An inner beaded circle broken by the wreath, toothed border, Reverse inverted, Near Fine with the reverse having an oblong-shaped indentation similar to the size and shape of the copper plugs in the later tin coinage, Cataloguers note: issued in 1654 and only circulated for a fortnight before being withdrawn
Farthing 1713 Obverse 1 Reverse A pattern in copper on a small 22.5mm flan Peck 732 NVF with some porosity and some fine old scratches to the obverse field, Extremely Rare
FarthingCommonwealthundated (1656) Pattern in copper Peck 387 Obverse THVS . VNITED . INVINCIBLE Three pillars linked by a cord, bearing a cross, a harp and a thistle, below the central pillar a letter R all within a roped circle, a mullet at top centre, Reverse AND . GOD . DIRECT . OVERCORSE Toothed border, Plain edge VG with rough surfaces, very rare, we note there was no example in the C.Cooke collection
FarthingCharles IIPattern in copper Peck 400 Obverse CAROLVS . A . CAROLO A rose, thistle. Lis and harp each crowned arranged cruciformly, legend interrupted by the crowns and followed by a lion passant, toothed border Reverse QVATVOR . MARIA . VINDICO . A three-masted ship in sail to left, toothed border Edge straight-grained (not right across) about Fine with some porosity, very rare
Farthing 1685 James II Tin edge reads NVMMORVM (star) FAMVLVS (star) 1685 (star) Peck 539 Fine for detail with much flan stress, though no corrosion and stable
Farthing 1690 Tin dated 1690 in exergue, edge with 6-pointed mullet after FAMVLVS as Peck 577, no date visible on the edge, according to Peck this dated 1689 on edge, the edge only partially visible, Near Fine and stable, very rare
Farthing 1684 Charles II Tin edge reads NVMMORVM (star)(dot) FAMVLVS (dot) 1684 (star) Peck 537A VG with all details and much of the edge visible, extremely rare
Farthing 1687 Tin Peck 554 or 558 with a five pointed star between NVMMORVM and FAMVLVS and a star after the date edge partly readable so exact attribution not possible, both extremely rare NF/NVG with some blistering
Farthing 1713 a forgery cast in silver on a small flan as Reverse A type (Peck states that no genuine silver or brass pieces are believed to exist from this die) VG the reverse slightly better
Farthings - Pattern Farthings or medalets William and Mary in copper undated (2) The first with Obverse GVLIELMVS III.DEI.GRA Reverse MARIA.II.DEI.GRA. VG, the second Obverse MARIA.II.DEI.GRA Reverse Rose EX CANDORE DECVS VG
Farthing 1737 Large Date unlisted by Peck but known to be very rare. (There was no specimen in Norweb, Westbrook, Debens, Foster or Bowers collections) GF/NVF a pleasing piece without problems
Farthing 1849 Peck 1570 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and a few contact light. A couple of small carbon spots on the portrait barely detract, Very Rare in this high grade, Ex-Colin Cooke collection, Ex-R.Heseltine collection,
Halfpenny 1699 Date in Exergue, No Stops on Reverse unlisted by Peck, listed as item no.128 in the Nicholson Collection catalogue VG, Extremely Rare, and weighing 8.9 grammes, lighter than the Nicholson example, Farthing 1699 Date in Legend First A unbarred in BRITANNIA Peck 685, listed as extremely rare by Peck, VG/NF and superior in appearance to the Cooke collection example
Farthing 1698 date in Exergue with B over G in BRITANNIA Peck 664 only Poor with pitted surfaces but the variety very clear, Extremely Rare, we note the example in the Cooke collection was only around Fine
Halfpenny 1876H Freeman 329 dies 14+M UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction, Farthing 1875H Freeman 532 dies 5+C UNC with traces of lustre and a toning spot on the reverse
Farthing 1732 with 2 over halfpenny-sized 2 over 1 Fine/Near Fine with the variety very clear, unrecorded by Peck, similar to the C.Cooke collection lot 414
Farthing 1845 Large Date unlisted in Peck VF or better with some surface nicks to the obverse, known to be very rare, we note the example in the Andrew Wayne collection was only VF
Farthing 1865 5 over 2 Freeman 513 dies 3+B Lustrous UNC with slightly subdued on the obverse and a couple of small spots, the overdate particularly clear on this coin
Farthing 1849 Peck 1570 Lustrous UNC with minor cabinet friction and an attractive underlying tone, one of the best we have handled of this rare date, now listing at £375 EF in Spink with no price given for UNC
Farthing 1773 Obverse 2 as Peck 913 with date to left of exergue, compares favourably with the Cooke specimen (Cooke Lot 360) which sold for £210 in 2006 EF with lustre and rare in this high grade
Half Farthing 1847 Peck 1596 UNC with traces of lustre and some spots on the reverse and Third farthing 1881 Peck 1934 UNC or near so with traces of lustre
Farthing 1713 Pattern in Silver Reverse Britannia in portico Obverse 4 Reverse D Peck 747 Reverse upright alignment UNC/nFDC with a few minor hairlines on the obverse a most pleasing example and compares favourably with the example in the Cooke collection, comes with old collector's ticket
Farthing 1723 R over sideways R in REX Peck 827 GVF with traces of lustre weakly struck on the King's hair, quite possibly one of the finest remaining examples on this scarce variety, come with C.Cooke ticket listing 'Bought 10/4/87 Spink Coinex North'
Farthing 1698 Silver ProofPeck 680 with Stop After Date About EF and attractively toned with some light haymarking on the reverse, comes with old collector's ticket
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