Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in copper, Reverse: Raised dots on rock to right of SOHO, SOHO being slightly above the base of the shield Peck 1204 KF3, UNC with pleasing tone and traces of lustre, Rare, indeed our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms we have not offered an example of this type, thus suggesting somewhat under-rated by Peck
Farthing 1721 Peck 822 A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS64 BN (this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing)
Farthing 1797 Restrike Pattern in Bronzed copper, Obverse: Wreath with 3 Berries, 2 Leaves projecting above brow, lowest berry without stem, Reverse: Ship with 2 stays from foremast to bowspirit Peck 1199 R71 nFDC/UNC with pleasing tone
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in Gilt, Reverse: The ship has disappeared, and also the sea, only part of the horizon remains, the olive leaves detached, numerous rust marks in the reverse fields, all the key identifiers for the type, Peck 1211 R74 UNC with some hairlines and lightly toned, retaining much original colour, the obverse with a darker toning line, we note a similar example in our June 2014 sale realised £819 inclusive of buyer's premium, the only previous example we have offered in 14 years
Farthing 1797 Restrike Pattern in Bronzed copper, Obverse: Wreath with 3 Berries, 2 Leaves projecting above brow, lowest berry with stem, Reverse: Ship with 3 stays from foremast to bowspirit, Peck 1194, R69 nFDC/UNC the reverse with a light deposit around the inner rim, seldom seen and much rarer than Peck's 'R' rating would suggest
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in copper or bronze Obverse: No K on shoulder drapery, Two small parallel lines above the lowest berry, A weak area in the curved fold at the front of the bust, shows minor rust spots on or around the bust, Reverse: Base of SOHO level with the base of the shield, all olive leaves detached, both sides showing file marks on the rim, (after striking) see notes in Peck Page 329, (weight 7.01 grammes), displays all the key identifiers for this rare type, UNC toned with small spots and minor hairlines, an attractive piece with our archive database shows we have only offered two examples of Peck 1216 and no examples of Peck 1215 in 14 years
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in Copper, Reverse: The ship has disappeared, and also the sea, only part of the horizon remains, the olive leaves detached, numerous rust marks in the reverse fields, all the key identifiers for the type, Peck 1213 R74, UNC/GEF the reverse with some verdigris within the lettering, our archive database shows this is the first example we have offered in 14 years, so would therefore appear somewhat under-rated by Peck's 'R' rating
Farthing 1806 Pattern Restrike in Bronzed copper, Obverse: King with long hair, Large raised K on shoulder, date and legend with traces of double striking, Reverse: 9 leaves on the olive branch, these mostly detached, Plain edge, Peck 1404 R103 UNC the obverse with some tone spots, only the third example we have offered in 14 years, we note a similar example in our June 2017 sale realised £491 inclusive of buyer's premium
Farthing 1828 Peck 1443 UNC with traces of lustre and a colourful underlying tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1894 Freeman 569 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1806 Peck 1396 UNC with around 80% lustre and eye-catching, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1893 Freeman 568 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1867 Freeman 516 dies 3+B UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Michael Freeman collection 1984, Ex-Farthing Specialist April 1986
Farthing 1822 Obverse 2 Peck 1411, Sharp UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Farthing 1843 Peck 1593 UNC and highly lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1687 NVMMORVM (6-pointed star) FAMVLVS (6-pointed star) 1687 (6-pointed star) this legend unlisted by Peck, Good Fine for wear with pitted surfaces and a small hole in the centre of the area where the copper plug once was, the edge reading very clear, Very Rare, Ex-Kay, Ex-Farthing Specialist, Ex-C-Cooke September 2007 (£500)
Farthing 1798 Pattern Restrike in copper (?) N of FARTHING complete, no dots on the rock, S of SOHO not double-cut, olive leaves joined, around Fine, cleaned, the grade prevents exact attribution
Farthing 1797 Restrike Pattern in copper as Peck 1201 with the 9 of the date not blocked at the top EF toned, Ex-Farthing Specialist, who notes 'Peck 1201A Very Rare' see notes in Peck page 324
Farthing 1880 4 Berries ProofFreeman 542 dies 5+D, listed in the 1985 Freeman catalogue as 'No Specimen known', listed by Peck as Peck 1900, Peck states the only location as 'B' (Fred Baldwin), Ex-Norweb collection (part 3), Spink Auction no.56 19/11/1986 Lot 1114, Ex-Farthing Specialist, a minor streak of discolouration on the reverse otherwise nFDC with much lustre
Farthing 1866 Bronze ProofFreeman 515 dies 3+B, nFDC and lightly toned, Very Rare, only 2 recorded locations, Ex-C.W.Peck collection, Ex-Farthing Specialist, whose envelope states 'First seen in 25 years'
Farthing 1790 Restrike Pattern in copper by Droz, Obverse 2, Reverse B, Peck 1091 R35 UNC with minor cabinet friction, the reverse with scratches in the field above Britannia's arm, Very Rare, Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthing 1844 Reverse B (no flaw by Britannia's right arm) 10 teeth date spacing, by far the scarcer of the two recorded types for this rare date, VF or better, a recent in depth study shows that even the rare dates such as this had different dies used showing variations in the Reverse die type, date spacing and punctuation, further study and the evolution of the LCGS Population Report will, in time show the relative rarities of these combinations
Quarter Farthing 1868 Cupro-Nickel ProofPeck 1615 nFDC with some spots retaining much original mint brilliance, Very Rare, in our experience much rarer than the Bronze Proof of this date, indeed our archive database shows that since 2003 this is only the second example we have offered, Ex-Farthing Specialist
Half Farthing 1868 Cupro-Nickel ProofPeck 1604 UNC with some contact marks, Very Rare, our archive database shows that since 2003 this is only the third example we have offered Ex-C.R.Tyler Collection, Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1 last I of IIII overstruck, LCGS variety 04 Choice UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Farthing 1853 Bronzed Proof, Reverse Inverted, Peck 1600, UNC toned, Extremely Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates that this is the first we have offered, also we note that LCGS have not graded any of this type
Farthing 1665 Silver PatternPeck 407, Obverse 1a CAROLVS.A.CAROLO, reverse QVATVOR.MARIA.VINDICO toothed border diameter 24 mm BRITANNIA in exergue, EF with touches of colourful tone, the obverse with a long thin scratch
Third Farthing 1844 RE for REG Peck 1607, struck on a thin flan, Peck states, probably all late mint strikings and therefore not issued for currency GEF/EF toned with a small dig to the left of the trident Ex-C.R.Tyler collection, Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthing 1875H Freeman 532 RF.G Choice UNC and with some lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1822 Obverse 1 T over tilted T in BRIT, Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 88, the only recorded example on the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1888 Freeman 560 dies 7+F Choice UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 88, the finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1822 Obverse 1 Peck 1410 Choice UNC toned with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
FarthingPattern or medalet Mary in silver Montagu 19, legend MARIA.II.DEI.GRA. Reverse Moon and clouds EX NOCTE DIEM EF or slightly better and attractively toned
FarthingPattern or medalet Mary in silver Montagu 18, Reverse A Rose in full bloom, EX . CANDORE . DECVS NEF and nicely toned, along with India Nazarana Rupee square Good Fine
Half Farthing 1828 Reverse B Peck 1449 NEF with a small edge nick, Rare, Ex-Farthing Specialist, our archive database shows that is only the second example we have offered since 2003
Farthing 1853 3 over 2 in date, WW Raised in an NGC holder and graded MS63 RB, the variety not stated on the holder, unlisted by Peck but a well-known variety
Half Farthing 1830 Peck 1451 Reverse B Small Date GVF with some scratches, Very Rare, Ex-Farthing Specialist, our archive database indicates this is only the second example we have offered, the other being in the Andrew Wayne collection in 2006 (EF/NEF £125 hammer price)
Farthing 1875 Large Date Freeman 528 dies 3+B About EF with subdued lustre and small edge nicks, Ex-Michael Freeman (with his ticket), Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthing 1842 with Large 42 in the date, unlisted by Peck or Spink (First recorded by Bramah in 1929) GVF with some surface residue but in our experience rarely found in high grade, Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthing 1881H Cooke type B, Freeman 548, dies 7+E, Choice UNC with practically fully lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples this far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthings (2) 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 496 dies 1+A, 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 499 dies 2+B, both UNC with traces of lustre, the first with small spots
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.
Farthing 1797 Restrike Pattern in copper Peck 1201 R72 nFDC with minor contact marks and a pleasing overall even tone, Ex-C.Cooke, March 1999 (£230), Ex-Glendening's Auction n24/2/1982 Lot 146 (£49), the previous three examples we have offered have all realised upwards of £450 inclusive of the buyers premium
Farthing 1834 W.w on truncation (Smaller second w) LCGS variety 03, Choice UNC with considerable mint lustre, the only example recorded by the LCGS Population Report, also the only example seen by this cataloguer
Farthing 1928 VIP Proof/Proof of record Freeman 610 dies 3+B, listed at R18 by Freeman, in an NGC holder and graded NGC PF62 RB, Ex-Heritage Auction 3038 January 2015 Lot 35150
Half Farthing 1868 Bronze ProofPeck 1605 UNC with traces of lustre and a tone spot behind the bust, Ex-C.Cooke collection Lot 1629 (£560), Ex-Edward Lee Judson
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
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 Fair with rough surfaces, very rare, Ex-C.Cooke list 38 February 2000
Farthing 1874H G's over sideways G's Freeman 527 dies 4+C About Fine/Fine with some edge knocks and surface marks, the variety very clear and Very Rare
Farthing 1662 Pattern in copper Peck 397, Obverse CAROLVS . A . CAROLO, followed by a lion passant, A rose, Thistle, Lis and Harp, each crowned, cruciform, Reverse A 3-masted ship in sail to left, weight 6.01 grammes, Fine/VG Very Rare, Ex-C-Cooke 1998, comes with ticket stating 'Oct 78, this duplicate released in 1998, Ex-Spink'
Farthing Oliver CromwellPattern Farthing. An electrotype copy of BMC 392, Fine, Note Montagu's comments on BMC 392 issue, as well as Peck's comments. Note, A piece now is known to exist which pairs this reverse with reverse of BMC 390, Ex-C.Cooke collection (£295), Ex-Bateman
Farthing 1713 Pattern in copper, Obv. 2+Rev C. Peck 738 struck on a 22mm flan VG and bold, a collectable example with all major details clear, Very Rare, Ex-C.Cooke August 1997 (£110)
Farthing 1654 CommonwealthPattern in Pewter Shield of St. George obverse Irish Shield reverse inset in rays Peck 373 Very rare, Peck states that this issue was released for circulation on 26 April 1654 and their use was prohibited just a fortnight later, Poor with corroded surfaces as normal for this issue, this type seldom seen , Ex-C.Cooke Jan 2006 (£95)
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