Halfpenny 1775 Peck 908 EF, Farthing 1847 Peck 1568 EF with traces of lustre and a small spot after REG, the obverse with minor contact marks and an edge nick
Proof Set 1950 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing nFDC with some ribbon toning, the Shillings with light and attractive golden tone, the bronze and brass retaining almost full original brilliance, in the red box of issue
Half Farthing 1851 First 1 over 5 in date, a known variety, but unlisted by Peck, EF with traces of lustre, Farthing Charles I Rose, Sceptres through crown, with single arched crowns on both sides, apostrophe stops, privy Mark Crescent, CAROLVS and FRAN in legend, Peck 328, 0.96 grammes, Good Fine with some obverse edge damage, overall with good eye appeal for this type
Fifty Pence 2021 Decimal Day S.H92 the reverse a clever assemblage combining parts of the designs of the pre-decimal coinage Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, with a 7-sided panel in the centre with 1971 Decimal Day. The outer design frosted, the inner panel not frosted, FDC uncased in capsule, no certificate
Proof Set 1937 (15 coins) Crown to Farthing, including the Maundy Money, UNC to FDC the silver the Halfcrown with a small spot in the reverse field, the Maundy Penny with a tiny rim nick, the silver with a light and matching tone, in the red box of issue
Proof Set 1937 (15 coins) Crown to Farthing, including the Maundy Money UNC to nFDC the Halfcrown with some handling marks, in the red box of issue, this with some tears to the edges
Proof Set 1951 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing nFDC to FDC with some ribbon toning, the Penny with a spot on the date, the Crown and Halfcrown firmly wedged in the box
Proof Set 1826 (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1826 Proof nFDC with some very minor hairlines and the odd small contact mark barely detract, the fields brilliant and reflective, Gold Two Pounds 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with beautiful reflective fields, the reverse with slight haze around the legend, one small spot on the drapery to the right, Gold Sovereign 1826 Proof nFDC the bust beautifully frosted, minor wavy line in the obverse field, Gold Half Sovereign 1826 Proof, Extra hair tuft, (Marsh 407C) nFDC the obverse with minor hairlines and contact marks, Crown 1826 Proof nFDC/FDC the reverse beautifully toned, Halfcrown 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with flashes of blue and gold tone, the reverse blue/green and golden toned with touches of magenta, Shilling 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with minor contact marks, Sixpence 1826 Proof nFDC colourfully toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks , Penny 1826 Thick Raised line on Saltire, Reverse C, Bronzed Proof (Peck 1426) nFDC/FDC, the obverse with a small spot in the hair and tone spot on the neck, Halfpenny 1826 Raised line on Saltire, Reverse B, (Peck 1437) Bronzed Proof, nFDC with a minor handling mark on either side, and Farthing 1826 Bronzed Proof nFDC with colourful underlying tone, a small edge nick by BR or BRITANNIAR barely detracts, comes in red oval fitted case, with F.G. White July 16 1868 in gold lettering on the lid, only around 400 sets are thought to have been minted, a superb and highly sought after rare and highly desirable set, rarely seen complete on the market
Proof Set 1831 (14 coins) comprising Gold Two Pounds 1831 Proof nFDC the obverse with minor contact marks and some hairlines to the fields, the edge with some minor abrasions, these only slightly visible when viewed from the faces of the coin, Gold Sovereign 1831 Proof nFDC with minor hairlines to the fields, a small spot by F:D: a small rim nick and a gentle edge bruise, bust and reverse design frosted, the fields reflective, Gold Half Sovereign 1831 Small size Proof nFDC the bust and reverse design with attractive frosting, the fields with very minor hairlines, reflective and lustrous, the only proof issue of the short-lived small size type, Crown 1831 Proof W.W on truncation FDC or near so with touches of blue and magenta tone, a most attractive and eye-catching example, exceedingly rare in this high grade, Halfcrown 1831 WW in script, Plain edge Proof (ESC 658, Bull 2477) nFDC obverse with minimal contact marks, the reverse with minimal hairlines, beautiful hues of gold, blue and magenta add to the excellent eye appeal, this type many times rarer than the 'WW in block' Proof coin, Shilling 1831 Plain Edge Proof nFDC with the odd minor contact mark, retaining lustrous fields, Sixpence 1831 Plain Edge Proof UNC/nFDC with even toning, with two gentle rim bruises, MaundyFourpence 1831 Proof UNC/nFDC the obverse with some thin scratches in the field, Maundy Threepence 1831 Proof UNC/nFDC with a contact mark on the obverse, Maundy Twopence 1831 Proof nFDC and nicely toned, Maundy Penny 1831 Proof FDC or very near so and colourfully toned, Penny 1831 Bronzed Proof, Die axis inverted, (Peck 1457) nFDC lacquered, the lacquering has started to come off the reverse in places, Halfpenny 1831 Bronzed Proof, Die axis inverted, (Peck 1463) a small spot by GULIELMUS FDC or very near so, Farthing 1831 Bronzed Proof, Die axis inverted (Peck 1468) NFDC with attractive soft tone, an extremely rare and desirable set, only around 150 are believed to have been minted, very seldom do these sets come to auction
Pattern Set 1846 Private Patterns, Smith on Decimal Currency a 5-coin set by Marrian & Gausby, comprising Ten Cents 1846 Original striking with no die rust spots, 6mm thick, Freeman 812, X#50, formerly KM#PPn35, Five Cents 1846 Original striking, 3.25mm thick, Freeman 818, X#49, formerly KM#PPn33, Two Cents 1846 Freeman 819, X#48, formerly KM#PPn29, One Cent 1846 without Marrian & Gausby below the head, Freeman 823, X#46, formerly KM#PPn27, One Centum 1846 in White metal, X#47a, nFDC to FDC a superb set, the copper coins all rated R17 by Freeman, in a contemporary fitted case, we note each coin in this set superior to the examples from the Freeman collection, (two purchased by P.Deane, two purchased by G.Monk), the Freeman example later sold as part of the J.Tansley collection of Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials. The coins in this set were the earliest patterns for a British Decimal Coinage. While restrikes were made in 1888 (by Shorthouse) that exist in various metals, only the original strikings are in copper and are free from die rust marks. Peck states in a footnote (page 479, 2nd Edition) describing the copper 10-cent, 5-cent, 2-cent, and 1-cent pieces as being the 'Decimal equivalents of a Twopence, a Penny, a Halfpenny, and a Farthing, respectively'. Further, Peck states that 'It is highly probable that the 1-centum piece was intended to represent a silver Decimal Shilling of 50 cents'.
Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half Sovereign, then Crown to Maundy Penny nFDC with some light hairlines, plus the Penny 1902 High Tide UNC with subdued lustre, Halfpenny 1902 High Tide UNC with subdued lustre and Farthing 1902 NEF dark toned (16 coins in total) and in a fitted SPECIMEN COINS red box
Proof Set 1953 (10 coins) comprising Crown, Halfcrown (Obverse 1), Florin, Shilling (English), Shilling (Scottish), Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, the English Shilling with some rim nicks, otherwise nFDC in a maroon box, the Halfcrown the rare Davies 2310 (die 1A) die pairing with very few Proof examples known
Proof and currency Set 1937 Crown to Farthing, (15 coins) the Halfcrown, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing are currency issues, Crown, Florin, Shillings (2), Sixpence, Silver Threepence and Maundy Set are Proof issues, Proof issues nFDC to FDC, Halfcrown A/UNC, Brass Threepence About UNC and lustrous, Penny UNC with traces of lustre, Halfpenny UNC with traces of lustre, Farthing UNC with traces of lustre
Proof and currency Set 1937 Crown to Farthing, (15 coins) the Crown and Halfcrown are currency issues, Florin to Farthing and Maundy Set are Proof issues, Crown EF with some contact marks, Halfcrown UNC, the Maundy Set EF cleaned, the other silver and bronze nFDC to FDC, in the red case of issue
Proof Set 1951 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing nFDC to FDC the silver with much brilliance, the Florin with light toning, the bronze and brass with practically full mint brilliance, the Halfpenny and Sixpence firmly wedged in the box, in the blue box of issue, the lid detached
George V Set 1928 (14 coins) a 13-coin cased set comprising Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, Silver Threepence, Maundy Set, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, with an additional Crown. Both Crowns UNC and choice and markedly different in terms of striking, the first with an even 'satiny' lustre, the second with the reverse particularly well struck, with a finish similar to a Specimen striking and with superb eye appeal and mirror like fields
Proof Set 1937 (15 coins) Crown to Farthing, includes the Maundy Money, UNC to nFDC with some toning, the Halfcrown with some hairlines, in the case of issue
Proof Set 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing nFDC with toning, in a promoter's box with certificate, along with Halfpenny 1962 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Halfpenny 1717 with only a faint trace of a stop after REX, Peck 768/769 (see notes on Nicholson Collection item no. 171) Good Fine for wear with even corrosion. Farthing 1675 Peck Fine or better the flan with light pitting
Halfpennies in LCGS holders (13) a high grade group comprising 1953 Freeman 463 dies 1+A, UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1953 Freeman 464 dies 2+A, UNC with around 80% lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1954 Freeman 466 dies 3+A, UNC with good lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1955 Freeman 469 dies 3+C, UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, 1956 Freeman 471 dies 3+C UNC with practically full lustre, the reverse slightly subdued, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1957 Calm sea Freeman 476 dies 3+D Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1957 Freeman 477 dies 3+E, UNC with around 80% lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1958 Freeman 458 dies 3+G, UNC with around 80% lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, 1959 Freeman 483 dies 3+G UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85,1962 Freeman 487 dies 3+E Choice UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, 1966 Freeman 493 dies 3+I, UNC with almost full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1967 Freeman 494 dies 3+J, Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, 1967 Freeman 495 dies 4+J, Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, also Farthing 1956 Freeman 669 dies 3+D UNC with around 75% lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 80
Bronze coinage 1887 (3) Penny 1887 Freeman 125 dies 12+N the obverse with reflective fields, with some spots, Halfpenny 1887 Freeman 358 dies 17+S, UNC with lustre, Farthing 1887 Freeman 559 dies 7+F UNC with practically full lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke collection (Item 92), Ex-Dr.E.A.Johnstone (1973)
Halfpenny 1799 5 Incuse Gunports Peck 1248 UNC or near so with traces of lustre, the obverse with a small tone spot, Farthing 1806 Peck 1396 Portrait 1 VF
Half Farthing 1853 as Peck 1599, variety with inverted 1's for I's in BRITANNIAR, LCGS variety 05, a rare and choice piece attractively brown toned with hints of blue and red, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Farthing 1852 Peck 1598 UNC with traces of lustre, scarce in high grade, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of just 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1849 as Peck 1570, with 4 over lower 4 in the date, also with stop after date, the stop positioned halfway up the 9 level with the lower part of the top loop. LCGS variety 02. An unusual variant on an already rare date. Mint state with around 25%/15% mint lustre. Extremely rare to find this date with lustre. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Only 2 examples have been recorded by the LCGS Population Report, of which this is the finest
Half Farthing 1843 Peck 1593, a most pleasing and lustrous example the obverse with around 40% lustre, the reverse with around 60% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Half Farthing 1828 Reverse A, as Peck 1446, but with D over A in DEI, an unusual and a clear, if unlikely overstrike, GEF and nicely toned, unlisted by Peck and previously unseen by us
Quarter Farthing 1852 Peck 1610 UNC with around 75% mint red lustre and some slightly uneven tone, Half Farthing 1844 Peck 1594 UNC with around 70% lustre, an attractive high grade pair of fractionals
Halfpennies (2) 1799 5 Incuse Gunports Peck 1248 UNC the obverse toned with some lustre, the reverse with good lustre, 1858 8 over 6 Peck 1547 Lustrous UNC with small spot on the D of DEI, Half Farthing 1847 Peck 1596 Lustrous UNC the obverse with some toning, Third Farthing 1884 Peck 1936 UNC and lustrous with some attractive toning
Halfpenny 1788 Silver Plated copper Pattern by Droz DH11 Peck 964 VF/GVF scratched in the fields the reverse missing some of the plating behind Britannia, Farthing 1694 Peck 616 Fine or slightly better
Half Farthing 1830 Peck 1451 Reverse B Small Date VF or better, the reverse with a large rim cud completely obscuring DEF, an unusual error on a rare type, only the second example of this type we have offered, Ex-Farthing Specialist (£159)
Farthing 1691 edge reading only partly legible (possibly Peck 582) VG/G, Halfpenny 1692 Peck 576 only Good, with stable surfaces, but enough detail remains on the surfaces and edge to attribute
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
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
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
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
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)
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.
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
Evasions (2) Halfpennyundated, Obverse PRINCEPS WALLIAE, Reverse Irish Harp DELECTAT RUS VG/Fine for issue, Farthing 1791 Obverse ENONA ATKNE, Reverse Shield LIKETEC GATVC the last V an inverted A, Fine
Halfpenny 1673 Peck 510 practically EF and sharp with a small spot by the truncation, a superb example of this notoriously weak issue, Farthing 1675 Peck 528 VG or better, bold for the grade
Half Farthings (3) 1847 Small 7 in date, as Peck 1596, AU/UNC with some lustre and a tone spot on the obverse, 1851 Peck 1597 UNC with traces of lustre, 1852 Peck 1598 UNC and attractively toned with underlying lustre
Half Farthings (2) 1847 Peck 1596 About EF with some contact marks, 1851 First 1 over 5, UNC and lustrous with a couple of larger tone spots, unlisted by Peck
Farthing 1849 4 over lower 4 in date. Stop after date. Note:- Stop is halfway up the level of the 9. Note:- 8 1/2 teeth date spacing. CGS Variety 02, UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the finest known of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-C.Cooke List 76
Farthing 1691 About Fine for wear with some pitting, Peck 581/582/583 exact attribution not possible as the edge punctuation unclear in places, along with HalfpennyWilliam and Mary in Tin only Poor and with insufficient detail remaining to determine date or type
Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type R over V in VICTORIA NEF, Pennies (2) 1897 Dot between O and N of ONE VF, scarce this nice, 1863 Low 3 in date GF/F, HalfpennyGeorge V uniface Obverse Fair, Farthings (2) 1754 NVF, 1822 NVF
Farthings, varieties (4) 1730 No Stop on Reverse, VG, slabbed and graded CGS 10, 1732 2 over Large 2 over 1, the underlying 2 Halfpenny-sized, CGS Variety 02, VG bold and clear, slabbed and graded CGS 15, 1732 2 over 2 CGS Variety 04 Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25, 1733 Last 3 over 3, CGS variety 03 Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 25
Farthing 1849 as Peck 1570 4 over lower 4 with stop after the date, the stop halfway up the 9, GEF with traces of lustre, the obverse with some small areas of dark toning, very rare in this grade
Halfpenny 1673 Peck 510 practically EF and sharp with a small spot by the truncation, a superb example of this notoriously weak issue, Farthing 1675 Peck 528 VG or better, bold for the grade
Halfpennies (3) 1885 Freeman 354 dies 17+S UNC with subdued lustre, 1893 Freeman 368 dies 17+S UNC with subdued lustre, 1932 Freeman 418 dies 3+B UNC and lustrous with a few small spots, farthing 1891 Freeman 564 dies 7+F AU/UNC with traces of lustre and a small flaw on the Queen's portrait
Halfpenny 1694 Peck 602 VF struck on a porous flan, Farthings (2) 1672 Peck 519 Fine, 1690 Peck 579 (One mullet on edge after the date) Fine/Good Fine for issue with some corrosion, edge inscription partly visible
Half Farthing 1843 Peck 1593 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the joint finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1799 5 Incuse Gun ports Peck 1248 UNC with good lustre, and a few small tone spots, Farthing 1857 Peck 1585 UNC toned with some light contact marks
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