Maundy SetVictoria Veiled Head a mixed date set comprising Fourpence 1898 Robinson 667 GEF lightly toned, Threepence 1893 Robinson 646 A/UNC toned with a small edge nick, Twopence 1896 Robinson 657 EF and nicely toned, and Penny 1896 Robinson 656 EF/GEF and attractively toned
Penny 1893 as Freeman 136 dies 12+N, Gouby BP1893Ac, centre stroke of the 3 has a tiny 'spike' below, A/UNC with some scratches visible under magnification, retaining considerable mint lustre
Halfpenny 1893 Freeman 368 dies 17+S Lustrous UNC with Prooflike fields, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90. Ex-London Coins Auction A123 December 2008 Lot 1442 hammer price £340. When sold in Auction A123, it was noted that 'only two Victorian Halfpennies submitted for grading have been returned as grade 90. This is still the case 13 years later. The coin is UIN 163 and after another 44,000 coins have been graded in the intervening period and this is still the finest known of 17 examples now recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Pennies in LCGS holders (11) 1862 Doubled 6 in date Freeman dies 6+G, slabbed and graded LCGS 35, 1883 Double linear circle below the date Gouby BP1883Bg VF slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1889 Wide Date spanning 16 rim teeth, Gouby BP1889 Cd, VG or better, slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1889 date spacing 13 1/2 rim teeth Gouby BP1889B, VF with a flan flaw on the obverse, slabbed in an LCGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder 'Field Damage VF', 1889 13 1/2 rim teeth date spacing Gouby BP1889B Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1893 3 with broken top, LCGS variety 14, NVG slabbed and graded LCGS 5, 1900 Wide 00 in date, Gouby BP1900Ab Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1919KN Freeman 187 dies 2+B, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1935 Freeman 212 dies 5+C Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, 1945 Doubled 9 in date, LCGS Variety 03 Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1946 Raised Dot after ONE, Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, along with Penny 1797 with a fleur-de-lis countermark in the obverse field, Fair, in an 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holder, and Fantasy Pennies (2) 1797 modern restrikes issued by Colin Cooke one in bronze, the other in golden alloy, UNC in 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holders
Penny 1893 Freeman 136 dies 12+N, UNC and choice with almost full subdued lustre and with excellent surfaces, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the Joint finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A108 March 2005 Lot 988 hammer price £80
Penny 1893 Freeman 136 dies 12+N, Gouby BP1893Ae, different style of 3 with central tip pointing downwards, UNC with good subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS64 RB, the NGC ticket removed at the time of LCGS slabbing, the joint finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1893 Freeman 136 dies 12+N, 14 1/2 teeth date spacing, Gouby BP1893Ae UNC or very near so and lustrous with minor cabinet friction and a small area of discoloration around VIC
Penny 1893 Freeman 136 dies 12+N UNC with around 10%/40% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1893 Gouby BP1893Ac (1) with small part of the downward 'spike' in the centre of the 3, 14 1/2 teeth from the foot of the 1 to the tip of the 3, Fine in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 20
Penny 1893 as Freeman 136 dies 12+N the 3 with a doubling underneath the top curve, GEF/EF with traces of lustre, the obverse with some dark toning in places, we note also that CGS have not recorded this type
Halfpenny 1893 struck in cupro-nickel? and weighing 5.96 grammes, considerably heavier than the bronze issue at 5.6 grammes, NVF/GF with signs of cleaning, unusual
Pennies (2) 1893 with broken R in REG the R missing the lowest part and thus the tip of the R is around 1mm from the E of REG, VG unlisted by Freeman, Gouby or Spink, the variety very clear, 1945 Doubled 9 Good Fine, DecimalPenny 1971 Lustrous UNC with planchet clip
Penny 1895 Freeman 141 dies 1+B UNC with subdued lustre and a few small spots, Halfpenny 1893 Freeman 368 dies 17+S EF with some lustre and a few small spots
Penny 1893 3 over 2 Gouby BP1893B A/UNC and lustrous with some small areas of verdigris in the hairlines and around the bow, possibly the finest example so far recorded, certainly the best we have handled
Penny 1893 Freeman 136 dies 12+N Lustrous UNC the obverse with some carbon marks and contact marks, the reverse lustrous and proof-like just starting to tone
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