Shilling 1787 No Hearts, No Stops on Obverse ESC 1223 EF or better and lustrous with minor haymarking, very rare in any grade, probably amongst the finest remaining examples
Shilling 1850 ESC 1296 NVF, the obverse once cleaned with some contact marks around the Queen's chin, now retoning, nevertheless an extremely rare coin, even more so in grades above Fine
Shilling 1693 the 3 in the date overstruck, the underlying figure inconclusive, possibly a more 'squat' 3 NEF/EF with a colourful tone, a very attractive example with lots of eye appeal
One Shilling and SixpenceBank Token 1812 Bust type Proof with small reverse lettering ESC 975 UNC with prooflike fields and a few light surface and rim nicks, Extremely Rare with only a few known
Shilling 1763 Northumberland ESC 1214 EF/GEF grey toned with touches of red, green and blue, with two small scratches on the portrait, comes with old collector's ticket stating Baldwin 1950, Seaby No.1214 38/-'
Shilling 1844 ESC 1291 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1705 Plain in angles ESC 1134 VF/GVF the with two thin scratches and a small edge crack, only the fourth and by the finest example we have offered
Shilling 1872 ESC 1324 Die Number 129 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1820 unbarred H in HONI, LCGS Variety 6 Sharp and lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, only 2 examples recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this being the finest
Shilling 1920 Low relief head Davies 1804 dies 4B, UNC and choice, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, only 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this being the finest, a very high grade coin for the initial .500 silver series
Shilling 1697 First Bust E over N below bust, unlisted by Bull, ESC or Coincraft, listed under Spink 3500, Good Fine with some haymarking, Very Rare, the overstrike very clear, our database states that this is the first we have handled
Shillings (2) 1837 ESC 1276 GVF toned, comes with an old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952 Seaby No.1276 12/6', 1819 ESC 1235 UNC with very minor cabinet friction to the highest points only, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952 Seaby No.1235 4/-'
Shilling 1820 ESC 1236 UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1723 SSC French Arms at Date ESC 1177 About Fine/Fine with scratches on the portrait, Rare, come with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1951, Seaby No.1177 40/-', Sixpence 1726 Roses and PlumesESC 1602 Near Fine, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1946 Seaby No.1602 5/6'
Halfcrown 1697E Large Shields, Normal Harp ESC 547 About Fine, Shilling 1696C R of GRA over inverted A ESC 1082A VG with an edge nick and a scratch on the obverse, rated R4 by ESC, the first example of this variety we have handled
Shilling 1825 Shield in Garter, B P initials below bust (no stops) ESC 1253 GEF with old dark tone, a few small spots and small rim nicks barely detract
Three ShillingBank Token 1815 ESC 423 EF/GEF and attractively toned, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Butler, Kingston 1953, Seaby No.423 9/-', One Shilling and Sixpence 1811 ESC 969 GEF/AU with old grey tone, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Butler 1954, Seaby No.969 5/-'
Shilling 1724 WCC ESC 1182 Fine, Very Rare, our archive database shows that since 2003 this only the fifth example we have offered, and also the finest
Shilling 1823 ESC 1097 UNC and lustrous, the obverse with prooflike fields, slabbed and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A119 2/12/2007 Lot 1097
Shilling 1697 GVLELMVS errorESC 1093 VG/approaching Fine, a very clear and even example with no problems, an excessively rare variety, rated R5 by ESC, our archive database shows that this the first we have offered in 14 years
Shilling 1678 ESC 1052 Fine/Good Fine, Very Rare, our archive database indicates this is only the fourth example we have offered, and also the highest grade, many of the Charles II Shilling series deceptively rare, many dates such as this one are seldom seen
Shillings (2) 1696Y First Bust ESC 1087 NVF toned, the reverse with small flan flaws, 1708 Third Bust ESC 1147 Good Fine with a hint of tone in the legend
Crown 1889 ESC 299Davies 484 dies 1C UNC with old toning over original mint lustre, very light cabinet friction, a superior example, comes with old paper envelope containing old collectors ticket showing a purchase price of 10 Shillings
Shilling 1787 Hearts, 1 over Retrograde 1 ESC 1225A CGS EF 70, the joint finest of 3 examples thus far graded by the CGS Population Report, ex LCA 137 June 2012 Lot 510 realise £280
Crown 1889 ESC 299Davies 484 dies 1C UNC with old light toning over original mint lustre, very light cabinet friction, a superior example, comes with old paper envelope containing old collectors ticket showing a purchase price of 10 Shillings
Shilling 1877 Die Number 43 the 3 overstuck, the underlying 3 high and to the right, ESC 1329 UNC or near so and lustrous with a thin scratch below the Queen's ear
Shillings (3) 1825 Lion on CrownESC 1254 About EF toned with some small rim nicks, 1874 ESC 1326 Die Number 50 NEF and nicely toned, 1888 8 over 7 Davies 983 EF deeply toned
Shillings (2) 1893 Large Lettering on obverse ESC 1361, Davies 1011 dies 2A Lustrous UNC with a colourful tone, 1894 ESC 1363Davies 1015 dies 2B Lustrous UNC with a colourful tone and minor cabinet friction
Shilling 1839 No WW on truncation, as ESC 1283 but second A in BRITANNIAR unbarred with no left base serif, also the T in VICT and the F in F:D: have no bases, NEF and lustrous with a small edge nick, unusual and only the second example seen by us, the previous example in 'Lustrous UNC' realised £75- hammer price in our Auction A143 in December 2013 (Lot 2255)
Shilling 1708 PlumesESC 1148 A/UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, the finest of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS population Report
Shilling 1721 Roses and PlumesESC 1171, Bull 1577 (8 strings to Harp) EF the obverse with some haymarking, Ex-M.Rasmussen, our records indicate this is the first we have offered since 2003, whereas we have offered all the various overdates for this year, so probably rarer than the 'R' rating given by ESC, Cataloguer's Note, there is evidence of doubling to the 21 in the date but is quite different to examples of the published overdates we have studied, also Bull states the overdates have 7 or 9 harp strings and the Plain date coin has 8 harp strings, graded 65 by LCGS
Shilling 1700 Round 0's in date ESC 1121A UNC and with a soft gold tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1708 Third Bust ESC 1147 Choice UNC with golden tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 33 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1695 First Bust ESC 1077 UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1750 50 over 46 ESC 1210A UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coin Auction A129 8/6/2010 Lot 1763, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1723 SSC C over SS ESC 1176A UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82 the joint finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS population Report
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