1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 EF with a small edge nick and a small dig in the field with a series of fine scratches around it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 EF with small rim nicks, Sovereign 1887 GEF and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Half Sovereign 1887 EF/GEF, Crown 1887 GEF/EF with reflective fields, lustrous over gold, blue and magenta tone, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, UNC or very near so and lustrous with gold toning in places, Halfcrown 1887 GEF/AU and lustrous, the obverse with beautiful golden tone, Florin 1887 GEF/UNC the obverse with touches of golden tone, Shilling 1887 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Sixpence 1887 Revised type, GEF/UNC the obverse with deep golden tone enhanced by touches of blue and magenta, Threepence 1887 AU/UNC with blue/green and cinnamon tone, an attractive set, eye-catching and desirable, comes in a red hard fitted case
Proof Set 1927 (6 coins) Crown to Silver Threepence UNC to nFDC the Crown with some light hairlines, the Halfcrown and Sixpence with light toning, in the Red box of issue
Proof Set 1893 Long Set (10 coins) Gold Five Pounds to Silver Threepence, comprising Gold Five Pounds 1893 Proof FDC or near so, the fields with very minor hairlines only, retaining beautiful original brilliance, Gold Two Pounds 1893 Proof nFDC with very minor hairlines, the fields brilliant and reflective, Gold Sovereign 1893 Proof nFDC with minor toning, the fields retaining much original brilliance, Gold Half Sovereign 1893 Proof nFDC with very minor hairlines upon brilliant and reflective fields, Crown 1893 LVI Proof, a small mark on the edge, surfaces FDC with choice gold, blue and magenta tone on reflective fields, a superb piece with spectacular eye appeal, Halfcrown 1893 Proof FDC or very near so with gold, blue and magenta tone, a superb and extremely eye-catching piece bordering on choice, Florin 1893 Proof FDC or very near so with blue/grey and gold tone enhanced with flashes of magenta, Shilling 1893 FDC with choice and colourful tone, Sixpence 1893 Proof FDC or near so, one tiny nick on the reverse otherwise choice with beautiful multicoloured tone, Threepence 1893 FDC with beautiful multicoloured tone. The silver beautifully matched, the tone consistent with the classic tone colour seen from storage in the boxes of the period. Comes in a black box with VICTORIA 1893 in gold lettering on the lid
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
Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set Gold Five Pounds 1902 nFDC with very minor hairlines only, Two Pounds 1902 nFDC with very minor hairlines only, Sovereign 1902 nFDC with some hairlines on the obverse, Half Sovereign 1902 nFDC, Crown 1902 nFDC/FDC, Halfcrown 1902 FDC or very near so, unevenly but not unpleasantly toned, Florin 1902 nFDC with some light hairlines, Shilling 1902 nFDC with some hairlines on the obverse, Sixpence 1902 nFDC/FDC toned, MaundyFourpence 1902 nFDC/FDC, Maundy Threepence 1902 nFDC, Maundy Twopence 1902 nFDC/FDC, Maundy Penny 1902 FDC the silver with pleasing grey tone, in the red Royal Mint box of issue
Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half, then Crown - MaundyPenny, comprising Five Pounds 1902 EF, Two Pounds 1902 About UNC, Sovereign 1902 UNC with some hairlines, Half Sovereign 1902 UNC or near so with some nicks and light hairlines, Crown 1902 FDC attractively toned, Halfcrown 1902 nFDC the obverse with light hairlines, Florin 1902 nFDC with minor hairlines, a small nick on the trident barely detracts, Shilling 1902 nFDC with some light hairlines, Sixpence 1902 FDC or near so, very light hairlines only, Maundy Fourpence 1902 FDC toned, Maundy Threepence 1902 FDC toned, Maundy Twopence 1902 nFDC toned, Maundy Penny 1902 nFDC toned, in the red Royal Mint box of issue
1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency set (11 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 AU/EF with a small indentation behind the veil, the reverse with some heavier contact marks around the cape, one of which with some minor scratches through it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 GEF/AU with some very light contact marks, Gold Sovereign 1887 First Reverse, G: of D:G: further from the crown, VF the reverse with some old scratches, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 NEF with an edge nick, and a flan flaw on the reverse, Crown 1887 UNC or near so with minor edge nicks, an attractive example with old grey tone with touches of gold, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 UNC and attractively toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 A/UNC with pleasing grey tone, Florin 1887 UNC or very near so with old grey tone, Shilling 1887 Q of QUI has almost no tail, Davies 981 dies 1B, UNC or near so, the obverse with some minor tone spots, the reverse with a pleasing underlying tone, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type UNC and pleasantly toned with minor cabinet friction, and Threepence 1887 A/UNC and attractively toned, in a contemporary dated black Spink case
1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency Set Gold Five Pounds to Threepence (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 UNC or very near so and lustrous with some hairlines in the fields, Gold Two Pounds 1887 Lustrous UNC with minor contact marks only, a most pleasing example, Gold Sovereign 1887 First obverse with G: of D:G: further from the crown A/UNC and lustrous with minor contact marks only, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 Lustrous UNC with one small tone spot on the reverse, Crown 1887 Bright GEF/EF with some contact marks, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, Bright EF/GEF the obverse with some contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 Bright EF, the obverse with a spot behind the veil, attempted removal of which has left a series of fine hairlines in this area, Florin 1887 About EF with some minor hairlines, Shilling 1887 EF the obverse cleaned, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type, EF the obverse cleaned, Threepence 1887 EF the obverse cleaned, comes in contemporary fitted box with Jubilee Coinage 1887 on a brass plate on the lid
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
1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency Set (7 coins) comprising Crown 1887 NEF with some contact marks, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 EF with some contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 NEF, Florin 1887 NVF, Shilling 1887 NVF, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type GVF and Threepence 1887 UNC, all with matching tone
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
Victoria 1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set comprising Crown 1887 VF, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 NVF/VF lightly toned, Halfcrown 1887 EF with a choice multicoloured tone, Florin 1887 UNC, the obverse with minor cabinet friction with gold and blue/green toning, Shilling 1887 choice blue/green toned with flashes of magenta, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type VF, Threepence 1887 EF with an attractive blue/green tone, along with Threepence 1887 Young Head Good Fine, all in a wooden hand-made fitted case
Proof Set 1936 V.I.P a six coin silver set encapsulated by NGC Crown PF64, Halfcrown PF65, Florin PF65, Shilling PF64, Sixpence PF66, Threepence PF65 nice matching tone rare and desirable especially in these choice grades and seldom offered Ex-Slaney 2, Spink Auction 14/5/2015 Lot 433; Purchased from Baldwin £21, extremely rare as an original set
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