Guinea 1671 S.3342 VG Ex-Jewellery, weight 8.18 grammes, the edge smoothed and with stained surfaces, UniteJames I a contemporary counterfeit, gilded in silver (?) fragmented and in three pieces, mintmark Tower VG, sold as seen
Penny 1860 Pattern in Aluminium by Weyl. Obverse Young Head of VictoriaPlain edge, Reverse UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN ONE PENNY Freeman 872, Peck 2146 weighs 10.36 grammes, UNC and lustrous with some raised imperfections in the field possibly caused in striking, Extremely Rare, rated R19 by Freeman and the first we have offered
Farthing 1860 Pattern in aluminium by Adolf Weyl. Peck 2170, Freeman 901, Obverse Young Head by Wyon, date 1860 below bust, within narrow beaded circle and narrow raised rim, Reverse 4 shields cruciformly arranged, crowned joined by arches with roses, thistle and shamrock in the angles. Shields are of England, Scotland, Ireland and colonial emblems of elephant, sea-lion and kangaroo on the fourth shield UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN and FARTHING below. Only one piece recorded by Peck. The piece being offered here is likely to be the only other known specimen and if so is likely to be the Murdoch example from Sotheby's in 1903 (Lot 691). A highly important piece. UNC and lustrous with some surface marks and small rim nicks, with considerable eye appeal, Ex-Colin Cooke 11/11/1997 £495
Farthing 1887 Bronzed Pattern by Adolf Weyl Obverse Jubilee Head with date split by the crown, Reverse 4 shields cruciformly arranged, crowned joined by arches with roses, thistle and shamrock in the angles. Shields are of England, Scotland, Ireland and colonial emblems of elephant, sea-lion and kangaroo on the fourth shield UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN and FARTHING below. edge milled, Peck 2197, Freeman 933, Ex-Murdoch, Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 13/6/1998, Extremely Rare, nFDC and attractively toned
Unite 1649 Commonwealth mm Sun EF S3208 with much brilliance, some slight weakness of strike in parts of the wreath reverse otherwise overall very crisp, and some minor surface stress marks which hardly detract, choice and desirable and a scarce date in this series
Penny 1860 Pattern unsigned, probably by L.C.Lauer for A.Weyl in copper Young Head left, VICTORIA D.G.BRITANNIAR REG. F.D. date below, Reverse Shields cruciform with roses, thistles and shamrocks in the angles, .UNITED. KINGDOM . AND . GREATER . BRITAIN . ,ONE PENNY below, plain edgeFreeman 874. Peck 2145, UNC with a small nick on the neck and attractively toned, Ex-Glendining 15/12/1993 Lot 258, Ex-Colin AdamsSpink Auction 3011 23/7/2003 Lot 194, Ex-Laurie Bamford Sale DNW 20/6/2006 Lot 194
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