Proof Set 1893 Silver Set (6 coins) Crown to Threepence, in NGC holders, comprising Crown 1893 LVI Proof ESC 304, Bull 2594, Davies 505P, NGC PF65, Halfcrown 1893 Proof ESC 727, Bull 2779, Davies 663P dies 2B, NGC PF65 Cameo, Florin 1893 Proof ESC 877, Bull 2963, Davies 831P dies 2A, NGC PF63, Shilling 1893 Large Obverse Letters Proof ESC 1362, Bull 3155, Davies 1011P, NGC PF64, Sixpence 1893 Proof ESC 1763, Bull 3286, Davies 1181P dies 2A, NGC PF63, and Threepence 1893 ESC 2105, Bull 3445, Davies 1351P dies 2A, NGC PF64, all with multicoloured tone displaying hues of gold, blue and purple over original mint brilliance, a choice set , comes with the original hard red box, this in excellent condition
Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set (13 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1902 UNC with minor hairlines and a contact marks, Gold Two Pounds 1902 nFDC with some minor hairlines, Sovereign 1902 UNC with minor scratches in the King's beard, Half Sovereign 1902 nFDC/UNC with a contact mark on the sword, Crown 1902 UNC with minor friction on the horse, Halfcrown 1902 UNC/nFDC with a hairline scratch on the King's cheek, Florin 1902 UNC/nFDC, Shilling 1902 nFDC, Sixpence UNC/nFDC with minor hairlines, Maundy Set 1902 nFDC toned, the Penny with an edge nick, the silver with matching tone, other than the Maundy Penny, in the Royal Mint red box of issue
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 1902 the short Matt Proof issue (11 coins) Sovereign to Maundy Penny, comprising Sovereign 1902 Matt Proof nFDC/FDC the obverse with minor hairlines, Half Sovereign 1902 Matt Proof nFDC with very minor hairlines on the horse, Silver nFDC to FDC with odd small contact mark, with matching tone, a most attractive set, in the red box of issue
Proof Set 1911 Short Set (10 coins) Sovereign, Half Sovereign, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, the Half Sovereign rubbed on the King's neck, the Shilling with minor friction, the Threepence with a contact mark on the neck, A/UNC to nFDC, comes in the red Royal Mint box
Proof Set 1937 (4 coins) Five Pounds to Half Sovereign Choice and encapsulated by NGC Five Pounds PF64 CAMEO, Two Pounds PF64* Sovereign PF65 CAMEO, Half Sovereign PF64 accompanied with red case of issue
Proof Set 1951 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing nFDC to FDC lightly toned a few with some small verdigris spots, the bronze and brass with good lustre, in the green box of issue with old Seaby paperwork
Proof Set 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing, UNC to FDC. Reported to have been awarded in 1953 to a dignitary and comes in a distinctly different box. The coins with a matching tone, and containing the following 3 varieties associated with what have been known as VIP sets, Penny 1953 Freeman 244 Proof, dies 1+A (Reverse with toothed border), rated R19 by Freeman, Florin 1953 Obverse 1 (I of ELIZABETH points to a space) Proof Davies 2360 dies 1A, and Halfcrown 1953 Obverse 1 Proof Davies 2310 dies 1A, (Obverse: I of DEI points to a space), Cataloguer's Note: The set originally came to the vendor along with a medal, a CVU, (Commander of the Victorian Order) which was only handed out by the Queen, so the set was actually distributed by the Queen. The medal is no longer with the set. The set comes in a maroon case with different fabric and with different gold embossing on the lid, being a simple crowned EIIR without the usual 'CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953' below. An extremely rare set
Crown 1675 5 over 3 with T over G (?) in ET (see Plate coin in Bull), ESC 50A, Bull 396, Fair with E.I engraved in the obverse field, Very Rare, rated R5 by Bull
Crown 1681 TRICESIMO TERTIO edge, ESC 64, Bull 414, VG or better, once cleaned and retoned, the 81 of the date with some weakness, as often found on this issue
Crown 1700 DVODECIMO edge ESC 97, Bull 1010 a high grade example with speckled toning, the reverse attractively toned in an NGC holder UNC Details CLEANED
Crown 1720 20 over 18, Roses and Plumes, SEXTO edge, also with T over broken T in ET on edge, ESC 113, Bull 1543, NEF the reverse slightly better, the obverse with some contact marks and a scratch by D.G., the reverse with minor adjustment lines often seen on this issue, the fields displaying a subtle blue/green and gold underlying tone, a most pleasing example with excellent eye appeal, George I Crowns becoming increasingly difficult to find in high grades
Crown 1819 LIX ESC 215, Bull 2010, Davies 5 variety with small stalk to Q of QUI, 1's in the date have no lower right serifs, the 'Small stalk' type accounts for only around and estimated 1% of this type, Bold VG
Crown 1819 LIX I over Smaller I in SOIT, type as ESC 215, Bull 2010 EF and with an overall underlying colourful tone, two small scratches by F:D: and a series of fine hairlines in the lower half of the obverse
Crown 1831 Plain Edge Proof with W.W. incuse on truncation, ESC 271, Bull 2462, AU, in an NGC holder PROOF DETAILS OBV REPAIRED, we have tried using bright and intense magnification to find the repair NGC have seen but failed. William IV Crowns rare and desirable, and seldom offered in any grade, the William IV issue missing from many advanced Crown collections
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