DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Bolivia 8 Reales 1791 PTS ESC 131, Bull 1855 Countermark NVF, host coin About Fine with an unusual irregularly shaped countermark on the shield
Farthing 1675 5 over 3 AU with traces of lustre reverse and graded 75 by CGS rare, this being the only example of this variety recorded on the LCGS population report
Farthing 1773 Obverse 2, No Stop after REX, Peck 914* NEF, the reverse with traces of lustre, with a spot on the E of REX, this variety seldom seen in high grades
Farthing 1797 Copper Pattern Restrike, Obverse: The lowest berry has no stalk, and the leaf veins are omitted, Reverse: No SOHO on the rock, with triangle of incuse dots on the right, R72, Peck 1201, UNC and nicely toned, the rims displaying the normal file marks associated with this variety
Five Guineas 1693 S.3422 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, in a PCGS holder and graded MS62, with Prooflike and brilliant fields, a piece with remarkable eye appeal, the bust and reverse design lightly frosted, retaining much mint lustre, must surely be one of the finest known examples of this short series. At the time of writing, the PCGS Population report shows one example graded MS62+ and another at MS63 being the only finer examples. Across the entire William and Mary series combining all Five Guinea dates and varieties, only 4 examples have been graded higher by PCGS. and in August 2020 an example dated 1692 and graded MS63 by PCGS realised $384,000 in Heritage, and is now being offered for private treaty sale at $499,000, and we can tell you that that the difference in grade between MS62 and 63 is negligible. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne. They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together. Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702. The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce.
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work DECIMO TERTIO edge S.3456 VF/NVF plugged at the top of the obverse, the surfaces otherwise undamaged, and vastly superior to most ex-jewellery pieces that we see. the Fine Work coin marking a giant stride in minting quality at the time and very popular in today's Gold market. This represents a chance to own this type at a fraction of cost of a high grade example.
Five Pounds 1902 Matt Proof, a high relief example giving an almost three-dimensional effect , so much so that the coin rocks when placed on a flat surface. Apparently new dies were swiftly introduced to give a lower relief with consequent savings due to reduced striking pressure and less consequent die wear. nFDC the reverse with some hairlines below the horse's tail. An Extremely Rare and eye-catching piece. We note a similar example sold in London Coins Auction A151 6/12/2015 Lot 2416 for £6000 hammer price
Five Pounds 1911 S.3994 Lustrous UNC retaining much original lustre, the reverse with a hint of toning on the highest parts of the St. George figure, a most attractive example of the only George V Gold Five Pounds issue
Florin 1860 ESC 819, Bull 2845 UNC or very near so, a small edge nick by D:G: and very minor contact marks only prevent this from being choice. The obverse attractively toned, the reverse lustrous with a hint of tone and with plenty of eye appeal, the fields with only a fraction of the contact marks normally encountered on the Gothic series. Comes with old sales ticket from 1972
Florin 1867 ESC 830, Bull 2860, Davies 745, dies 2A, Die Number 1, NVF/About VF and scarce. Our archive database shows that we have never offered a Die Number 1 example of this date in 17 years. 9 die numbers have been recorded, we have previously offered only die numbers 3,4,5,6,7 and 9
Florin 1869 ESC 834, Bull 2867, Davies 749 dies 3A, Top Cross on reverse does not touch border beads. Die Number 5. EF/GEF and lustrous, the obverse with some contact marks, retaining plenty of mint lustre with golden toning in the legends and with considerable eye appeal. We note this piece considerably superior to the example in the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris Collections
Florin 1871 ESC 837, Bull 2874, Davies 753, dies 3A, Top Cross does not overlap the border beads, Die Number 68, EF/GEF the obverse with some old scratches
Florin 1887 Gothic M in date broken on second arch as ESC 866, Bull 2913 A/UNC, the reverse retaining some lustre, with a very small minting flaw in the form of light flattening to the top crown band, Very scarce in high grades
Florin 1921 ESC 940, Bull 3768 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. A most attractive example of the 'Dull Finish' Half Silver type, displaying almost full original colour. Very few 1920-1922 Florins remain in this original condition, as many adjustments were made to the alloy with varying amounts of nickel, manganese and zinc used, and the 'Dull Finish' experiment was curtailed. Bright finish coins were again produced from late 1922 onwards.
Florin 1926 ESC 945, Bull 3778 A lustrous example the obverse with an excellent strike. A most pleasing coin with considerable eye appeal, Very few of the Half Silver George V issues remain in choice grades. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 18 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Guinea 1681 S.3344 VG the obverse with some scratches, our archive database reveals that this is only the fourth example we have offered in 17 years, most Charles II Guineas now show up in low grade, this date being no exception
Guinea 1774 S.3728 EF and lustrous with some light hairlines and very light adjustment lines, nevertheless overall a most pleasing piece with considerable eye appeal
Half Guinea 1695 Early Harp S.3466 with signs of a small and skilful repair to the edge by the T of ET, otherwise around VF the reverse with some light haymarks
Half Guinea 1696 Elephant and Castle S.3467 Good Fine with some weakness on the lower part of the French shield and correspondingly on the higher parts of the King's hair, other than this the coin is a bold and collectable example of this short-lived, two year type
Half Guinea 1734 S.3681A, About Fine/Fine, the obverse with some hairlines and an edge nick at 10 o'clock, and with a small depression by the S of GEORGIVS, a scarce issue, we note this is only the fourth example we have offered in 17 years
Half Guinea 1746 Intermediate Laureate Head, GEORGIVS legend S.3683A, Good Fine and scarce. Cataloguer's Note: Our Archive database stretching back to 2003, reveals only 5 examples previously offered, only one finer example has been offered in this time, so numerical data alone indicates scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Guinea 1756 S.3685 VF with some hairlines and light contact marks, many early milled gold types becoming increasingly difficult to find in grades VF and upwards, this type being no exception
Half Guinea 1778 S.3734 VF, the obverse slightly better, an even and pleasing example, we note we have only previously offered two examples of this date in 17 years, so, like the Guinea of the same date, appears possibly scarcer than current catalogue values would indicate
Half Guinea 1787 S.3735 EF and lustrous with some light hairlines, the obverse with a small striking flaw, nevertheless an attractive piece retaining much eye appeal
Half Guinea 1791 S.3735 GEF and lustrous with prooflike fields, the reverse with a two thin scratches in the right field, a very high grade example with much eye appeal, examples in this high grade are seldom encountered
Half Sovereign 1837 Marsh 413 About VF/Good Fine and problem-free, all William IV Half Sovereigns scarce or rare, normally showing up in grades less than Fine
Half Sovereign 2017 S.SB11 Proof nFDC uncased in capsule with some minor light scratches in the exergue, retaining full practically full mint brilliance
Halfcrown 1686 SECVNDO edge with V over S in IACOBVS, overdate variety as ESC 496A, Bull 752 with ESC 494, Bull 749 edge, NVG/VG with all major details clear. Our archive database shows 18 previous example of this date with the SECVNDO edge and none have the V over S in the obverse legend. All the previous V over S coins have had the TERTIO edge, online research of available coins has also not found the overstrike and SECVNDO edge on the same coin. We note the V over S for the correct TERTIO edge coin is rated at R3 by ESC and Bull. From this research and archival data presumably an extremely rare type, possibly R5 or rarer, and unrecorded as such by ESC or Bull.
Halfcrown 1686 TERTIO edge with V over S in IACOBVS ESC 496A, Bull 752 About Fine, toned with an edge bruise at 3 o'clock. Very Rare and rated R3 by ESC and Bull, also see the SECVNDO edge coin with this overstrike error listed in this sale
Halfcrown 1690 GRETIA error legend, with V over S in GVLIELMVS, SECVNDO edge, ESC 514, Bull 848, Fine with touches of golden tone in the legend, rated R3 by ESC and Bull
Halfcrown 1703 First Bust, VIGO ESC 569, Bull 1358 VF, the reverse with a small scratch in the field, an attractive example of the First Bust type, with a good portrait
Halfcrown 1707 Roses and Plumes, SEXTO edge ESC 573, Bull 1362 About Fine/Fine with some light scattered haymarking and a light adjustment mark on the Rose below the date
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772, Bull 3727 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, the joint highest grade for this rare date recorded by the PCGS Population Report, always a very rare coin in high grades, in our opinion the 1925 scarcer in high grade than the 1930 coin
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