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 the short Matt Proof issue (11 coins) Sovereign to MaundyPenny, 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 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 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 1893 LVI 4 streamer strands from helmet, short top strand, less undulating streamer, ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 503G dies Obverse 1, Reverse J, a scarcer reverse type not listed in the original 1982 Davies book, VG
Crown 1893 LVI 5 streamer strands emanate from the helmet, the lower two appear to join the central strand, wider spaced REGNI on edge (15.5mm) ESC 303, Bull 22593, Davies 503F, dies Obverse 1, Reverse L (formerly Reverse I), a scarcer reverse type not listed in the original 1982 Davies book, Fine/Good Fine with grey tone
Crown 1893 LVI 5 streamers emanate from a single strand at the back of the helmet, ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 503E dies Obverse 1, Reverse H, a scarcer reverse type not listed in the original 1982 Davies book, Near Fine, the reverse slightly better
Crown 1893 LVI Wide spaced 3 in date, REGNI on edge nearly 14.5mm long, LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 501, dies 1A, GVF with light surface residue on IND IMP
Crown 1898 LXI, ESC 314, Bull 2604, Davies 523 dies 2D, GVF the obverse possibly once cleaned, the reverse with a heavier contact mark on the horse, a rare date/edge type combination
Crown 1935 Raised edge ProofESC 378, Bull 3655 UNC with minor contact marks and light hairlines, retaining much original mint brilliance, in the Royal Mint box of issue
Crown 1953 Proof, the obverse with the design frosted, ESC 393G. Comparison with the other 1953 Proof Crowns in this sale, the difference is quite striking, in an NGC holder and graded PF66 Cameo
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697, UNC with golden tone with touches of blue and magenta over original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Farthing 1665 Pattern in silver, Bust with short hair, Obverse 1a, Reverse: Britannia left QVATVOR . MARIA . VINDICO, on a 24mm diameter flan, Straight grained edge, Peck 407, NVF/Good Fine with a small scratch on the obverse
Farthing 1665 Pattern in silver, Bust with short hair, Obverse 1a, Reverse: Britannia left QVATVOR . MARIA . VINDICO, on a 24mm diameter flan, Straight grained edge, Peck 407, VF/GVF with touches of colourful tone and a scratch on the obverse
Farthing 1690 Edge: NVMMORVM [star] + FAMVLVS . 1690 + [star] the second star illegible, most of the remaining part of the edge clear, 5.81 grammes, Peck 570A VG/Fine for issue, listed by Peck as 'Extremely Rare'. Peck states no example in the British Museum, we note there was no matching example in the Cooke collection, which contained some 17 different 1690 Farthings
Farthing 1694 First A of BRITANNIA unbarred, double exergue line, stop after ET lower than normal, as Cooke 610, from the same dies, unlisted by Peck, 5.56 grammes, VG
Farthing 1694 GVLIELMS error, with BRITΛNNIΛ (unbarred A's), double exergue line, VG on a porous flan, the error legend very clear, Extremely rare, Peck recorded only two examples
Farthing 1697 GVLIELMS errorPeck 660 VG, Extremely Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is only the second example we have offered
Farthing 1699 Date in Legend, No stop after date, S over lower S in TERTIVS, Peck 681, Fine/VG with some weakness on Britannia, with good surfaces, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first we have offered of this type, so possibly rarer than the 'Very Scarce' designation stated by Peck
Farthing 1749 Peck 889 GEF with lustre traces, the obverse with a small flan flaw by REX, the reverse with a striking flaw on the rim between 2 and 3 o'clock
Farthing 1806 Raised Curls on cheek, Obverse 2, Peck 1397, UNC with traces of lustre and hints of colourful underlying tone, in a PCGS holder and graded MS65 BN
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1, 1 of date missing it's top left serif, LCGS Variety 10, Type as Peck 1414, A/UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1, 1 of date missing it's top left serif, Peck 1414, UNC, the obverse with around 75% subdued lustre, the reverse with around 90% red lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Farthing 1828 Peck 1443, UNC with a pleasing chocolate tone, the obverse with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-NGC 63 BN the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Farthing 1843 Peck 1563, Reverse B. 9 1/4 teeth date spacing. B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, and full lower serif. Second A of BRITANNIAR unbarred, UNC/AU with traces of lustre
Farthings (2) 1834 Raised Line on Saltire, Reverse B, Peck 1471, VF with a gentle edge bruise and some tone spots, 1835 Raised Line on Saltire, Reverse B, Peck 1473 GVF lightly cleaned with some tiny rim nicks
Fifty Pence 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Gold Proof S.H103, a minor tone spot by ELIZABETH, otherwise FDC, uncased in capsule, only 170 pieces minted, and normally only available as part of the Gold Proof Set of the year, so a rare opportunity for Fifty Pence collectors obtain this piece as a single item
Five Pounds 1887 Gold ProofMarsh F31, S.3864 in an NGC holder and graded PF65 Ultra Cameo. Very few Victorian Gold issues attain the Ultra Cameo designation and all are extremely prized pieces. A superb example beautifully frosted with full crisp detail upon reflective fields enhancing the eye appeal of this rare Proof Jubilee issue. The flagship coin of the Jubilee Head series and the centrepiece coin of the Long Proof set of the year. At the time of writing there had been 116 pieces graded by NGC, with only 2 graded higher. A stunning piece that would grace the finest Victorian Gold Collection.
Five Pounds Gold 2017 200th Anniversary of the re-introduction of the Gold SovereignMarsh F114, S.SE15 Gold Proof FDC in an NGC holder 'One of the First 150 Struck' and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo
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